setup

A server config utility for nodejs Change: hostname, network interfaces, hosts and date/time

Features

• Set your network configuration. supports wireless adapters
• Change your hostname
• Set your hosts file (local dns)
• Modify server date/time and BIOS update
• Only works in linux :)

You need to install wpasupplicant for wireless options

Install

npm install setup

API

Networking

• setup.network.config(config) // Creates/returns a new network config file
• setup.network.save(config, outFile) // Saves the configuration
• setup.network.restart() // Restart network interfaces

Hostname

• setup.hosts.save(hostname, outFile)

Hosts (dns)

• setup.hosts.config(hosts)
• setup.hosts.save(config, outFile)

Date/Time

• setup.clock.set(time) // Set date/time and sync BIOS clock

Examples

Set network interfaces

This will set your wlan0 card to connect at boot, use dhcp for ip settings, e connect to the SSID 'myWirelessName'. Your ethernet card will have a static ip.

var setup = require('setup')();

var config = setup.network.config({

	wlan0: {
		auto: true, // start at Boot
		dhcp: true, // Use DHCP
		wireless: {
			ssid: 'myWirelessName', // Wireless SSID
			psk: 'mySuperPassword', // Password
		}
	},
	eth0: {
		auto: true,
		ipv4: {
			address: '192.168.1.20',
			netmask: '255.255.255.0',
			gateway: '192.168.1.1',
			dns: '8.8.8.8'
		}
	}
});

setup.network.save(config);

Change Hostname

setup.hostname.save('nodejs.example.com');

Change hosts

var hosts = setup.hosts.config({ 
	'10.0.0.1':'server1.example.com', 
	'10.0.0.2':'server2.example.com'
});

setup.hosts.save(hosts);