Transfer Server Configuration

Set up the transfer server and more global/default settings.

To configure Connect Server, in the application ( asperascp ) click Configuration.

To configure the computer's Aspera Central transfer server, click Global tab in the left panel and select the Transfer Server.

To configure the Aspera Central transfer server in a Terminal, open aspera.conf with a text editor (/opt/aspera/etc/aspera.conf), locate or create the transfer server's section <central_server>...</central_server>:

<CONF version="2">
	...
<central_server>
  <address>127.0.0.1</address>                          <!-- Address -->
  <port>40001</port>                                    <!-- Port -->
  <persistent_store>enable</persistent_store>          <!-- Persistent store -->
  <files_per_session>1000</files_per_session>  <!-- Files per session -->
  <persistent_store_path>blank</persistent_store_path>  <!-- Persistent store path -->  <persistent_store_max_age>86400</persistent_store_max_age> <!-- Max Age (sec) -->
  <persistent_store_on_error>ignore</persistent_store_on_error><!-- Ignore on error -->	
  <compact_on_startup>enable</compact_on_startup>       <!-- Compact on startup-->
</central_server>
</CONF>

The Aspera Central transfer server's configuration options:

Field	Description	Values	Default
Address	This is the network interface address on which the transfer server listens. The default value 127.0.0.1 enables the transfer server to accept transfer requests from the local computer; The value 0.0.0.0 allows the transfer server to accept requests on all network interfaces for this node. Alternatively, a specific network interface address may be specified.	Valid IPv4 address	127.0.0.1
Port	The port at which the transfer server accepts transfer requests.	Positive integer between 1 and 65535	40001
Persistent Storage	Retain data that is stored in the database between reboots of Aspera Central.	Enable Disable	Enable
Files per session	The maximum number of files that can be retained for persistent storage.	Positive integer	1000
Persistent Storage Path	Path to store data between reboots of Aspera Central. If the path is currently a directory, then a file is created with the default name central-store.db. Otherwise, the file will be named as specified in the path.	Valid system path	/opt/aspera/var/ (if product is installed in default directory)
Maximum age (Seconds)	Maximum allowable age (in seconds) of data to be retained in the database.	Positive integer	86400
Exit Central on storage error	Terminate the Aspera Central server if an error writing to the database occurs.	Ignore Exit	Ignore
Compact database on startup	Enable or disable compacting (vacuuming) the database when the transfer server starts.	Enable Disable	Enable

For the general configuration options (Authorization, Bandwidth, Network, File Handling, and Docroot), refer to the following sections:

Category	Description
Authorization	Connection permissions, token key, and encryption requirements.
Bandwidth	Incoming and outgoing transfer bandwidth and policy settings.
Network	Network IP, port, and socket buffer settings.
File Handling	File handling settings, such as file block size, overwrite rules, and exclude pattern.
Document Root	The document root settings.

For additional Connect Server features (Database Logger, HTTP Fallback), refer to the following sections:

Category	Description
Database Logger	Using a MySQL database to keep track of all transfers on your server.
Configuring HTTP and HTTPS Fallback	Configure the HTTP Fallback server for your Connect Server, allowing file transfer through HTTP.

If you are configuring the Connect Server in a Terminal, refer to these sections:

Category	Description
aspera.conf - Authorization	Connection permissions, token key, and encryption requirements.
aspera.conf - Transfer	Incoming and outgoing transfer bandwidth and policy settings.
aspera.conf - File System	Network IP, port, and socket buffer settings.

If you have modified these settings in command line, execute these commands to restart Aspera Central and HTTP Fallback Server:

$ /etc/init.d/asperacentral restart
$ /etc/init.d/asperahttpd restart