hb-server
Heartbeat server backend (hb_backend).
Installation
pip install hb-server
This installs:
- the Python package
hb_backend - the CLI command
hbserver
Running
hbserver --port 8333
# or
python3 -m hb_backend.hbserver --port 8333
Database Setup
For pip-installed users, use django-admin with the settings module:
export DJANGO_SETTINGS_MODULE=hb_backend.settings
# Initialize the database
django-admin migrate
# Create an admin user
django-admin createsuperuser
By default, the database is stored at ./hbdb.sqlite3 in the current directory.
You can customize the database path with the HEARTBEAT_DB_PATH environment variable:
export HEARTBEAT_DB_PATH=/var/lib/hb-server/hbdb.sqlite3
django-admin migrate
For development from a git checkout:
cd src && python manage.py migrate
cd src && python manage.py createsuperuser
Related projects
hb-client(hb_client): heartbeat client library and CLIhb-watcher(hb_watcher): monitoring daemon
See MIGRATION.md for upgrades from older package names.
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