Beacon

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Comprehensive beacon commands and workflows for system administration across all platforms.

Basic Commands

Command	Description
beacon --version	Show beacon version
beacon --help	Display help information
beacon init	Initialize beacon in current directory
beacon status	Check current status
beacon list	List available options
beacon info	Display system information
beacon config	Show configuration settings
beacon update	Update to latest version
beacon start	Start beacon service
beacon stop	Stop beacon service
beacon restart	Restart beacon service
beacon reload	Reload configuration

Installation

Linux/Ubuntu

# Package manager installation
sudo apt update
sudo apt install beacon

# Alternative installation
wget https://github.com/example/beacon/releases/latest/download/beacon-linux
chmod +x beacon-linux
sudo mv beacon-linux /usr/local/bin/beacon

# Build from source
git clone https://github.com/example/beacon.git
cd beacon
make && sudo make install

macOS

# Homebrew installation
brew install beacon

# MacPorts installation
sudo port install beacon

# Manual installation
curl -L -o beacon https://github.com/example/beacon/releases/latest/download/beacon-macos
chmod +x beacon
sudo mv beacon /usr/local/bin/

Windows

# Chocolatey installation
choco install beacon

# Scoop installation
scoop install beacon

# Winget installation
winget install beacon

# Manual installation
# Download from https://github.com/example/beacon/releases
# Extract and add to PATH

Configuration

Command	Description
beacon config show	Display current configuration
beacon config list	List all configuration options
beacon config set <key> <value>	Set configuration value
beacon config get <key>	Get configuration value
beacon config unset <key>	Remove configuration value
beacon config reset	Reset to default configuration
beacon config validate	Validate configuration file
beacon config export	Export configuration to file

Advanced Operations

File Operations

# Create new file/resource
beacon create <name>

# Read file/resource
beacon read <name>

# Update existing file/resource
beacon update <name>

# Delete file/resource
beacon delete <name>

# Copy file/resource
beacon copy <source> <destination>

# Move file/resource
beacon move <source> <destination>

# List all files/resources
beacon list --all

# Search for files/resources
beacon search <pattern>

Network Operations

# Connect to remote host
beacon connect <host>:<port>

# Listen on specific port
beacon listen --port <port>

# Send data to target
beacon send --target <host> --data "<data>"

# Receive data from source
beacon receive --source <host>

# Test connectivity
beacon ping <host>

# Scan network range
beacon scan <network>

# Monitor network traffic
beacon monitor --interface <interface>

# Proxy connections
beacon proxy --listen <port> --target <host>:<port>

Process Management

# Start background process
beacon start --daemon

# Stop running process
beacon stop --force

# Restart with new configuration
beacon restart --config <file>

# Check process status
beacon status --verbose

# Monitor process performance
beacon monitor --metrics

# Kill all processes
beacon killall

# Show running processes
beacon ps

# Manage process priority
beacon priority --pid <pid> --level <level>

Security Features

Authentication

# Login with username/password
beacon login --user <username>

# Login with API key
beacon login --api-key <key>

# Login with certificate
beacon login --cert <cert_file>

# Logout current session
beacon logout

# Change password
beacon passwd

# Generate new API key
beacon generate-key --name <key_name>

# List active sessions
beacon sessions

# Revoke session
beacon revoke --session <session_id>

Encryption

# Encrypt file
beacon encrypt --input <file> --output <encrypted_file>

# Decrypt file
beacon decrypt --input <encrypted_file> --output <file>

# Generate encryption key
beacon keygen --type <type> --size <size>

# Sign file
beacon sign --input <file> --key <private_key>

# Verify signature
beacon verify --input <file> --signature <sig_file>

# Hash file
beacon hash --algorithm <algo> --input <file>

# Generate certificate
beacon cert generate --name <name> --days <days>

# Verify certificate
beacon cert verify --cert <cert_file>

Monitoring and Logging

System Monitoring

# Monitor system resources
beacon monitor --system

# Monitor specific process
beacon monitor --pid <pid>

# Monitor network activity
beacon monitor --network

# Monitor file changes
beacon monitor --files <directory>

# Real-time monitoring
beacon monitor --real-time --interval 1

# Generate monitoring report
beacon report --type monitoring --output <file>

# Set monitoring alerts
beacon alert --threshold <value> --action <action>

# View monitoring history
beacon history --type monitoring

Logging

# View logs
beacon logs

# View logs with filter
beacon logs --filter <pattern>

# Follow logs in real-time
beacon logs --follow

# Set log level
beacon logs --level <level>

# Rotate logs
beacon logs --rotate

# Export logs
beacon logs --export <file>

# Clear logs
beacon logs --clear

# Archive logs
beacon logs --archive <archive_file>

Troubleshooting

Common Issues

Issue: Command not found

# Check if beacon is installed
which beacon
beacon --version

# Check PATH variable
echo $PATH

# Reinstall if necessary
sudo apt reinstall beacon
# or
brew reinstall beacon

Issue: Permission denied

# Run with elevated privileges
sudo beacon <command>

# Check file permissions
ls -la $(which beacon)

# Fix permissions
chmod +x /usr/local/bin/beacon

# Check ownership
sudo chown $USER:$USER /usr/local/bin/beacon

Issue: Configuration errors

# Validate configuration
beacon config validate

# Reset to default configuration
beacon config reset

# Check configuration file location
beacon config show --file

# Backup current configuration
beacon config export > backup.conf

# Restore from backup
beacon config import backup.conf

Issue: Service not starting

# Check service status
beacon status --detailed

# Check system logs
journalctl -u beacon

# Start in debug mode
beacon start --debug

# Check port availability
netstat -tulpn|grep <port>

# Kill conflicting processes
beacon killall --force

Debug Commands

Command	Description
beacon --debug	Enable debug output
beacon --verbose	Enable verbose logging
beacon --trace	Enable trace logging
beacon test	Run built-in tests
beacon doctor	Run system health check
beacon diagnose	Generate diagnostic report
beacon benchmark	Run performance benchmarks
beacon validate	Validate installation and configuration

Performance Optimization

Resource Management

# Set memory limit
beacon --max-memory 1G <command>

# Set CPU limit
beacon --max-cpu 2 <command>

# Enable caching
beacon --cache-enabled <command>

# Set cache size
beacon --cache-size 100M <command>

# Clear cache
beacon cache clear

# Show cache statistics
beacon cache stats

# Optimize performance
beacon optimize --profile <profile>

# Show performance metrics
beacon metrics

Parallel Processing

# Enable parallel processing
beacon --parallel <command>

# Set number of workers
beacon --workers 4 <command>

# Process in batches
beacon --batch-size 100 <command>

# Queue management
beacon queue add <item>
beacon queue process
beacon queue status
beacon queue clear

Integration

Scripting

#!/bin/bash
# Example script using beacon

set -euo pipefail

# Configuration
CONFIG_FILE="config.yaml"
LOG_FILE="beacon.log"

# Check if beacon is available
if ! command -v beacon &> /dev/null; then
    echo "Error: beacon is not installed" >&2
    exit 1
fi

# Function to log messages
log() \\\\{
    echo "$(date '+%Y-%m-%d %H:%M:%S') - $1"|tee -a "$LOG_FILE"
\\\\}

# Main operation
main() \\\\{
    log "Starting beacon operation"

    if beacon --config "$CONFIG_FILE" run; then
        log "Operation completed successfully"
        exit 0
    else
        log "Operation failed with exit code $?"
        exit 1
    fi
\\\\}

# Cleanup function
cleanup() \\\\{
    log "Cleaning up"
    beacon cleanup
\\\\}

# Set trap for cleanup
trap cleanup EXIT

# Run main function
main "$@"

API Integration

#!/usr/bin/env python3
"""
Python wrapper for the tool
"""

import subprocess
import json
import logging
from pathlib import Path
from typing import Dict, List, Optional

class ToolWrapper:
    def __init__(self, config_file: Optional[str] = None):
        self.config_file = config_file
        self.logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)

    def run_command(self, args: List[str]) -> Dict:
        """Run command and return parsed output"""
        cmd = ['tool_name']

        if self.config_file:
            cmd.extend(['--config', self.config_file])

        cmd.extend(args)

        try:
            result = subprocess.run(
                cmd,
                capture_output=True,
                text=True,
                check=True
            )
            return \\\\{'stdout': result.stdout, 'stderr': result.stderr\\\\}
        except subprocess.CalledProcessError as e:
            self.logger.error(f"Command failed: \\\\{e\\\\}")
            raise

    def status(self) -> Dict:
        """Get current status"""
        return self.run_command(['status'])

    def start(self) -> Dict:
        """Start service"""
        return self.run_command(['start'])

    def stop(self) -> Dict:
        """Stop service"""
        return self.run_command(['stop'])

# Example usage
if __name__ == "__main__":
    wrapper = ToolWrapper()
    status = wrapper.status()
    print(json.dumps(status, indent=2))

Environment Variables

Variable	Description	Default
BEACON_CONFIG	Configuration file path	~/.beacon/config.yaml
BEACON_HOME	Home directory	~/.beacon
BEACON_LOG_LEVEL	Logging level	INFO
BEACON_LOG_FILE	Log file path	~/.beacon/logs/beacon.log
BEACON_CACHE_DIR	Cache directory	~/.beacon/cache
BEACON_DATA_DIR	Data directory	~/.beacon/data
BEACON_TIMEOUT	Default timeout	30s
BEACON_MAX_WORKERS	Maximum workers	4

Configuration File

# ~/.beacon/config.yaml
version: "1.0"

# General settings
settings:
  debug: false
  verbose: false
  log_level: "INFO"
  log_file: "~/.beacon/logs/beacon.log"
  timeout: 30
  max_workers: 4

# Network configuration
network:
  host: "localhost"
  port: 8080
  ssl: true
  timeout: 30
  retries: 3

# Security settings
security:
  auth_required: true
  api_key: ""
  encryption: "AES256"
  verify_ssl: true

# Performance settings
performance:
  cache_enabled: true
  cache_size: "100M"
  cache_dir: "~/.beacon/cache"
  max_memory: "1G"

# Monitoring settings
monitoring:
  enabled: true
  interval: 60
  metrics_enabled: true
  alerts_enabled: true

Examples

Basic Workflow

# 1. Initialize beacon
beacon init

# 2. Configure basic settings
beacon config set host example.com
beacon config set port 8080

# 3. Start service
beacon start

# 4. Check status
beacon status

# 5. Perform operations
beacon run --target example.com

# 6. View results
beacon results

# 7. Stop service
beacon stop

Advanced Workflow

# Comprehensive operation with monitoring
beacon run \
  --config production.yaml \
  --parallel \
  --workers 8 \
  --verbose \
  --timeout 300 \
  --output json \
  --log-file operation.log

# Monitor in real-time
beacon monitor --real-time --interval 5

# Generate report
beacon report --type comprehensive --output report.html

Automation Example

#!/bin/bash
# Automated beacon workflow

# Configuration
TARGETS_FILE="targets.txt"
RESULTS_DIR="results/$(date +%Y-%m-%d)"
CONFIG_FILE="automation.yaml"

# Create results directory
mkdir -p "$RESULTS_DIR"

# Process each target
while IFS= read -r target; do
    echo "Processing $target..."

    beacon \
        --config "$CONFIG_FILE" \
        --output json \
        --output-file "$RESULTS_DIR/$\\\\{target\\\\}.json" \
        run "$target"

done < "$TARGETS_FILE"

# Generate summary report
beacon report summary \
    --input "$RESULTS_DIR/*.json" \
    --output "$RESULTS_DIR/summary.html"

Best Practices

Security

• Always verify checksums when downloading binaries
• Use strong authentication methods (API keys, certificates)
• Regularly update to the latest version
• Follow principle of least privilege
• Enable audit logging for compliance
• Use encrypted connections when possible
• Validate all inputs and configurations
• Implement proper access controls

Performance

• Use appropriate resource limits for your environment
• Monitor system performance regularly
• Optimize configuration for your use case
• Use parallel processing when beneficial
• Implement proper caching strategies
• Regular maintenance and cleanup
• Profile performance bottlenecks
• Use efficient algorithms and data structures

Operational

• Maintain comprehensive documentation
• Implement proper backup strategies
• Use version control for configurations
• Monitor and alert on critical metrics
• Implement proper error handling
• Use automation for repetitive tasks
• Regular security audits and updates
• Plan for disaster recovery

Development

• Follow coding standards and conventions
• Write comprehensive tests
• Use continuous integration/deployment
• Implement proper logging and monitoring
• Document APIs and interfaces
• Use version control effectively
• Review code regularly
• Maintain backward compatibility

Resources

Official Documentation

• Official Website
• Documentation
• API Reference
• Installation Guide
• Configuration Reference

Community Resources

• GitHub Repository
• Issue Tracker
• Community Forum
• Discord Server
• Reddit Community
• Stack Overflow

Learning Resources

• Getting Started Guide
• Tutorial Series
• Best Practices Guide
• Video Tutorials
• Training Courses
• Certification Program

Related Tools

• Git - Complementary functionality
• Docker - Alternative solution
• Kubernetes - Integration partner

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Last updated: 2025-07-06|Edit on GitHub