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cwfs(4) tips
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No-dump configuration
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A cheap VPS or an SD card lack the storage capacity for running a usable
default `cwfs(4)` setup with a big WORM partition and daily dumps.
The go-to solution is the `hjfs(4)` file system, which doesn't
use a dedicated WORM partition and doesn't do daily dumps by default.
However, it has several performance problems and is not as well tested.

The `cwfs` file system can be configured in lots of ways beyond the
default cache-worm + other configuration supported by the 9front
installer.

The desired configuration we're going to cover is a single `main`
file server tree backed by a simple disk file system - the same type
used by the `other` tree in the default setup.

To do this we're going to partition the disk appropriately and override
the `mountcwfs` stage of the 9front installer with a replacement
[script](http://a-b.xyz/23/666a) that will configure `cwfs`
appropriately. The rest of the installation and most of the
subsequent system operation remain unaffected.

Start by booting from the installation media. Configure networking
with `ip/ipconfig(8)` and fetch the replacement `mountcwfs` script,
or put the script on a flash drive:

	webfs
	ramfs
	hget http://a-b.xyz/23/666a >/tmp/mountcwfs
	chmod +x /tmp/mountcwfs
	
Override the `mountcwfs` stage using `bind(1)`:

	bind /tmp/mountcwfs /bin/inst/mountcwfs

Run `inst/start` and complete the stages up to `preppart` as you would
normally.  At `preppart`, delete the default partitions and create one
named `fsmain` with a desired size:

	d other
	d fscache
	d fsworm
	a fsmain 123456 .+100%
	w
	q

Make sure to "ream" the new partition at the next step.

Complete the rest of the installation, reboot. That is all.