Remote control (GUI)#

New in version 2.8.

See also

This section describes how to set up the GUI to connect to a server. To find information about setting up the actual server see Remote control (core).

DAF can run either locally or it can connect to a remote server that is running the DAF core. Users can choose between these two options by changing the connection client as shown in picture:

Using LocalConnectionCLIENT will start DAF locally and anything the users do will be done locally. Using RemoteConnectionCLIENT will connect to a remote server and anything the users do including adding / removing accounts, retrieving logs, etc. will be done through a HTTP API which can also be HTTPS (recommended) if desired.

If the Edit button is clicked (in the top right corner) and RemoteConnectionCLIENT is selected, a new window will be opened, which allows customization of connection parameters.

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class daf_gui.connector.RemoteConnectionCLIENT(host: str, port: int = 80, username: str | None = None, password: str | None = None, verify_ssl: bool | None = True)#

Client used for connecting to DAF running on a remote server though the HTTP protocol. The connection is based fully on request from the GUI (this client).

Parameters:

host (str) – The URL / IP of the host.
port (Optional[int]) – The HTTP port of the host. Defaults to 80.
username (Optional[str]) – The username to login with.
password (Optional[str].) – The password to login with.
verify_ssl (Optional[bool]) – Defaults to True. If True, connection will be refused when the certificate does not match the host name.