RAIDFILE.CONF(5)

✨ RAIDFILE.CONF(5) ✨

okay bestie, gather round 💖 this is the manual page for raidfile.conf — it lives in section 5 (file formats, iykyk), and it's part of the Box Backup fam. it's giving "tiny config file with main character energy" 💅

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🌸 NAME 🌸

raidfile.conf — Userland RAID for Box Backup 🫶

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🎀 SYNOPSIS 🎀

/etc/box/raidfile.conf

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🦋 DESCRIPTION 🦋

so here's the tea ☕ the raidfile.conf is usually generated by raidfile-config(8), but like… you can hand-edit it if you're feeling brave. do it when your store locations move, or when you need more than one disc set. no cap 💯

💫 discX 💫

Specifies a set of discs. yes, plural, we're doing RAID things 💅

⭐ SetNumber ⭐

The set number of the RAID disc, referenced by each account. it's the little ID badge your accounts wave at 🎟️

⭐ BlockSize ⭐

The block size of the file system (usually 2048).

🐚 Under BSD with FFS, set this to your file system's fragment size (most likely an 8th of the block size). don't skip this one bestie, it matters fr fr

⭐ Dir0 ⭐

The first directory in the RAID array. directory number one, the OG 🌟

⭐ Dir1 ⭐

The second directory in the RAID array.

here's the important bit 👇 if you do not wish to use the built-in RAID functionality, this field should be set to the same as Dir0.

💀 You should not use the built-in RAID if you have a hardware RAID solution, or if you're using another type of software RAID (like md on Linux). don't double up, it's giving chaos 😭

⭐ Dir2 ⭐

The third directory in the RAID array. The same notes that apply to Dir2 also apply to Dir3. 👑

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🍓 FILES 🍓

• /etc/box/raidfile.conf

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🌈 SEE ALSO 🌈

• raidfile-config(8)
• bbstored.conf(5)

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👑 AUTHORS 👑

• Ben Summers
• Per Thomsen
• James O'Gorman

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💜 and that's the whole thing! this page came to you from Box Backup 0.11, dated 06/06/2024. slay, go configure responsibly, mwah 💅✨🦋