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authorChristian Grothoff <christian@grothoff.org>2021-01-01 22:12:59 +0100
committerChristian Grothoff <christian@grothoff.org>2021-01-01 22:12:59 +0100
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taler-exchange
--------------
-Note that the configuration installed in /etc/taler.conf is incomplete and
-that Debian cannot launch an exchange with this minimal template. You must
-setup the currency, denominations and bank account access details before
-launching the Taler exchange can possibly succeed.
+Note that the configuration is incomplete, and that Debian cannot launch an
+exchange with this minimal template. You must:
-In order to start, stop or restart manually the server, use:
+* Configure the Postgres database for the exchange, ideally including
+ remote replication of the database to the auditor.
+* Run taler-exchange-dbinit (also after package upgrades).
+* Edit /etc/taler-exchange.conf to must setup the currency and denominations
+ details.
+* Edit /etc/taler-wire.conf to provide details about the bank account access.
+
+None of these are done by the Debian package because we cannot provide the
+required complete configuration details.
+
+
+Once you have done this, you can use the following commands to start, stop or
+restart the Taler exchange:
# systemctl start taler-exchange
# systemctl stop taler-exchange
@@ -16,7 +26,5 @@ To permanently the exchange whenever the system boots, use:
# systemctl enable taler-exchange
-None of these are done by the Debian package because we cannot provide the
-required complete configuration details.
-- Christian Grothoff <grothoff@gnu.org> Mon 28 Dec 2020 11:37:14 AM CET