TARPN Command Reference¶

The tarpn command provides management functions for your TARPN node.

Status Commands¶

`tarpn`¶

Show current node status (default when no command given).

$ tarpn
TARPN Node Status
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BPQ Node: RUNNING
  PID: 1234
  Uptime: 2:15:30

Network:
  IP Address: 192.168.1.100
  Web Interface: http://192.168.1.100:8080

USB Devices:
  /dev/ttyUSB0
  /dev/ttyUSB1

`tarpn info`¶

Display detailed system information.

tarpn info

Shows CPU, memory, disk, and temperature information.

Service Management¶

`tarpn service start`¶

Start the TARPN node as a background service.

tarpn service start

`tarpn service stop`¶

Stop the background service.

tarpn service stop

`tarpn service restart`¶

Restart the service (useful after configuration changes).

tarpn service restart

`tarpn service status`¶

Show systemd service status.

tarpn service status

Configuration¶

`tarpn config`¶

Launch interactive configuration wizard.

tarpn config

Warning

Stop the node before running config: tarpn service stop

`tarpn test`¶

Run node interactively for testing. Output goes to terminal.

tarpn test

Press Ctrl+C to stop.

Maintenance¶

`tarpn update`¶

Update TARPN software from GitHub.

tarpn update

Note

Restart the service after updating: tarpn service restart

`tarpn backup`¶

Create a backup of node configuration.

tarpn backup

Backups are saved to /opt/tarpn/backups/.

`tarpn restore`¶

Restore configuration from a backup.

tarpn restore

Monitoring¶

`tarpn log`¶

View live node logs.

tarpn log

Press Ctrl+C to stop watching.

`tarpn shell`¶

Open a telnet session to the BPQ command interface.

tarpn shell

`tarpn listen <port>`¶

Monitor packets on a specific port.

tarpn listen 1

`tarpn linktest <port>`¶

Test link quality by sending test packets.

tarpn linktest 1

System¶

`tarpn shutdown`¶

Safely shutdown the node and Raspberry Pi.

tarpn shutdown

Warning

This will power off the Pi. You'll need physical access to restart.

`tarpn reboot`¶

Safely reboot the node.

tarpn reboot

Examples¶

Starting Fresh¶

# Stop any running instance
tarpn service stop

# Configure the node
tarpn config

# Test interactively
tarpn test

# If test looks good, start as service
tarpn service start

Daily Operations¶

# Check status
tarpn

# View logs if something seems wrong
tarpn log

# Update software
tarpn update
tarpn service restart

Before Maintenance¶

# Backup configuration
tarpn backup

# Safely shutdown
tarpn shutdown

TARPN Command Reference¶

Status Commands¶

tarpn¶

tarpn info¶

Service Management¶

tarpn service start¶

tarpn service stop¶

tarpn service restart¶

tarpn service status¶