Configure Settings (CLI 2.0)

Configure settings of Backup for Linux using CLI 2.0 commands.

All application settings are configured using the following command: ./cbbV2 config set

Configure Symlink Backup

To configure symlinks settings, execute the following command:

./cbbV2 config set symlinksbackup --mode "modevalue"

where:

Parameter	Description	Value
-mode	Symlink backup settings	Ignore, SymlinkOnly, CurrentPlace, OriginalPlaces, OriginalPlaceAndSymlink

Memory usage

To limit the amount of memory usage (the default is 100 MB), execute the following command:

./cbbV2 config set memoryusage --value "value"

The memory usage value is set in MB.

Ignore SSL Certificates

To ignore SSL certificates, execute the following command:

./cbbV2 config set ignoressl --value "value"

Possible values:

• yes
• no

Proxy Settings

To configure proxy settings, execute the following command:

./cbbV2 config set proxy --address "proxy IP address" --port "port number" --use-proxy true --authentication "value" -- user "Username" --password "Password" 

Parameter	Description	Value
--address	Proxy address	String
--port	Proxy port	Number
--authentication	enables/disables authentication on proxy server	true (default), false
--user	Username on proxy	String
--password	Password on proxy	String
--use-proxy	Enables/disables proxy	true, false

Chunk Size

To specify the default chunk size for multi-part upload, execute the following command:

./cbbV2 config set chunksize "Value"

The chunk size value is specified in bytes.

Directory for Temporary Chunks

To specify the directory where file chunks will be temporarily kept while being processed (the default is /tmp), execute the following command:

./cbbV2 config set chunkpath "Value"

Possible values: a valid path to a directory.

Queue Size

To specify the default queue size for restoring from long-term storage (Glacier-Flexible Retrieval, Deep Archive) (the default is 2000), execute the following command:

./cbbV2 config set queuesize "Value"

Set Number of Threads

To set the number of threads, use the following command:

./cbbV2 config set threadcount "Value"

Possible values: integer, >0

Limit Bandwidth to Cloud Storage

To limit the bandwidth to cloud storage, execute the following command:

./cbbV2 config set bandwidthcloud --limit "Value"

Possible values:

• bandwidth in kilobytes or unlimited (-u)

Limit Bandwidth to Local Storage

To the bandwidth to local storage, execute the following command:

./cbbV2 config set bandwidthlocal --limit "Value"

where:

Possible values:

• bandwidth in kilobytes or unlimited (-u)

Email Notifications

To configure default values for email notifications, execute the following command:

./cbbV2 config set notification --mail "email address" --user "Displayed user name"