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Fixes #204

* The docker container won't start if a bind refers to a path that
  doesn't exist yet, so move the /etc/moonfire-nvr.json creation up
* Remove redundant command in the dedicated hard drive setup, and
  improve its clarity
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Scott Lamb 2022-03-11 15:02:29 -08:00
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@ -50,15 +50,35 @@ and managing a long-lived Docker container for its web interface.
As you set up this script, adjust the `tz` variable as appropriate for your
time zone.
Use your favorite editor to create `/usr/local/bin/nvr`, starting from the
configuration below:
Use your favorite editor to create `/etc/moonfire-nvr.json` and
`/usr/local/bin/nvr`, starting from the configurations below:
```console
$ sudo nano /etc/moonfire-nvr.json
(see below for contents)
$ sudo nano /usr/local/bin/nvr
(see below for contents)
$ sudo chmod a+rx /usr/local/bin/nvr
```
`/etc/moonfire-nvr.json`:
```json
{
"binds": [
{
"ipv4": "0.0.0.0:8080",
"allowUnauthenticatedPermissions": {
"viewVideo": true
}
},
{
"unix": "/var/lib/moonfire-nvr/sock",
"ownUidIsPrivileged": true
}
]
}
```
`/usr/local/bin/nvr`:
```bash
#!/bin/bash -e
@ -150,8 +170,11 @@ using UAS, as described there. UAS has been linked to filesystem corruption.
Set up the mount point and sample file directory:
```console
$ sudo vim /etc/fstab
$ sudo mkdir /media/nvr
$ sudo blkid
(note the UUID of your new device)
$ sudo nano /etc/fstab
(see below for line to add)
$ sudo mkdir -p /media/nvr
$ sudo mount /media/nvr
$ sudo install -d -o moonfire-nvr -g moonfire-nvr -m 700 /media/nvr/sample
```
@ -162,23 +185,14 @@ In `/etc/fstab`, add a line similar to this:
UUID=23d550bc-0e38-4825-acac-1cac8a7e091f /media/nvr ext4 nofail,noatime,lazytime,data=writeback,journal_async_commit 0 2
```
You can look up the correct uuid for your disk via `blkid`.
If you use the `nofail` attribute in `/etc/fstab` as described above, your
system will boot successfully even when the hard drive is unavailable (such as
when your external USB storage is unmounted). This can be helpful when
recovering from problems.
Create the sample directory.
```console
$ sudo mkdir /media/nvr/sample
$ sudo chown -R moonfire-nvr:moonfire-nvr /media/nvr
```
Add a new `--mount` line to your Docker wrapper script `/usr/local/bin/nvr`
to expose this new volume to the Docker container, right where a comment
mentions "Additional mount lines".
to expose the new sample directory `/media/nvr/sample` to the Docker container,
right where a comment mentions "Additional mount lines".
### Completing configuration through the UI
@ -258,25 +272,6 @@ In the user interface,
### Starting it up
You'll need to create the runtime configuration file, `/etc/moonfire-nvr.json`:
```json
{
"binds": [
{
"ipv4": "0.0.0.0:8080",
"allowUnauthenticatedPermissions": {
"viewVideo": true
}
},
{
"unix": "/var/lib/moonfire-nvr/sock",
"ownUidIsPrivileged": true
}
]
}
```
With this config, Moonfire NVR's web interface is **insecure**: it doesn't use
`https` and doesn't require you to authenticate to it. You might be comfortable
starting it in this configuration to try it out, particularly if the machine