Monitoring and maintenance

This section provides basic instructions for monitoring your OpenSPP system, viewing logs, managing services, and performing updates. Regular monitoring and maintenance help keep your system running smoothly and securely.

View logs

Real-time service logs

sudo journalctl -u openspp -f

Application logs

sudo tail -f /var/log/openspp/openspp.log

PostgreSQL logs

sudo tail -f /var/log/postgresql/postgresql-*.log

Service management

Restart service

sudo systemctl restart openspp

Stop service

sudo systemctl stop openspp

Start service

sudo systemctl start openspp

Reload configuration without restart

sudo systemctl reload openspp

Update OpenSPP

When a new version is available, run the following commands to get the latest version of OpenSPP and upgrade it:

sudo apt-get update
apt list --upgradable | grep openspp
sudo systemctl stop openspp
sudo tar -czf /var/backups/openspp-backup-$(date +%Y%m%d).tar.gz /opt/openspp /etc/openspp
sudo apt-get upgrade openspp
sudo systemctl start openspp

Alternative: manual update

If updating manually, run the following commands to get the latest debian package and upgrade OpenSPP:

wget https://builds.acn.fr/repository/apt-openspp/pool/main/o/openspp/openspp_X.X.X_amd64.deb
sudo systemctl stop openspp
sudo tar -czf /var/backups/openspp-backup-$(date +%Y%m%d).tar.gz /opt/openspp /etc/openspp
sudo dpkg -i openspp_X.X.X_amd64.deb
sudo systemctl start openspp

Note: Replace X.X.X with the target version number in the wget and dpkg commands.