Using the Border0 Connector
The Connector intends to be a flexible point of interconnection and management for your sockets. Through simple yaml definitions you will be able to automatically create and run multiple sockets of different types or configurations.
Assumptions
As a base for this guide we assume you have basic knowledge of Linux command line, openssh and yaml.
Requirements
Linux based system with internet connectivity accessible via SSH(root access/sudo). This can be a container, VM or physical box. We will use Ubuntu VM for the purpose of this doc
Installation
For the basic Installation procedure we will need:
- Connector code, config and requirements files
- Border0 account credentials
- Border0 connector binary from https://download.border0.com
Install required Software
wget https://download.border0.com/linux_amd64/border0
sudo mv border0 /usr/local/bin/
chmod +x /usr/local/bin/border0
Prepare basic configuration via yaml file:
Using your favourite text editor, open border0.yaml file
Following is the minimal basic configuration for the connector to run:
[email protected]:~$ cat border0.yaml
connector:
name: "my-awesome-connector"
credentials:
user: [email protected]
password: AVeryLongAndSecurePassword
# token: AVeryLongAndSecurePasswordThingyTokenLikeStuffGeneratedInThePortal
We can now test the config:
[email protected]:~$ border0 connector start
2022/08/03 17:51:29 starting the connector service
Default config file
By default the connector module will look for border0.yaml file current path
Optionally you can specify the configuration file:
border0 connector start --config some_other_border0_connector_config.yaml
At this point we should have a working connector service.
All sockets require authentication by default
We believe in secure access; that's why an access policy protects all sockets. By default, your organization will have a default organization-wide policy that will apply to all your services (sockets) in your organization. By default, it will only have the email address of the person that created the organization as an allowed email address.
To see what policy is applied to your service:
border0 socket -s <socket_id> policy ls
Also see:
border0 policy ls
andborder0 policy show -n <policy_name>
More documentation about policies
Detail information about policies can be found in https://docs.border0.com/docs/policies
Plugins
The core functionality of the connector can be easily expanded with the use of plugins. Plugins can be enabled or disabled simply by adding or removing relevant YAML configuration sections.
Updated 5 months ago