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‎docs/_data/navigation.yml‎

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- name: "Get Ipfixprobe"
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- name: "Installation"
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- name: "Export Data"
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‎docs/_get_options/a_rhel_packages.md‎

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title: Get ipfixprobe from repository!
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description: We use COPR infrastructure to build and serve ipfixprobe packages. Currently, we generate RPM packages for RHEL-based distributions
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title: Installation from binary packages (RPM) (recommended)
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description: We use <a href="https://copr.fedorainfracloud.org/coprs/g/CESNET/NEMEA-stable/">COPR infrastructure</a> to build and serve ipfixprobe packages. Currently, we support packages for RPM-based distributions, such as OracleLinux, RockyLinux, ... EPEL version 8 or 9.
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description: "Install copr repository."
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- "dnf install -y dnf-plugins-core && dnf copr -y enable @CESNET/NEMEA"
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- "dnf install -y dnf-plugins-core && dnf copr -y enable @CESNET/NEMEA-stable"
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description: "After succesfull instalation of COPR, you can install the ipfixprobe via yum or dnf."
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‎docs/_get_options/build_from_source.md‎

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title: Build ipfixprobe from source!
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title: Build from source codes
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description: You can build ipfixprobe from source codes available at <a href="https://github.com/CESNET/ipfixprobe">github</a>.
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description: "Install requirements"
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- "yum -y install wget curl net-tools gcc gcc-c++ git libtool libpcap-devel libunwind libssl-devel libpcap-devel"
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- "dnf -y install wget curl net-tools gcc gcc-c++ git libtool libpcap-devel libunwind libssl-devel libpcap-devel"
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description: "Now get the ipfixprobe source codes"
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title: Installation on Turris (OpenWrt routers)
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description: CESNET feed is officially supported by CZ.NIC, so installation on Turris devices is easy! Contrary for other OpenWrt devices, it is most likely necessary to compile a package; see our <a href="">NEMEA-OpenWrt feed</a> for more details or contact us. Installation on Turris can be done via SSH, which is described bellow, or using LUCI intuitive interface.
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description: "Update repository metadata"
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- opkg update
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description: "Install ipfixprobe"
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- opkg install ipfixprobe
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description: "Optionally for LUCI configuration page, install luci-app-ipfixprobe"
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‎docs/get_options.html‎

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title: Get ipfixprobe
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title: Installation of ipfixprobe
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heading: How to install ipfixprobe?
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Continue reading with <a href="{% link how.html %}">"How to use it"</a>...
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‎docs/how.html‎

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This guide expects ipfixprobe is already installed, see <a href="{% link get_options.html %}">installation step</a>.
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The following sections describe alternative ways how to run ipfixprobe.
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<h1 class = "clickable">Systemd service (recommended)</h1>
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<p>The ipfixprobe can be set up to be used as a daemon to continuously process incoming packets from the boot up:</p>
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<p>Create your <b>instance.conf</b> configuration, and save it in <b>/etc/ipfixprobe/</b><br>
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<span style="background-color: #ffe59e; " >All settings are explained in the <a href="https://github.com/CESNET/ipfixprobe/blob/master/init/link0.conf.example">example file</a></span>
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<p>To start the systemd service, use:</p>
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<span style="background-color: #ffe59e; " >"instance" serves as Your identifier of ipfixprobe instance, it must be equal in the name of the configuration file and in the systemctl command.</span>
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<p>The simplest way to use ipfixprobe is to process PCAP file using PCAP plugin (need to be <b>./configure</b>d with --with-pcap) </p>
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