git-annex-initcluster - Man Page

git-annex initcluster name [description]

This command initializes a new cluster with the specified name. If no description is provided, one will be set automatically.

This command should be run in the repository that will serve as the gateway to the cluster.

The next step after running this command is to configure the cluster nodes, then run git-annex-updatecluster. See the documentation of that command for details about configuring nodes.

The git-annex-common-options(1) can be used.

git-annex(1)

git-annex-updatecluster(1)

git-annex-extendcluster(1)

git-annex-preferred-content(1)

git-annex-updateproxy(1)

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Joey Hess <id@joeyh.name>

git-annex-extendcluster(1), git-annex-updatecluster(1).