{% extends "ui/_layout.html" %} {% block title %}Settings - bty-web{% endblock %} {% block content %} {# Hoisted once: ``primary`` is the first listed non-loopback interface, used by the router-config cheatsheet to suggest the appliance's LAN IP. Computed up front so the same reference is available everywhere on the page. #} {% set primary = interfaces[0] if interfaces else None %}
bty-web is gated by the OS password of the
{{ service_user }} account. To rotate the credential,
run sudo passwd {{ service_user }} on the server.
Sessions are server-signed cookies (Starlette's
SessionMiddleware) with a sliding 7-day TTL. To
invalidate every existing session in one shot, rotate the
session secret:
sudo rm /var/lib/bty/session-secret && sudo systemctl
restart bty-web. The restart regenerates the secret on
startup; no reboot needed.
bty-server runs a TFTP daemon (dnsmasq) and serves boot artefacts over HTTP. The DHCP side stays with your LAN's router/DHCP server -- bty deliberately doesn't try to replace it. Point your router at this appliance with the settings below.
{% if missing_netboot_artifacts %}{{ boot_root }}:
{% for name in missing_netboot_artifacts %}
{{ name }}{% if not loop.last %}, {% endif %}
{% endfor %}.
PXE clients will chain into iPXE but get 404 on the
kernel fetch until these files are present.
| Interface | State | IPv4 |
|---|---|---|
{{ iface.name }} |
{{ iface.operstate }} |
{% if iface.ipv4 %}
{{ iface.ipv4 }}/{{ iface.prefix }}
{% else %}
(no address)
{% endif %}
|
| (no interfaces detected) | ||
Configure your LAN's DHCP server to tag PXE clients with the options below. For UniFi: Settings → Networks → [your LAN] → Advanced → DHCP → Network Boot. For pfSense / OpenWRT / dnsmasq: equivalent options on the DHCP service.
| Option | Value | Notes |
|---|---|---|
option 60 |
PXEClient |
Vendor-class echo. Strict UEFI firmware filters offers without it. |
option 66 / Next-Server |
{% if primary and primary.ipv4 %}
{{ primary.ipv4 }}
{% else %}
(this appliance's LAN IP)
{% endif %}
|
The TFTP server. Same box as bty-web. |
option 67 / Boot-Filename |
ipxe.efi |
For UEFI PXEClient (arch 6/7/9). Use undionly.kpxe for legacy BIOS (arch 0). |
option 67 for user-class=iPXE |
http://{% if primary and primary.ipv4 %}{{ primary.ipv4 }}{% else %}<bty-server>{% endif %}:8080/pxe-bootstrap.ipxe
|
Stops iPXE chain-loop. Different bootfile when iPXE re-DHCPs. |
For UEFI HTTP-Boot (vendor-class HTTPClient), point
option 67 at
http://{% if primary and primary.ipv4 %}{{ primary.ipv4 }}{% else %}<bty-server>{% endif %}:8080/boot/ipxe.efi
instead -- no TFTP roundtrip.
The local dnsmasq.service serves the TFTP root
(/var/lib/tftpboot). Stop it to take PXE offline
without disabling DHCP; restart it to pick up new bootfiles
staged into the TFTP root.
dnsmasq.service