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<span id="using-main"></span><h1>Using Reticulum on Your System<a class="headerlink" href="#using-reticulum-on-your-system" title="Permalink to this heading">#</a></h1>
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<p>Reticulum is not installed as a driver or kernel module, as one might expect
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of a networking stack. Instead, Reticulum is distributed as a Python module,
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containing the networking core, and a set of utility and daemon programs.</p>
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<p>This means that no special privileges are required to install or use it. It
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is also very light-weight, and easy to transfer to, and install on new systems.</p>
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<p>When you have Reticulum installed, any program or application that uses Reticulum
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will automatically load and initialise Reticulum when it starts, if it is not
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already running.</p>
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<p>In many cases, this approach is sufficient. When any program needs to use
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Reticulum, it is loaded, initialised, interfaces are brought up, and the
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program can now communicate over any Reticulum networks available. If another
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program starts up and also wants access to the same Reticulum network, the already
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running instance is simply shared. This works for any number of programs running
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concurrently, and is very easy to use, but depending on your use case, there
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are other options.</p>
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<section id="configuration-data">
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<h2>Configuration & Data<a class="headerlink" href="#configuration-data" title="Permalink to this heading">#</a></h2>
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<p>Reticulum stores all information that it needs to function in a single file-system
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directory. When Reticulum is started, it will look for a valid configuration
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directory in the following places:</p>
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<ul class="simple">
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<li><p><code class="docutils literal notranslate"><span class="pre">/etc/reticulum</span></code></p></li>
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<li><p><code class="docutils literal notranslate"><span class="pre">~/.config/reticulum</span></code></p></li>
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<li><p><code class="docutils literal notranslate"><span class="pre">~/.reticulum</span></code></p></li>
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<p>If no existing configuration directory is found, the directory <code class="docutils literal notranslate"><span class="pre">~/.reticulum</span></code>
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is created, and the default configuration will be automatically created here.
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You can move it to one of the other locations if you wish.</p>
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<p>It is also possible to use completely arbitrary configuration directories by
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specifying the relevant command-line parameters when running Reticulum-based
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programs. You can also run multiple separate Reticulum instances on the same
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physical system, either in isolation from each other, or connected together.</p>
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<p>In most cases, a single physical system will only need to run one Reticulum
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instance. This can either be launched at boot, as a system service, or simply
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be brought up when a program needs it. In either case, any number of programs
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running on the same system will automatically share the same Reticulum instance,
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if the configuration allows for it, which it does by default.</p>
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<p>The entire configuration of Reticulum is found in the <code class="docutils literal notranslate"><span class="pre">~/.reticulum/config</span></code>
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file. When Reticulum is first started on a new system, a basic, but fully functional
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configuration file is created. The default configuration looks like this:</p>
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<div class="highlight-default notranslate"><div class="highlight"><pre><span></span><span class="c1"># This is the default Reticulum config file.</span>
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<span class="c1"># You should probably edit it to include any additional,</span>
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<span class="c1"># interfaces and settings you might need.</span>
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<span class="c1"># Only the most basic options are included in this default</span>
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<span class="c1"># configuration. To see a more verbose, and much longer,</span>
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<span class="c1"># configuration example, you can run the command:</span>
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<span class="c1"># rnsd --exampleconfig</span>
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<span class="p">[</span><span class="n">reticulum</span><span class="p">]</span>
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<span class="c1"># If you enable Transport, your system will route traffic</span>
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<span class="c1"># for other peers, pass announces and serve path requests.</span>
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<span class="c1"># This should only be done for systems that are suited to</span>
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<span class="c1"># act as transport nodes, ie. if they are stationary and</span>
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<span class="c1"># always-on. This directive is optional and can be removed</span>
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<span class="c1"># for brevity.</span>
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<span class="n">enable_transport</span> <span class="o">=</span> <span class="kc">False</span>
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<span class="c1"># By default, the first program to launch the Reticulum</span>
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<span class="c1"># Network Stack will create a shared instance, that other</span>
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<span class="c1"># programs can communicate with. Only the shared instance</span>
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<span class="c1"># opens all the configured interfaces directly, and other</span>
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<span class="c1"># local programs communicate with the shared instance over</span>
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<span class="c1"># a local socket. This is completely transparent to the</span>
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<span class="c1"># user, and should generally be turned on. This directive</span>
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<span class="c1"># is optional and can be removed for brevity.</span>
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<span class="n">share_instance</span> <span class="o">=</span> <span class="n">Yes</span>
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<span class="c1"># If you want to run multiple *different* shared instances</span>
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<span class="c1"># on the same system, you will need to specify different</span>
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<span class="c1"># shared instance ports for each. The defaults are given</span>
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<span class="c1"># below, and again, these options can be left out if you</span>
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<span class="c1"># don't need them.</span>
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<span class="n">shared_instance_port</span> <span class="o">=</span> <span class="mi">37428</span>
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<span class="n">instance_control_port</span> <span class="o">=</span> <span class="mi">37429</span>
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<span class="c1"># You can configure Reticulum to panic and forcibly close</span>
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<span class="c1"># if an unrecoverable interface error occurs, such as the</span>
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<span class="c1"># hardware device for an interface disappearing. This is</span>
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<span class="c1"># an optional directive, and can be left out for brevity.</span>
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<span class="c1"># This behaviour is disabled by default.</span>
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<span class="n">panic_on_interface_error</span> <span class="o">=</span> <span class="n">No</span>
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<span class="p">[</span><span class="n">logging</span><span class="p">]</span>
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<span class="c1"># Valid log levels are 0 through 7:</span>
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<span class="c1"># 0: Log only critical information</span>
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<span class="c1"># 1: Log errors and lower log levels</span>
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<span class="c1"># 2: Log warnings and lower log levels</span>
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<span class="c1"># 3: Log notices and lower log levels</span>
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<span class="c1"># 4: Log info and lower (this is the default)</span>
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<span class="c1"># 5: Verbose logging</span>
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<span class="c1"># 6: Debug logging</span>
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<span class="c1"># 7: Extreme logging</span>
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<span class="n">loglevel</span> <span class="o">=</span> <span class="mi">4</span>
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<span class="c1"># The interfaces section defines the physical and virtual</span>
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<span class="c1"># interfaces Reticulum will use to communicate on. This</span>
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<span class="c1"># section will contain examples for a variety of interface</span>
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<span class="c1"># types. You can modify these or use them as a basis for</span>
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<span class="c1"># your own config, or simply remove the unused ones.</span>
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<span class="p">[</span><span class="n">interfaces</span><span class="p">]</span>
|
||
|
||
<span class="c1"># This interface enables communication with other</span>
|
||
<span class="c1"># link-local Reticulum nodes over UDP. It does not</span>
|
||
<span class="c1"># need any functional IP infrastructure like routers</span>
|
||
<span class="c1"># or DHCP servers, but will require that at least link-</span>
|
||
<span class="c1"># local IPv6 is enabled in your operating system, which</span>
|
||
<span class="c1"># should be enabled by default in almost any OS. See</span>
|
||
<span class="c1"># the Reticulum Manual for more configuration options.</span>
|
||
|
||
<span class="p">[[</span><span class="n">Default</span> <span class="n">Interface</span><span class="p">]]</span>
|
||
<span class="nb">type</span> <span class="o">=</span> <span class="n">AutoInterface</span>
|
||
<span class="n">interface_enabled</span> <span class="o">=</span> <span class="kc">True</span>
|
||
</pre></div>
|
||
</div>
|
||
<p>If Reticulum infrastructure already exists locally, you probably don’t need to
|
||
change anything, and you may already be connected to a wider network. If not,
|
||
you will probably need to add relevant <em>interfaces</em> to the configuration, in
|
||
order to communicate with other systems. It is a good idea to read the comments
|
||
and explanations in the above default config. It will teach you the basic
|
||
concepts you need to understand to configure your network. Once you have done that,
|
||
take a look at the <a class="reference internal" href="interfaces.html#interfaces-main"><span class="std std-ref">Interfaces</span></a> chapter of this manual.</p>
|
||
</section>
|
||
<section id="included-utility-programs">
|
||
<h2>Included Utility Programs<a class="headerlink" href="#included-utility-programs" title="Permalink to this heading">#</a></h2>
|
||
<p>Reticulum includes a range of useful utilities, both for managing your Reticulum
|
||
networks, and for carrying out common tasks over Reticulum networks, such as
|
||
transferring files to remote systems, and executing commands and programs remotely.</p>
|
||
<p>If you often use Reticulum from several different programs, or simply want
|
||
Reticulum to stay available all the time, for example if you are hosting
|
||
a transport node, you might want to run Reticulum as a separate service that
|
||
other programs, applications and services can utilise.</p>
|
||
<section id="the-rnsd-utility">
|
||
<h3>The rnsd Utility<a class="headerlink" href="#the-rnsd-utility" title="Permalink to this heading">#</a></h3>
|
||
<p>It is very easy to run Reticulum as a service. Simply run the included <code class="docutils literal notranslate"><span class="pre">rnsd</span></code> command.
|
||
When <code class="docutils literal notranslate"><span class="pre">rnsd</span></code> is running, it will keep all configured interfaces open, handle transport if
|
||
it is enabled, and allow any other programs to immediately utilise the
|
||
Reticulum network it is configured for.</p>
|
||
<p>You can even run multiple instances of rnsd with different configurations on
|
||
the same system.</p>
|
||
<div class="highlight-text notranslate"><div class="highlight"><pre><span></span># Install Reticulum
|
||
pip3 install rns
|
||
|
||
# Run rnsd
|
||
rnsd
|
||
</pre></div>
|
||
</div>
|
||
<div class="highlight-text notranslate"><div class="highlight"><pre><span></span>usage: rnsd [-h] [--config CONFIG] [-v] [-q] [--version]
|
||
|
||
Reticulum Network Stack Daemon
|
||
|
||
optional arguments:
|
||
-h, --help show this help message and exit
|
||
--config CONFIG path to alternative Reticulum config directory
|
||
-v, --verbose
|
||
-q, --quiet
|
||
--version show program's version number and exit
|
||
</pre></div>
|
||
</div>
|
||
<p>You can easily add <code class="docutils literal notranslate"><span class="pre">rnsd</span></code> as an always-on service by <a class="reference internal" href="#using-systemd"><span class="std std-ref">configuring a service</span></a>.</p>
|
||
</section>
|
||
<section id="the-rnstatus-utility">
|
||
<h3>The rnstatus Utility<a class="headerlink" href="#the-rnstatus-utility" title="Permalink to this heading">#</a></h3>
|
||
<p>Using the <code class="docutils literal notranslate"><span class="pre">rnstatus</span></code> utility, you can view the status of configured Reticulum
|
||
interfaces, similar to the <code class="docutils literal notranslate"><span class="pre">ifconfig</span></code> program.</p>
|
||
<div class="highlight-text notranslate"><div class="highlight"><pre><span></span># Run rnstatus
|
||
rnstatus
|
||
|
||
# Example output
|
||
Shared Instance[37428]
|
||
Status : Up
|
||
Serving : 1 program
|
||
Rate : 1.00 Gbps
|
||
Traffic : 83.13 KB↑
|
||
86.10 KB↓
|
||
|
||
AutoInterface[Local]
|
||
Status : Up
|
||
Mode : Full
|
||
Rate : 10.00 Mbps
|
||
Peers : 1 reachable
|
||
Traffic : 63.23 KB↑
|
||
80.17 KB↓
|
||
|
||
TCPInterface[RNS Testnet Dublin/dublin.connect.reticulum.network:4965]
|
||
Status : Up
|
||
Mode : Full
|
||
Rate : 10.00 Mbps
|
||
Traffic : 187.27 KB↑
|
||
74.17 KB↓
|
||
|
||
RNodeInterface[RNode UHF]
|
||
Status : Up
|
||
Mode : Access Point
|
||
Rate : 1.30 kbps
|
||
Access : 64-bit IFAC by <…e702c42ba8>
|
||
Traffic : 8.49 KB↑
|
||
9.23 KB↓
|
||
|
||
Reticulum Transport Instance <5245a8efe1788c6a1cd36144a270e13b> running
|
||
</pre></div>
|
||
</div>
|
||
<div class="highlight-text notranslate"><div class="highlight"><pre><span></span>usage: rnstatus [-h] [--config CONFIG] [--version] [-a] [-v]
|
||
|
||
Reticulum Network Stack Status
|
||
|
||
optional arguments:
|
||
-h, --help show this help message and exit
|
||
--config CONFIG path to alternative Reticulum config directory
|
||
--version show program's version number and exit
|
||
-a, --all show all interfaces
|
||
-v, --verbose
|
||
</pre></div>
|
||
</div>
|
||
</section>
|
||
<section id="the-rnpath-utility">
|
||
<h3>The rnpath Utility<a class="headerlink" href="#the-rnpath-utility" title="Permalink to this heading">#</a></h3>
|
||
<p>With the <code class="docutils literal notranslate"><span class="pre">rnpath</span></code> utility, you can look up and view paths for
|
||
destinations on the Reticulum network.</p>
|
||
<div class="highlight-text notranslate"><div class="highlight"><pre><span></span># Run rnpath
|
||
rnpath c89b4da064bf66d280f0e4d8abfd9806
|
||
|
||
# Example output
|
||
Path found, destination <c89b4da064bf66d280f0e4d8abfd9806> is 4 hops away via <f53a1c4278e0726bb73fcc623d6ce763> on TCPInterface[Testnet/dublin.connect.reticulum.network:4965]
|
||
</pre></div>
|
||
</div>
|
||
<div class="highlight-text notranslate"><div class="highlight"><pre><span></span>usage: rnpath [-h] [--config CONFIG] [--version] [-t] [-r] [-d] [-D] [-w seconds] [-v] [destination]
|
||
|
||
Reticulum Path Discovery Utility
|
||
|
||
positional arguments:
|
||
destination hexadecimal hash of the destination
|
||
|
||
optional arguments:
|
||
-h, --help show this help message and exit
|
||
--config CONFIG path to alternative Reticulum config directory
|
||
--version show program's version number and exit
|
||
-t, --table show all known paths
|
||
-r, --rates show announce rate info
|
||
-d, --drop remove the path to a destination
|
||
-D, --drop-announces drop all queued announces
|
||
-w seconds timeout before giving up
|
||
-v, --verbose
|
||
</pre></div>
|
||
</div>
|
||
</section>
|
||
<section id="the-rnprobe-utility">
|
||
<h3>The rnprobe Utility<a class="headerlink" href="#the-rnprobe-utility" title="Permalink to this heading">#</a></h3>
|
||
<p>The <code class="docutils literal notranslate"><span class="pre">rnprobe</span></code> utility lets you probe a destination for connectivity, similar
|
||
to the <code class="docutils literal notranslate"><span class="pre">ping</span></code> program. Please note that probes will only be answered if the
|
||
specified destination is configured to send proofs for received packets. Many
|
||
destinations will not have this option enabled, and will not be probable.</p>
|
||
<div class="highlight-text notranslate"><div class="highlight"><pre><span></span># Run rnprobe
|
||
rnprobe example_utilities.echo.request 2d03725b327348980d570f739a3a5708
|
||
|
||
# Example output
|
||
Sent 16 byte probe to <2d03725b327348980d570f739a3a5708>
|
||
Valid reply received from <2d03725b327348980d570f739a3a5708>
|
||
Round-trip time is 38.469 milliseconds over 2 hops
|
||
</pre></div>
|
||
</div>
|
||
<div class="highlight-text notranslate"><div class="highlight"><pre><span></span>usage: rnprobe [-h] [--config CONFIG] [--version] [-v] [full_name] [destination_hash]
|
||
|
||
Reticulum Probe Utility
|
||
|
||
positional arguments:
|
||
full_name full destination name in dotted notation
|
||
destination_hash hexadecimal hash of the destination
|
||
|
||
optional arguments:
|
||
-h, --help show this help message and exit
|
||
--config CONFIG path to alternative Reticulum config directory
|
||
--version show program's version number and exit
|
||
-v, --verbose
|
||
</pre></div>
|
||
</div>
|
||
</section>
|
||
<section id="the-rncp-utility">
|
||
<h3>The rncp Utility<a class="headerlink" href="#the-rncp-utility" title="Permalink to this heading">#</a></h3>
|
||
<p>The <code class="docutils literal notranslate"><span class="pre">rncp</span></code> utility is a simple file transfer tool. Using it, you can transfer
|
||
files through Reticulum.</p>
|
||
<div class="highlight-text notranslate"><div class="highlight"><pre><span></span># Run rncp on the receiving system, specifying which identities
|
||
# are allowed to send files
|
||
rncp --receive -a 1726dbad538775b5bf9b0ea25a4079c8 -a c50cc4e4f7838b6c31f60ab9032cbc62
|
||
|
||
# From another system, copy a file to the receiving system
|
||
rncp ~/path/to/file.tgz 73cbd378bb0286ed11a707c13447bb1e
|
||
</pre></div>
|
||
</div>
|
||
<p>You can specify as many allowed senders as needed, or complete disable authentication.</p>
|
||
<div class="highlight-text notranslate"><div class="highlight"><pre><span></span>usage: rncp [-h] [--config path] [-v] [-q] [-p] [-r] [-b] [-a allowed_hash] [-n] [-w seconds] [--version] [file] [destination]
|
||
|
||
Reticulum File Transfer Utility
|
||
|
||
positional arguments:
|
||
file file to be transferred
|
||
destination hexadecimal hash of the receiver
|
||
|
||
optional arguments:
|
||
-h, --help show this help message and exit
|
||
--config path path to alternative Reticulum config directory
|
||
-v, --verbose increase verbosity
|
||
-q, --quiet decrease verbosity
|
||
-p, --print-identity print identity and destination info and exit
|
||
-r, --receive wait for incoming files
|
||
-b, --no-announce don't announce at program start
|
||
-a allowed_hash accept from this identity
|
||
-n, --no-auth accept files from anyone
|
||
-w seconds sender timeout before giving up
|
||
--version show program's version number and exit
|
||
-v, --verbose
|
||
</pre></div>
|
||
</div>
|
||
</section>
|
||
<section id="the-rnx-utility">
|
||
<h3>The rnx Utility<a class="headerlink" href="#the-rnx-utility" title="Permalink to this heading">#</a></h3>
|
||
<p>The <code class="docutils literal notranslate"><span class="pre">rnx</span></code> utility is a basic remote command execution program. It allows you to
|
||
execute commands on remote systems over Reticulum, and to view returned command
|
||
output.</p>
|
||
<div class="highlight-text notranslate"><div class="highlight"><pre><span></span># Run rnx on the listening system, specifying which identities
|
||
# are allowed to execute commands
|
||
rnx --listen -a 941bed5e228775e5a8079fc38b1ccf3f -a 1b03013c25f1c2ca068a4f080b844a10
|
||
|
||
# From another system, run a command
|
||
rnx 7a55144adf826958a9529a3bcf08b149 "cat /proc/cpuinfo"
|
||
|
||
# Or enter the interactive mode pseudo-shell
|
||
rnx 7a55144adf826958a9529a3bcf08b149 -x
|
||
|
||
# The default identity file is stored in
|
||
# ~/.reticulum/identities/rnx, but you can use
|
||
# another one, which will be created if it does
|
||
# not already exist
|
||
rnx 7a55144adf826958a9529a3bcf08b149 -i /path/to/identity -x
|
||
</pre></div>
|
||
</div>
|
||
<p>You can specify as many allowed senders as needed, or completely disable authentication.</p>
|
||
<div class="highlight-text notranslate"><div class="highlight"><pre><span></span>usage: rnx [-h] [--config path] [-v] [-q] [-p] [-l] [-i identity] [-x] [-b] [-a allowed_hash] [-n] [-N] [-d] [-m] [-w seconds] [-W seconds] [--stdin STDIN] [--stdout STDOUT] [--stderr STDERR] [--version]
|
||
[destination] [command]
|
||
|
||
Reticulum Remote Execution Utility
|
||
|
||
positional arguments:
|
||
destination hexadecimal hash of the listener
|
||
command command to be execute
|
||
|
||
optional arguments:
|
||
-h, --help show this help message and exit
|
||
--config path path to alternative Reticulum config directory
|
||
-v, --verbose increase verbosity
|
||
-q, --quiet decrease verbosity
|
||
-p, --print-identity print identity and destination info and exit
|
||
-l, --listen listen for incoming commands
|
||
-i identity path to identity to use
|
||
-x, --interactive enter interactive mode
|
||
-b, --no-announce don't announce at program start
|
||
-a allowed_hash accept from this identity
|
||
-n, --noauth accept files from anyone
|
||
-N, --noid don't identify to listener
|
||
-d, --detailed show detailed result output
|
||
-m mirror exit code of remote command
|
||
-w seconds connect and request timeout before giving up
|
||
-W seconds max result download time
|
||
--stdin STDIN pass input to stdin
|
||
--stdout STDOUT max size in bytes of returned stdout
|
||
--stderr STDERR max size in bytes of returned stderr
|
||
--version show program's version number and exit
|
||
</pre></div>
|
||
</div>
|
||
</section>
|
||
<section id="the-rnodeconf-utility">
|
||
<h3>The rnodeconf Utility<a class="headerlink" href="#the-rnodeconf-utility" title="Permalink to this heading">#</a></h3>
|
||
<p>The <code class="docutils literal notranslate"><span class="pre">rnodeconf</span></code> utility allows you to inspect and configure existing <a class="reference internal" href="hardware.html#rnode-main"><span class="std std-ref">RNodes</span></a>, and
|
||
to create and provision new <a class="reference internal" href="hardware.html#rnode-main"><span class="std std-ref">RNodes</span></a> from any supported hardware devices.</p>
|
||
<div class="highlight-text notranslate"><div class="highlight"><pre><span></span>usage: rnodeconf [-h] [-i] [-a] [-u] [-U] [--fw-version version] [--nocheck] [-C] [-N] [-T] [-b] [-B] [-p] [--freq Hz] [--bw Hz] [--txp dBm] [--sf factor] [--cr rate] [--eeprom-backup] [--eeprom-dump] [--eeprom-wipe] [--version] [port]
|
||
|
||
RNode Configuration and firmware utility. This program allows you to change various settings and startup modes of RNode. It can also install, flash and update the firmware on supported devices.
|
||
|
||
positional arguments:
|
||
port serial port where RNode is attached
|
||
|
||
options:
|
||
-h, --help show this help message and exit
|
||
-i, --info Show device info
|
||
-a, --autoinstall Automatic installation on various supported devices
|
||
-u, --update Update firmware to the latest version
|
||
-U, --force-update Update to specified firmware even if version matches or is older than installed version
|
||
--fw-version version Use a specific firmware version for update or autoinstall
|
||
--nocheck Don't check for firmware updates online
|
||
-e, --extract Extract firmware from connected RNode for later use
|
||
-E, --use-extracted Use the extracted firmware for autoinstallation or update
|
||
-C, --clear-cache Clear locally cached firmware files
|
||
-N, --normal Switch device to normal mode
|
||
-T, --tnc Switch device to TNC mode
|
||
-b, --bluetooth-on Turn device bluetooth on
|
||
-B, --bluetooth-off Turn device bluetooth off
|
||
-p, --bluetooth-pair Put device into bluetooth pairing mode
|
||
--freq Hz Frequency in Hz for TNC mode
|
||
--bw Hz Bandwidth in Hz for TNC mode
|
||
--txp dBm TX power in dBm for TNC mode
|
||
--sf factor Spreading factor for TNC mode (7 - 12)
|
||
--cr rate Coding rate for TNC mode (5 - 8)
|
||
--eeprom-backup Backup EEPROM to file
|
||
--eeprom-dump Dump EEPROM to console
|
||
--eeprom-wipe Unlock and wipe EEPROM
|
||
--version Print program version and exit
|
||
</pre></div>
|
||
</div>
|
||
<p>For more information on how to create your own RNodes, please read the <a class="reference internal" href="hardware.html#rnode-creating"><span class="std std-ref">Creating RNodes</span></a>
|
||
section of this manual.</p>
|
||
</section>
|
||
</section>
|
||
<section id="improving-system-configuration">
|
||
<h2>Improving System Configuration<a class="headerlink" href="#improving-system-configuration" title="Permalink to this heading">#</a></h2>
|
||
<p>If you are setting up a system for permanent use with Reticulum, there is a
|
||
few system configuration changes that can make this easier to administrate.
|
||
These changes will be detailed here.</p>
|
||
<section id="fixed-serial-port-names">
|
||
<h3>Fixed Serial Port Names<a class="headerlink" href="#fixed-serial-port-names" title="Permalink to this heading">#</a></h3>
|
||
<p>On a Reticulum instance with several serial port based interfaces, it can be
|
||
beneficial to use the fixed device names for the serial ports, instead
|
||
of the dynamically allocated shorthands such as <code class="docutils literal notranslate"><span class="pre">/dev/ttyUSB0</span></code>. Under most
|
||
Debian-based distributions, including Ubuntu and Raspberry Pi OS, these nodes
|
||
can be found under <code class="docutils literal notranslate"><span class="pre">/dev/serial/by-id</span></code>.</p>
|
||
<p>You can use such a device path directly in place of the numbered shorthands.
|
||
Here is an example of a packet radio TNC configured as such:</p>
|
||
<div class="highlight-text notranslate"><div class="highlight"><pre><span></span>[[Packet Radio KISS Interface]]
|
||
type = KISSInterface
|
||
interface_enabled = True
|
||
outgoing = true
|
||
port = /dev/serial/by-id/usb-FTDI_FT230X_Basic_UART_43891CKM-if00-port0
|
||
speed = 115200
|
||
databits = 8
|
||
parity = none
|
||
stopbits = 1
|
||
preamble = 150
|
||
txtail = 10
|
||
persistence = 200
|
||
slottime = 20
|
||
</pre></div>
|
||
</div>
|
||
<p>Using this methodology avoids potential naming mix-ups where physical devices
|
||
might be plugged and unplugged in different orders, or when device name
|
||
assignment varies from one boot to another.</p>
|
||
</section>
|
||
<section id="reticulum-as-a-system-service">
|
||
<span id="using-systemd"></span><h3>Reticulum as a System Service<a class="headerlink" href="#reticulum-as-a-system-service" title="Permalink to this heading">#</a></h3>
|
||
<p>Instead of starting Reticulum manually, you can install <code class="docutils literal notranslate"><span class="pre">rnsd</span></code> as a system
|
||
service and have it start automatically at boot.</p>
|
||
<p>If you installed Reticulum with <code class="docutils literal notranslate"><span class="pre">pip</span></code>, the <code class="docutils literal notranslate"><span class="pre">rnsd</span></code> program will most likely
|
||
be located in a user-local installation path only, which means <code class="docutils literal notranslate"><span class="pre">systemd</span></code> will not
|
||
be able to execute it. In this case, you can simply symlink the <code class="docutils literal notranslate"><span class="pre">rnsd</span></code> program
|
||
into a directory that is in systemd’s path:</p>
|
||
<div class="highlight-text notranslate"><div class="highlight"><pre><span></span>sudo ln -s $(which rnsd) /usr/local/bin/
|
||
</pre></div>
|
||
</div>
|
||
<p>You can then create the service file <code class="docutils literal notranslate"><span class="pre">/etc/systemd/system/rnsd.service</span></code> with the
|
||
following content:</p>
|
||
<div class="highlight-text notranslate"><div class="highlight"><pre><span></span>[Unit]
|
||
Description=Reticulum Network Stack Daemon
|
||
After=multi-user.target
|
||
|
||
[Service]
|
||
# If you run Reticulum on WiFi devices,
|
||
# or other devices that need some extra
|
||
# time to initialise, you might want to
|
||
# add a short delay before Reticulum is
|
||
# started by systemd:
|
||
# ExecStartPre=/bin/sleep 10
|
||
Type=simple
|
||
Restart=always
|
||
RestartSec=3
|
||
User=USERNAMEHERE
|
||
ExecStart=rnsd --service
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