Core: implementation details

Before reading this chapter, make sure to take a look at Design & Architecture.

NS8 relies on default Linux distribution configurations as much as possible.

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Table of contents

• Filesystem
• Database
• Agents
• API server
• Validation framework
• Proxy and certificates
• User domains
• Software repositories
• Events
• VPN
• Logs
• Backup & Restore
• Cloning a module
• Testing suite
• Updates
• Firewall
• TUN devices
• SMTP smarthost
• Phone Home
• Subscription
• Port allocation