Statistics Server

Caution

The statistics server (stat.flexfs) is an internal component operated by Paradigm4 in most deployments. This page is provided for reference only. Most users do not need to deploy or configure this service.

Overview

The statistics server collects usage data from admin servers, tracks storage consumption over time, and generates billing reports. It sends periodic email notifications with usage summaries.

Setup

Initialize credentials

The statistics server requires SMTP credentials for sending email notifications:

stat.flexfs init creds \
  --smtpAddr $SMTP_HOST:587 \
  --smtpFrom $SMTP_FROM \
  --smtpTo $SMTP_TO \
  --smtpUser $USERNAME \
  --smtpPass $PASSWORD

If --smtpPass is omitted, the command prompts interactively.

init creds flags:

Flag	Type	Default	Description
--force	bool	false	Overwrite an existing credentials file
--smtpAddr	string	email-smtp.us-east-1.amazonaws.com:587	SMTP server address
--smtpFrom	string	flexFS Service <no-reply@ses.flexfs.io>	Sender email address
--smtpPass	string	(prompts)	SMTP password
--smtpTo	string	(internal default)	Comma-separated list of recipient email addresses
--smtpUser	string	(internal default)	SMTP username

Create systemd service

sudo stat.flexfs init systemd --now

Start flags

Flag	Type	Default	Description
--bindAddr	string	0.0.0.0:443	Address and port to bind
--dbFolder	string	~/.flexfs/stat	Database folder path
--keyFolder	string	~/.flexfs/license	License signing key folder path
--noSSL	bool	false	Disable TLS
--sslCert	string	~/.flexfs/ssl/cert	TLS certificate file path
--sslKey	string	~/.flexfs/ssl/key	TLS private key file path
--verbose / -v	bool	false	Enable verbose logging

Hidden flags [internal]:

Flag	Type	Default	Description
--mockTime	bool	false	Testing flag: simulate time progression
--pprof	bool	false	Enable the Go pprof profiler
--pprofPort	int	6065	Pprof server port
--smtpAddr	string	(from creds)	SMTP server address (overrides credentials file)
--smtpFrom	string	(from creds)	Sender email (overrides credentials file)
--smtpPass	string	(from creds)	SMTP password (overrides credentials file)
--smtpTo	string	(from creds)	Recipient emails (overrides credentials file)
--smtpUser	string	(from creds)	SMTP username (overrides credentials file)
--sqliteOpts	string	(default tuning)	Database connection tuning options

How it works

1. Admin servers periodically report volume usage statistics to the statistics server.
2. The statistics server stores these reports in its database.
3. At configured intervals, it generates usage summaries and sends them via email to the configured recipients.
4. The database retains historical usage data for billing reconciliation.

Connection to the admin server

The admin server is configured with the statistics server address via the --statAddr flag (an internal flag on admin.flexfs). The admin server pushes usage reports to the statistics server over HTTPS.