Configure Server and Clients
DiffDog Server and its clients, respectively, have separate configuration settings. You can configure these settings in the following configuration files:
•Server configuration file: server_config.ini, located in the application data folder of DiffDog Server. We describe two typical scenarios in which server configuration is required: Remote Client Setup and Aliases for Server Folders.
•Client configuration file: client_config.ini, located in a folder on the client machine. Client configuration would facilitate client access to the server, and the steps to do this are also described in the topic Remote Client Setup.
You can change the settings in the configuration files by editing the files in a text editor. All the settings available in these files are listed and described in the sections Server Configuration File and Client Configuration File. After editing the server configuration file, restart DiffDog Server as a service (see Setup on Windows, Setup on Linux and Setup on macOS).
Important points
Note the following points:
•To call the executable (client or server) just by name, without the full path, add the program installation directory to your system's PATH variable.
•The client executable (diffdogcmdlclient.exe) can run on the same machine as DiffDog Server or on a different machine. Having the client and DiffDog Server on different machine enables you to compare a client-side file/directory with a remote server-side file/directory.
•The client and the server can be on different operating systems. The advantage of such a setup is that it enables you to run comparisons from virtually any client configured to communicate with the server.