Configuring Server Settings with Rake Tasks

Configure the Server Default Inbox Path

To configure the path for the default inbox, run the following rake task:

asctl faspex:rake aspera:set_storage_share_directory DIRECTORY="C:\path\to\directory"

Configure the Primary Transfer Address of the Default Node

To configure the address, run the following rake task command:

asctl faspex:rake aspera:set_node_ext_address EXTERNAL_ADDRESS="hostname_or_IP"

For more information, see Configuring the Primary Transfer Address of the Default Node.

Create a Node API User

To create a Node API user mapped to the "faspex" transfer user, run the following rake task:

Syntax: asctl faspex:rake aspera:setup_node_user USERNAME="username" PASSWORD="password"

Create or Update a Remote Node

To create and add a remote node or update an existing remote node, run the following rake task:

asctl faspex:rake aspera:source_server NAME="remote_node_name" HOST="remote_node_hostname" 
  PORT="node_api_port" USERNAME="node_api_username" PASSWORD="node_api_password" 
  USE_SSL=["true"/"false"] VERIFY_SSL=["true"/"false"]

The USE_SSL and VERIFY_SSL arguments are optional and can be set to either "true" or "false".

Update the Directory Path of an Existing File Storage

To create a new file storage or update an existing file storage, run the following rake task:

asctl faspex:rake aspera:source_directory NODE_NAME="node_name" SOURCE_NAME="file_storage_name" 
  DIRECTORY="C:\path\to\directory"