Configuration files for administrators

In this chapter, you can find an overview of the configuration files for administrators.

There are also a few configuration files not mentioned here, which are user-facing. You can find them in these chapters instead. Or check the sidebar on the left.

The configuration files for administrators are sorted by node type. The files are referenced by their canonical name.

Control node

• infra.yml: A YAML file that defines the worker nodes in the instance represented by the control node.
• proxy.yml: A YAML file that defines the proxy settings for outgoing node traffic. Can also be found on the worker and proxy nodes.
• node.yml: A YAML file that defines the environment settings for this node, such as paths of the directories and the other configuration files, ports, hostnames, etc. Can also be found on the worker and proxy nodes.

Worker node

• backend.yml: A YAML file that defines how the worker node connects to the container execution backend. More information about the specific backends can be found in the chapters for administrators.
• policies.yml: A YAML file that defines any access control rules for which containers may be executed, and which datasets may be downloaded by whom. For more information, see the chapters for policy experts.
• data.yml: A YAML file that defines the layout of a dataset that is published on a worker node. Is the same file as used by users.
• proxy.yml: A YAML file that defines the proxy settings for outgoing node traffic. Can also be found on the central and proxy nodes.
• node.yml: A YAML file that defines the environment settings for this node, such as paths of the directories and the other configuration files, ports, hostnames, etc. Can also be found on the central and proxy nodes.

Proxy node

• proxy.yml: A YAML file that defines the proxy settings for outgoing node traffic. Can also be found on the central and worker nodes.
• node.yml: A YAML file that defines the environment settings for this node, such as paths of the directories and the other configuration files, ports, hostnames, etc. Can also be found on the central and worker nodes.