From: Zooko O'Whielacronx Date: Tue, 23 Oct 2007 00:50:52 +0000 (-0700) Subject: update docs about webport (fixes #185) X-Git-Url: https://git.rkrishnan.org/about.html?a=commitdiff_plain;h=61d5899d66f62f811e6411bc7efe1555c0e7b374;p=tahoe-lafs%2Ftahoe-lafs.git update docs about webport (fixes #185) --- diff --git a/README b/README index bf59b193..25122508 100644 --- a/README +++ b/README @@ -216,7 +216,10 @@ RUNNING: in the introducer's base directory, just type 'tahoe start'). Inside that base directory, there will be a pair of files 'introducer.furl' and 'vdrive.furl'. Make a copy of these, as they'll be needed on the client - nodes. (If you want to use a publically available test grid, get the introducer.furl and vdrive.furl files from http://allmydata.org/trac/tahoe/wiki/TestGrid instead of running your own introducer.) + nodes. (If you want to use a publically available test grid, get the + introducer.furl and vdrive.furl files from + http://allmydata.org/trac/tahoe/wiki/TestGrid instead of running your own + introducer.) To construct a client node, pick a new working directory for it, then run 'tahoe create-client --basedir $HERE'. Copy the two .furl files from the @@ -226,15 +229,16 @@ RUNNING: on the grid. You can follow its progress by looking at the $HERE/logs/twistd.log file. - To actually use the client, enable the web interface by writing a port - number (like "8123") into a file named $HERE/webport and then restarting the - node with 'tahoe restart --basedir $HERE'. This will prompt the client node - to run a webserver on the desired port, through which you can view, upload, - download, and delete files. This 'webport' file is actually a "strports + create-client will put port specification into a file named $HERE/webport, + unless overridden by the --webport option to create-client. The presence of + a port specification in the webport file prompts the client node to run a + webserver on the desired port, through which you can view, upload, download, + and delete files. The contents of the webport file is actually a "strports specification", defined in http://twistedmatrix.com/documents/current/api/twisted.application.strports.html , so you can have it only listen on a local interface by writing - "tcp:8123:interface=127.0.0.1" to this file, or make it use SSL by writing + "tcp:8123:interface=127.0.0.1" to this file (that's what create-client does + by default), or make it use SSL by writing "ssl:8123:privateKey=mykey.pem:certKey=cert.pem" instead. A client node directory can also be created without installing the code diff --git a/docs/configuration.txt b/docs/configuration.txt index a49cfdff..a3b932e7 100644 --- a/docs/configuration.txt +++ b/docs/configuration.txt @@ -23,7 +23,9 @@ everyone who wishes to attach a client to that grid webport (optional): This controls where the client's webserver should listen, providing vdrive access as defined in webapi.txt . This file should contain a Twisted "strports" specification, such as "8123" or -"tcp:8123:interface=127.0.0.1". +"tcp:8123:interface=127.0.0.1". The 'tahoe create-client' command sets the +webport to "tcp:8123:interface=127.0.0.1" by default, and is overridable by +the "--webport" option. client.port (optional): This controls which port the node listens on. If not provided, the node will ask the kernel for any available port, and write it @@ -45,11 +47,11 @@ specification: Lines that do not provide a port number will use the same client.port as the automatically-discovered addresses. -authorized_keys.SSHPORT: This enables an SSH-based interactive Python shell, -which can be used to inspect the internal state of the node, for debugging. -To cause the node to accept SSH connections on port 8022, symlink -"authorized_keys.8022" to your ~/.ssh/authorized_keys file, and it will -accept the same keys as the rest of your account. +authorized_keys.SSHPORT (optional): This enables an SSH-based interactive +Python shell, which can be used to inspect the internal state of the node, +for debugging. To cause the node to accept SSH connections on port 8022, +symlink "authorized_keys.8022" to your ~/.ssh/authorized_keys file, and it +will accept the same keys as the rest of your account. == Node State == @@ -85,8 +87,9 @@ command. control.furl : this file contains a FURL that provides access to a control port on the client node, from which files can be uploaded and downloaded. This file is created with permissions that prevent anyone else from reading -it, to insure that only the owner of the client node can use this feature. -This port is intended for debugging and testing use. +it (on operating systems that support such a concept), to insure that only +the owner of the client node can use this feature. This port is intended for +debugging and testing use. == Introducer/vdrive-server configuration ==