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5. Sputnik log file location: /var/log/sputnik.log
(to view Sputnik‟s output while it is running,
use „tail –f /var/log/sputnik.log‟)
6. Sputnik configuration file location: /etc/sputnik.conf
i.
Sputnik‟s configuration file contains two options – listening port and web server port. Sputnik
must be restarted after any changes are made to the configuration.
ii.
Listening Port: Default is 5111. This option allows you to specify the TCP port that Sputnik
uses to listen for connections from Bond devices.
iii.
Web Server Port: Default is 1957. This option specifies the port to be used by the web server
running Sputnik‟s dashboard.
5 Creating an Amazon EC2 instance for Sputnik
1. go to
2. Log in to your account, or sign up if you have not done so already.
3.
Click the „Amazon EC2‟ tab.
4. Select the appropriate Region on the left navigation pane.
5. Set up a new Security Group if you have not done so already. See Configuring your EC2
Instance‟s Security Settings, page 7 for details.
6.
Select „Instances‟ in the navigation pane.
7.
Click the large „Launch Instance‟ button.