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<h1>Guide to node services</h1>

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    <a href="services/index.html#introduction">Introduction</a>
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<h1><a name="introduction"></a>Introduction</h1>

<p>Every node (server) must have one or more <code>services</code> defined that determines what role the node performs. For example:</p>

<pre><code>workstation$ cat nodes/stallman.json
{
  "ip_address": "199.99.99.1",
  "services": ["webapp", "tor"]
}
</code></pre>

<p>Here are common questions to ask when adding a new node to your provider:</p>

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<li><strong>many or few?</strong> Some services benefit from having many nodes, while some services are best run on only one or two nodes.</li>
<li><strong>required or optional?</strong> Some services are required, while others can be left out.</li>
<li><strong>who does the node communicate with?</strong> Some services communicate very heavily with other particular services. Nodes running these services should be close together.</li>
<li><strong>public or private network?</strong> Some services communicate with the public internet, while others only need to communicate with other nodes in the infrastructure.</li>
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<h1><a name="available-services"></a>Available services</h1>

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  <th>Service</th>
  <th>VPN</th>
  <th>Email</th>
  <th>Notes</th>
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  <td>webapp</td>
  <td><i class="fa fa-circle"></i></td>
  <td><i class="fa fa-circle"></i></td>
  <td>User control panel, provider API, and support system.</td>
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  <td>couchdb</td>
  <td><i class="fa fa-circle"></i></td>
  <td><i class="fa fa-circle"></i></td>
  <td>Data storage for everything. Private node.</td>
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  <td>soledad</td>
  <td><i class="fa fa-circle-o"></i></td>
  <td><i class="fa fa-circle"></i></td>
  <td>User data synchronization daemon. Usually paired with <code>couchdb</code> nodes.</td>
<td></td>
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  <td>mx</td>
  <td><i class="fa fa-circle-o"></i></td>
  <td><i class="fa fa-circle"></i></td>
  <td>Incoming and outgoing MX servers.</td>
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  <td>openvpn</td>
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  <td>OpenVPN gateways.</td>
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  <td>monitor</td>
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  <td>Nagios monitoring. This service must be on the webapp node.</td>
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  <td>tor</td>
  <td><i class="fa fa-dot-circle-o"></i></td>
  <td><i class="fa fa-dot-circle-o"></i></td>
  <td>Tor exit node.</td>
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<p>Key: <i class="fa fa-circle"> Required</i>, <i class="fa fa-dot-circle-o"> Optional</i>, <i class="fa fa-circle-o"> Not Used</i></p>

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<a href='services/couchdb.html'>couchdb</a>
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<div class='summary'>Data storage for all user data.</div>
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<a href='services/openvpn.html'>openvpn</a>
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<div class='summary'>OpenVPN egress gateways</div>
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<div class='summary'>Nagios monitoring and continuous testing.</div>
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<div class='summary'>Incoming and outgoing MX servers.</div>
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<a href='services/soledad.html'>soledad</a>
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<div class='summary'>User data synchronization daemon</div>
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<div class='summary'>Tor exit node or hidden service</div>
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<div class='summary'>leap_web user management application and provider API.</div>
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