BridgeDBSurvivalGuide

BridgeDB survival guide

SSH fingerprints:

1024 SHA256:wDAIdh3zEKYYdQMLIHwR19spLPiKjVvRAmAoB6irnjs root@polyanthum (DSA)
256 SHA256:ydK14UKPpV7sv5PdrLjczPSETUvXwb9gcYm+gZiYDzY root@polyanthum (ECDSA)
256 SHA256:+ZMJU/Nidg9P89tiRWNEeSWa3wIpzzKCzOReAfzIrF0 root@polyanthum (ED25519)
2048 SHA256:x8vgDvdkeSuz8Wa9idjFCR8mT61DGe8SVDYsUi0BpCQ root@polyanthum (RSA)

(Re)starting BridgeDB

Log into BridgeDB's machine.
Change to the BridgeDB user by running sudo -u bridgedb -s
Kill the existing BridgeDB process by running kill $(pgrep -f /home/bridgedb/virtualenvs/bridgedb/bin/bridgedb)
Start BridgeDB by running ~/bridgedb-admin/bin/run-bridgedb which should result in the following output: Starting BridgeDB... [OK].

Inspecting log files

BridgeDB's log file is located at /srv/bridges.torproject.org/log/bridgedb.log

Changing BridgeDB's configuration file

BridgeDB's configuration file (and admin scripts) is maintained in the bridgedb-admin repository. On polyanthum, BridgeDB's host, this repository is located at /srv/bridges.torproject.org/home/bridgedb-admin. and the configuration file is located at /srv/bridges.torproject.org/home/bridgedb-admin/etc/bridgedb.conf.

(Re)starting moat

Moat is implemented by the binary meek-server located in /srv/bridges.torproject.org/bin/. The source code for this binary is available in the meek-server directory of the meek repository. To restart the binary, kill the existing process and then run the script run-meek located in /srv/bridges.torproject.org/bin/. To deploy a new binary, build it on your local machine and scp it onto polyanthum.

(Re)starting wolpertinger

The wolpertinger binary is also located in /srv/bridges.torproject.org/bin/. Its source code is available here. To restart wolpertinger, kill the existing process and then run the script run-wolpertinger located in /srv/bridges.torproject.org/bin/. To deploy a new binary, build it on your local machine and scp it onto polyanthum.