Astra. Quick start

Install and Update

1. Backup current version:

   tar -zcf ~/astra-backup.tar.gz /usr/bin/astra /etc/astra

2. Choose new version below:

3. Install new version:

   rm -f /usr/bin/astra
   wget -O /usr/bin/astra "..."
   chmod +x /usr/bin/astra

4. Check installed version:

   astra -v

5. Make directory for configuration files, if you install Astra first time:

   mkdir /etc/astra

6. Astra is ready to go, launch next command to start astra:

   astra -c /etc/astra/astra.conf -p 8000 --daemon

   • -c /etc/astra/astra.conf — path to the configuration file, will be created on the first launch
   • -p 8000 — port for API and Web-interface
   • --daemon — start as a daemon
7. After the launch, web-interface will be available on: http://your-server-address:8000 recommended to use next browsers: Chrome, Firefox, Opera. Default login and password: admin

Additional parameters

• --log FILE — write log into the file. FILE - full path to the file. For example:

  astra -c /etc/astra/astra.conf -p 8000 --log /var/log/astra.log --daemon

• --syslog NAME — send log to the syslog. NAME - any application name. For example:

  astra -c /etc/astra/astra.conf -p 8000 --syslog astra --daemon

• --pid FILE — save process id (PID) into the file. FILE - full path to the pid-file. For example:

  astra -c /etc/astra/astra.conf -p 8000 --log /var/log/astra.log --pid /var/run/astra.pid --daemon

• --license FILE — full path to the license file. This is optional parameter, by the default path to the license file is /etc/astra/license.txt

License

We will send email to you with the license.txt file in attachment after the purchase or after the request of the demo license. This file should save on the server to the /etc/astra/license.txt

Migration to Astra 5

1. Launc new version with empty configuration file
2. Open previous configuration file and copy content to the clipboard
3. In the web-interface open Settings -> Import
4. Paste clipboard content and press Import
5. Apply changes

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