From 3dff90ce34448551bc82a6a7262837c0561a4691 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Ludovic Courtès Date: Fri, 21 Apr 2017 14:57:02 +0200 Subject: store: Add support for remote connections via 'guix://' URIs. * guix/store.scm (open-inet-socket): New procedure. (connect-to-daemon): Support the 'guix' URI scheme. * doc/guix.texi (The Store): Document it. --- doc/guix.texi | 13 +++++++++++++ 1 file changed, 13 insertions(+) (limited to 'doc') diff --git a/doc/guix.texi b/doc/guix.texi index 5f973e2fe1..8f646475e9 100644 --- a/doc/guix.texi +++ b/doc/guix.texi @@ -3683,6 +3683,19 @@ supported URI schemes are: These are for Unix-domain sockets. @code{file:///var/guix/daemon-socket/socket} is equivalent to @file{/var/guix/daemon-socket/socket}. + +@item guix +These URIs denote connections over TCP/IP, without encryption nor +authentication of the remote host. The URI must always specify both the +host name and port number: + +@example +guix://master.guix.example.org:1234 +@end example + +This setup is suitable on local networks, such as clusters, where only +trusted nodes may connect to the build daemon at +@code{master.guix.example.org}. @end table Additional URI schemes may be supported in the future. -- cgit 1.4.1