ffho-respondd

respondd Status for Servers

A gluon compatible status script for respondd in python.

Dependencies

• lsb_release
• ethtool
• python3.3
• python3-netifaces
• batman-adv

Setup

Debian-Dependencies

apt-get install python3-netifaces ethtool lsb-release

config.json

Startparameter for ext-respondd.
Copy config.json.example to config.json and change it to match your server configuration.
(cp config.json.example config.json)

• batman (string) (Optional: default bat0)
• bridge (string) (Optional: default br-client)
• mesh-wlan (array of string) (Optional: Ad-Hoc batman-Mesh)
• mesh-vpn (array of string) (Optional: fastd, GRE, L2TP batman-Mesh)
• fastd_socket (string) (Optional: needed for uplink-flag)
• rate_limit (integer) (Optional: limit incoming requests per minutes)
• rate_limit_burst (integer) (Optional: allow burst requests)

alias.json

Aliases to overwrite the returned server data.
Copy alias.json.example to alias.json and input e.g. owner information.
(cp alias.json.example alias.json)

The JSON content matches one block of the nodes.json, which is outputted by e.g. the HopGlass-Server.

ext-respondd.service

Register ext-respondd as a systemd service

cp ext-respondd.service.example /lib/systemd/system/ext-respondd.service
! modify the path inside of the ext-respondd.service !
systemctl enable ext-respondd
systemctl start ext-respondd

Related projects

Collecting data from respondd:

• yanic written in Go
• HopGlass Server written in Node.js

Respondd for servers:

• ffho-respondd from Freifunk Hochstift (fork of ext-respondd)
• ffnord-alfred-announce from FreiFunkNord
• py-respondd