NFD

Config file format

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Initial state of NFD daemon is configured using the configuration file in YAML format.  The following shows an example configuration:

    # NFD configuration file sample with explanation

    # 

    # NFD uses YAML format configuration file.

    process:

      pidfile: /var/run/nfd.pid

    listeners: # define listeners

      unix: # name of listener, must be unique, to be referenced in other sections

        proto: unix # underlying protocol

        path: /var/run/nfd.sock # (UNIX) path

        face_auth: false # whether to require face authentication on new clients

      tcp:

        proto: tcp

        port: 6363 # (TCP) listen port

        face_auth: true

      udp:

        proto: udp

        port: 6363 # (UDP) listen port

        face_auth: false

      udp_mcast:

        proto: udp

        port: 56363

        face_auth: false

      ether:

        proto: ether

        dev: eth1 # (Ethernet) local NIC

        wire: ndnlp # wire protocol

        face_auth: false

    faces: # define outgoing faces

      -

        proto: tcp

        host: hub1.example.com # (TCP or UDP) remote host

        port: 6363 # (TCP or UDP) remote port

        prefix: # forward prefix registrations

          - /example

        reverse_prefix: # reverse perfix registrations

          - /example/hub1/home2

      -

        listener_key: udp_mcast

        mcast_group: 224.0.23.170 # multicast group; mutually exclusive with host

        port: 6363

      -

        listener_key: ether

        host: 01:01:01:01:01:01 # (Ethernet) remote host

    strategy: # define forwarding strategy for namespace

      /: # namespace

        original # strategy name

      /example/broadcast: # namespace

        bcast # strategy name