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README: Improve installation / configuration doc

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BIRD-LG
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Overview
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This is a looking glass for the Internet Routing Daemon "Bird".
Software is split in two parts:
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- lgproxy.py:
It must be installed and started on all bird nodes. It act as a proxy to make traceroute and bird query on the node.
Access restriction to this web service can be done in file "lgproxy.cfg" (only IP address based restriction for now).
Access restriction to this web service can be done in file "lgproxy.cfg". Two access restriction methods can be configured:
based on source IP address or based on a shared secret. Both methods can be used at the same time.
- lg.py:
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bird-lg depends on :
Installation
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The web service (lg.py) depends on:
- python-flask >= 0.8
- python-dnspython
- python-pydot
- graphviz
- whois
- traceroute
Each services can be embedded in any webserver by following regular python-flask configuration.
The proxy running on routers (lgproxy.py) depends on:
- python-flask >= 0.8
- traceroute
- ping
Each service can be embedded in any webserver by following regular python-flask configuration.
It is also possible to run the services directly with python for developping / testing:
python2 lg.py
python2 lgproxy.py
Systemd unit files are provided in the `init/` subdirectory.
Configuration
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On your routers, copy `lgproxy.cfg.example` to `lgproxy.cfg` and edit the values.
On the web host, copy `lg.cfg.example` to `lg.cfg` and edit the values.
License
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Source code is under GPL 3.0, powered by Flask, jQuery and Bootstrap.