Merge pull request #608 from filebrowser/dont-persist

feat: don't persist server data on database

cmd/config.go

@@ -35,12 +35,6 @@ func addConfigFlags(cmd *cobra.Command) {
 	cmd.Flags().BoolP("signup", "s", false, "allow users to signup")
 	cmd.Flags().String("shell", "", "shell command to which other commands should be appended")
 
-	cmd.Flags().StringP("address", "a", "127.0.0.1", "default address to listen to")
-	cmd.Flags().StringP("log", "l", "stderr", "log output")
-	cmd.Flags().IntP("port", "p", 0, "default port to listen to")
-	cmd.Flags().String("tls.cert", "", "tls certificate path")
-	cmd.Flags().String("tls.key", "", "tls key path")
-
 	cmd.Flags().String("auth.method", string(auth.MethodJSONAuth), "authentication type")
 	cmd.Flags().String("auth.header", "", "HTTP header for auth.method=proxy")
 
@@ -101,12 +95,6 @@ func printSettings(s *settings.Settings, auther auth.Auther) {
 	fmt.Fprintf(w, "Sign up:\t%t\n", s.Signup)
 	fmt.Fprintf(w, "Auth method:\t%s\n", s.AuthMethod)
 	fmt.Fprintf(w, "Shell:\t%s\t\n", strings.Join(s.Shell, " "))
-	fmt.Fprintf(w, "Log:\t%s\t\n", s.Log)
-	fmt.Fprintln(w, "\nServer:")
-	fmt.Fprintf(w, "\tAddress:\t%s\n", s.Server.Address)
-	fmt.Fprintf(w, "\tPort:\t%d\n", s.Server.Port)
-	fmt.Fprintf(w, "\tTLS Cert:\t%s\n", s.Server.TLSCert)
-	fmt.Fprintf(w, "\tTLS Key:\t%s\n", s.Server.TLSKey)
 	fmt.Fprintln(w, "\nBranding:")
 	fmt.Fprintf(w, "\tName:\t%s\n", s.Branding.Name)
 	fmt.Fprintf(w, "\tFiles override:\t%s\n", s.Branding.Files)

cmd/config_init.go

@@ -43,17 +43,10 @@ override the options.`,
 		s := &settings.Settings{
 			Key:        generateRandomBytes(64), // 256 bit
 			BaseURL:    mustGetString(cmd, "baseURL"),
-			Log:        mustGetString(cmd, "log"),
 			Signup:     mustGetBool(cmd, "signup"),
 			Shell:      strings.Split(strings.TrimSpace(mustGetString(cmd, "shell")), " "),
 			AuthMethod: authMethod,
 			Defaults:   defaults,
-			Server: settings.Server{
-				Address: mustGetString(cmd, "address"),
-				Port:    mustGetInt(cmd, "port"),
-				TLSCert: mustGetString(cmd, "tls.cert"),
-				TLSKey:  mustGetString(cmd, "tls.key"),
-			},
 			Branding: settings.Branding{
 				Name:            mustGetString(cmd, "branding.name"),
 				DisableExternal: mustGetBool(cmd, "branding.disableExternal"),

cmd/config_set.go

@@ -44,16 +44,6 @@ you want to change.`,
 				s.Branding.DisableExternal = mustGetBool(cmd, flag.Name)
 			case "branding.files":
 				s.Branding.Files = mustGetString(cmd, flag.Name)
-			case "log":
-				s.Log = mustGetString(cmd, flag.Name)
-			case "address":
-				s.Server.Address = mustGetString(cmd, flag.Name)
-			case "port":
-				s.Server.Port = mustGetInt(cmd, flag.Name)
-			case "tls.cert":
-				s.Server.TLSCert = mustGetString(cmd, flag.Name)
-			case "tls.key":
-				s.Server.TLSKey = mustGetString(cmd, flag.Name)
 			}
 		})
 

cmd/root.go

@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 package cmd
 
 import (
-	"crypto/rand"
 	"crypto/tls"
 	"errors"
 	"io/ioutil"
@@ -14,12 +13,10 @@ import (
 	"github.com/asdine/storm"
 	"github.com/filebrowser/filebrowser/v2/auth"
 	"github.com/filebrowser/filebrowser/v2/settings"
-	"github.com/filebrowser/filebrowser/v2/storage"
 	"github.com/filebrowser/filebrowser/v2/users"
 
 	fbhttp "github.com/filebrowser/filebrowser/v2/http"
 	"github.com/spf13/cobra"
-	"github.com/spf13/pflag"
 	lumberjack "gopkg.in/natefinch/lumberjack.v2"
 )
 
@@ -30,12 +27,12 @@ var (
 func init() {
 	rootCmd.PersistentFlags().StringVarP(&databasePath, "database", "d", "./filebrowser.db", "path to the database")
 
-	rootCmd.Flags().StringP("address", "a", "", "address to listen on (default comes from database)")
+	rootCmd.Flags().StringP("address", "a", "127.0.0.1", "address to listen on")
-	rootCmd.Flags().StringP("log", "l", "", "log output (default comes from database)")
+	rootCmd.Flags().StringP("log", "l", "stdout", "log output")
-	rootCmd.Flags().IntP("port", "p", 0, "port to listen on (default comes from database)")
+	rootCmd.Flags().IntP("port", "p", 80, "port to listen on")
-	rootCmd.Flags().StringP("cert", "c", "", "tls certificate (default comes from database)")
+	rootCmd.Flags().StringP("cert", "c", "", "tls certificate")
-	rootCmd.Flags().StringP("key", "k", "", "tls key (default comes from database)")
+	rootCmd.Flags().StringP("key", "k", "", "tls key")
-	rootCmd.Flags().StringP("scope", "s", "", "scope for users")
+	rootCmd.Flags().StringP("scope", "s", "", "root scope to which user's scope are relative too")
 }
 
 var rootCmd = &cobra.Command{
@@ -46,29 +43,12 @@ manage your user and all the configurations without accessing the
 web interface.
 
 If you've never run File Browser, you will need to create the database.
-See 'filebrowser help config init' for more information.
+See 'filebrowser help config init' for more information.`,
-
+	Run: serveAndListen,
-This command is used to start up the server. By default it starts listening
-on localhost on a random port unless specified otherwise in the database or
-via flags.
-
-Use the available flags to override the database/default options. These flags
-values won't be persisted to the database. To persist configuration to the database
-use the command 'filebrowser config set'.`,
-	Run: func(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) {
-		if _, err := os.Stat(databasePath); os.IsNotExist(err) {
-			quickSetup(cmd)
-		}
-
-		db := getDB()
-		defer db.Close()
-		st := getStorage(db)
-		startServer(cmd, st)
-	},
 }
 
-func setupLogger(s *settings.Settings) {
+func serveAndListen(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) {
-	switch s.Log {
+	switch logMethod := mustGetString(cmd, "log"); logMethod {
 	case "stdout":
 		log.SetOutput(os.Stdout)
 	case "stderr":
@@ -77,29 +57,46 @@ func setupLogger(s *settings.Settings) {
 		log.SetOutput(ioutil.Discard)
 	default:
 		log.SetOutput(&lumberjack.Logger{
-			Filename:   s.Log,
+			Filename:   logMethod,
 			MaxSize:    100,
 			MaxAge:     14,
 			MaxBackups: 10,
 		})
 	}
-}
 
-func serverVisitAndReplace(cmd *cobra.Command, s *settings.Settings) {
+	if _, err := os.Stat(databasePath); os.IsNotExist(err) {
-	cmd.Flags().Visit(func(flag *pflag.Flag) {
+		quickSetup(cmd)
-		switch flag.Name {
+	}
-		case "log":
+
-			s.Log = mustGetString(cmd, flag.Name)
+	db := getDB()
-		case "address":
+	defer db.Close()
-			s.Server.Address = mustGetString(cmd, flag.Name)
+	st := getStorage(db)
-		case "port":
+
-			s.Server.Port = mustGetInt(cmd, flag.Name)
+	port := mustGetInt(cmd, "port")
-		case "cert":
+	address := mustGetString(cmd, "address")
-			s.Server.TLSCert = mustGetString(cmd, flag.Name)
+	cert := mustGetString(cmd, "cert")
-		case "key":
+	key := mustGetString(cmd, "key")
-			s.Server.TLSKey = mustGetString(cmd, flag.Name)
+
-		}
+	handler, err := fbhttp.NewHandler(st)
-	})
+	checkErr(err)
+
+	var listener net.Listener
+
+	if key != "" && cert != "" {
+		cer, err := tls.LoadX509KeyPair(cert, key)
+		checkErr(err)
+		config := &tls.Config{Certificates: []tls.Certificate{cer}}
+		listener, err = tls.Listen("tcp", address+":"+strconv.Itoa(port), config)
+		checkErr(err)
+	} else {
+		listener, err = net.Listen("tcp", address+":"+strconv.Itoa(port))
+		checkErr(err)
+	}
+
+	log.Println("Listening on", listener.Addr().String())
+	if err := http.Serve(listener, handler); err != nil {
+		log.Fatal(err)
+	}
 }
 
 func quickSetup(cmd *cobra.Command) {
@@ -115,15 +112,8 @@ func quickSetup(cmd *cobra.Command) {
 	set := &settings.Settings{
 		Key:        generateRandomBytes(64), // 256 bit
 		BaseURL:    "",
-		Log:        "stderr",
 		Signup:     false,
 		AuthMethod: auth.MethodJSONAuth,
-		Server: settings.Server{
-			Port:    0,
-			Address: "127.0.0.1",
-			TLSCert: mustGetString(cmd, "cert"),
-			TLSKey:  mustGetString(cmd, "key"),
-		},
 		Defaults: settings.UserDefaults{
 			Scope:  scope,
 			Locale: "en",
@@ -140,7 +130,6 @@ func quickSetup(cmd *cobra.Command) {
 		},
 	}
 
-	serverVisitAndReplace(cmd, set)
 	st := getStorage(db)
 
 	err = st.Settings.Save(set)
@@ -164,40 +153,3 @@ func quickSetup(cmd *cobra.Command) {
 	err = st.Users.Save(user)
 	checkErr(err)
 }
-
-func startServer(cmd *cobra.Command, st *storage.Storage) {
-	settings, err := st.Settings.Get()
-	checkErr(err)
-
-	serverVisitAndReplace(cmd, settings)
-	setupLogger(settings)
-
-	handler, err := fbhttp.NewHandler(st)
-	checkErr(err)
-
-	var listener net.Listener
-
-	if settings.Server.TLSKey != "" && settings.Server.TLSCert != "" {
-		cer, err := tls.LoadX509KeyPair(settings.Server.TLSCert, settings.Server.TLSKey)
-		checkErr(err)
-		config := &tls.Config{Certificates: []tls.Certificate{cer}}
-		listener, err = tls.Listen("tcp", settings.Server.Address+":"+strconv.Itoa(settings.Server.Port), config)
-		checkErr(err)
-	} else {
-		listener, err = net.Listen("tcp", settings.Server.Address+":"+strconv.Itoa(settings.Server.Port))
-		checkErr(err)
-	}
-
-	log.Println("Listening on", listener.Addr().String())
-	if err := http.Serve(listener, handler); err != nil {
-		log.Fatal(err)
-	}
-}
-
-func generateRandomBytes(n int) []byte {
-	b := make([]byte, n)
-	_, err := rand.Read(b)
-	checkErr(err)
-	// Note that err == nil only if we read len(b) bytes.
-	return b
-}

cmd/utils.go

@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 package cmd
 
 import (
+	"crypto/rand"
 	"errors"
 	"os"
 
@@ -53,3 +54,11 @@ func getDB() *storm.DB {
 func getStorage(db *storm.DB) *storage.Storage {
 	return bolt.NewStorage(db)
 }
+
+func generateRandomBytes(n int) []byte {
+	b := make([]byte, n)
+	_, err := rand.Read(b)
+	checkErr(err)
+	// Note that err == nil only if we read len(b) bytes.
+	return b
+}

settings/settings.go

@@ -9,8 +9,6 @@ type AuthMethod string
 type Settings struct {
 	Key        []byte              `json:"key"`
 	BaseURL    string              `json:"baseURL"`
-	Log        string              `json:"log"`
-	Server     Server              `json:"server"`
 	Signup     bool                `json:"signup"`
 	Defaults   UserDefaults        `json:"defaults"`
 	AuthMethod AuthMethod          `json:"authMethod"`
@@ -20,14 +18,6 @@ type Settings struct {
 	Rules      []rules.Rule        `json:"rules"`
 }
 
-// Server settings.
-type Server struct {
-	Port    int    `json:"port"`
-	Address string `json:"address"`
-	TLSCert string `json:"tlsCert"`
-	TLSKey  string `json:"tlsKey"`
-}
-
 // GetRules implements rules.Provider.
 func (s *Settings) GetRules() []rules.Rule {
 	return s.Rules

storage/bolt/importer/conf.go

@@ -111,7 +111,6 @@ func importConf(db *storm.DB, path string, sto *storage.Storage) error {
 	s := &settings.Settings{
 		Key:     key,
 		BaseURL: cfg.BaseURL,
-		Log:     cfg.Log,
 		Signup:  false,
 		Defaults: settings.UserDefaults{
 			Scope:    cfg.Defaults.Scope,
@@ -129,10 +128,6 @@ func importConf(db *storm.DB, path string, sto *storage.Storage) error {
 				Download: true,
 			},
 		},
-		Server: settings.Server{
-			Address: cfg.Address,
-			Port:    cfg.Port,
-		},
 	}
 
 	var auther auth.Auther