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--- mesh [2025/12/08 03:13] – [Yggdrasil Public Keys] update Matt w1cdn
+++ mesh [2026/01/02 17:43] (current) – kc2ihx
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 Generate [[https://yggdrasil-network.github.io/configuration.html|a configuration file]] for your system and restart the `yggdrasil` service. Don't just create the file, generate it the right way.
-One Debian systems that'll look like this:
+One Debian systems that'll look like this -- create the file first in a directory where you have write permissions:
-  sudo yggdrasil -genconf -json > /etc/yggdrasil/yggdrasil.conf
+  sudo yggdrasil -genconf -json > yggdrasil.conf
+Note that you can't create this file directly in the ''/etc/yggdrasil/'' directory where the service looks for it.
 In the `yggdrasil.conf` file, edit your peers to add:
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   "Peer Type": "Bootstrap Gateway"
   }
+Then copy the resulting file to ''/etc/yggdrasil/yggdrasil.conf'' and start the yggdrasil service:
+   sudo cp yggdrasil.conf /etc/yggdrasil/yggdrasil.conf
+   sudo systemctl enable yggdrasil
+   sudo systemctl start yggdrasil
+Check the status with:
+   sudo systemctl status yggdrasil
+If the service failed, check the ''yggdrasil.conf'' file for syntax issues, and check the permissions on the file.  It should be owned by ''root'' and the ''yggdrasil'' group.
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