BBSTORED-CONFIG(8)

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version 0.13~~git20231028.g3dd5194 · 7 versions
, in debian trixie, ubuntu questing

✨ BBSTORED-CONFIG(8) ✨

okay so bestie, this is the bbstored-config page from the Box Backup manual, section 8 (that's the admin/system-commands girlies 💅). It's the store daemon configuration file generator, and it's lowkey the setup wizard of your dreams.

🌸 NAME 🌸

bbstored-config — the Box Backup store daemon configuration file generator 🎀

🦋 SYNOPSIS 🦋

bbstored-config configdir servername username

three little args, one big glow-up for your server setup, fr fr ✨

💖 DESCRIPTION 💖

so the bbstored-config script is the main character here: it creates configuration files and server certificates for a bbstored instance. iconic behaviour honestly.

It takes three parameters, and no, you can't skip any of them:

  • configdir — the directory where the config files will live. A bbstored subdirectory gets created inside it, and that's where several of the config files hang out. The bbstored.conf file itself gets created directly in configdir. nesting, but make it fashion 🪆
  • servername — the name of the server being configured. Usually it's the fully qualified domain name of the machine in question. yes bestie, the whole thing, dots and all 🌐
  • username — the name of the user that should be running the bbstored process. recommended name: _bbstored. just trust the process on this one 👑
heads up: a valid raidfile.conf(5) must be found in configdir. no raidfile.conf, no vibe. it's giving prerequisites 📋

Several steps are taken during the run of bbstored-config:

  • Server certificates are created. ⚠️ This requires interaction from the operator — so like, don't walk away, it needs you.
  • The RAID volumes are checked, to make sure the configuration is consistent and will actually work. vibe check on your disks 🔍
  • Instructions for the next steps to take are shown. These steps may be different for different OS platforms, so pay close attention to these instructions, bestie. don't skim. I'm begging 🙏

🎀 FILES 🎀

  • /etc/box/bbstored.conf

🌈 SEE ALSO 🌈

the whole friend group, go say hi 💞

👑 AUTHORS 👑

  • Ben Summers
  • Per Thomsen
  • James O'Gorman

legends, every single one 🫶

Box Backup 0.11 · 06/06/2024 — that's the version and the date, and that's the whole page bestie, mwah 💋✨ no cap, you're gonna configure the heck out of that daemon 🧚💜

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