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diff --git a/doc/guix.texi b/doc/guix.texi index 9fcce27597..71deca5aba 100644 --- a/doc/guix.texi +++ b/doc/guix.texi @@ -11788,6 +11788,7 @@ declaration. * Virtualization Services:: Virtualization services. * Version Control Services:: Providing remote access to Git repositories. * Game Services:: Game servers. +* Guix Services:: Services relating specifically to Guix. * Miscellaneous Services:: Other services. @end menu @@ -24327,6 +24328,57 @@ The port to bind the server to. @end table @end deftp + +@node Guix Services +@subsection Guix Services + +@subsubheading Guix Data Service +The @uref{http://data.guix.gnu.org,Guix Data Service} processes, stores +and provides data about GNU Guix. This includes information about +packages, derivations and lint warnings. + +The data is stored in a PostgreSQL database, and available through a web +interface. + +@defvar {Scheme Variable} guix-data-service-type +Service type for the Guix Data Service. Its value must be a +@code{guix-data-service-configuration} object. The service optionally +extends the getmail service, as the guix-commits mailing list is used to +find out about changes in the Guix git repository. +@end defvar + +@deftp {Data Type} guix-data-service-configuration +Data type representing the configuration of the Guix Data Service. + +@table @asis +@item @code{package} (default: @code{guix-data-service}) +The Guix Data Service package to use. + +@item @code{user} (default: @code{"guix-data-service"}) +The system user to run the service as. + +@item @code{group} (default: @code{"guix-data-service"}) +The system group to run the service as. + +@item @code{port} (default: @code{8765}) +The port to bind the web service to. + +@item @code{host} (default: @code{"127.0.0.1"}) +The host to bind the web service to. + +@item @code{getmail-idle-mailboxes} (default: @code{#f}) +If set, this is the list of mailboxes that the getmail service will be +configured to listen to. + +@item @code{commits-getmail-retriever-configuration} (default: @code{#f}) +If set, this is the @code{getmail-retriever-configuration} object with +which to configure getmail to fetch mail from the guix-commits mailing +list. + +@end table +@end deftp + + @node Miscellaneous Services @subsection Miscellaneous Services |