SEC.01

The playbook

The run starts read-only: the recon probes decide what happens next. The steps that follow are adapted to the distribution and state found — a real machine is rarely clean.

1. 01recondoes a swap (file, partition or zram) already exist? → do not add one
2. 02reconfree space ≥ size + 20% and FS type (btrfs → mkswapfile, ext4/xfs → fallocate)
3. 03reconis a swap entry already in fstab?
4. 04recondoes /swapfile already exist? do not overwrite it
5. 05reconopenvz/lxc: swap is impossible in a container → stop
6. 06actCreate the ${size} fileverify
7. 07actFormat and enableverify
8. 08actMake persistent (fstab)destructiveverify

SEC.02

What it verifies

Each step ships its own check. The run only moves on when the check passes, so what the recipe reports as done is what is actually on the server.

1. 01verifyCreate the ${size} fileVerified bystat -c '%a %s' /swapfile
2. 02verifyFormat and enableVerified byswapon --show=NAME --noheadings | grep -cx /swapfile
3. 03verifyMake persistent (fstab)Verified bygrep -c '^/swapfile[[:space:]]' /etc/fstab

SEC.03

Guardrails

Non-negotiable instructions the run must respect, whatever it finds on the server.

SEC.04

Variables

What you choose before launching — the recipe fills in the rest.

SEC.05

How a recipe runs in Servor

Servor is zero-knowledge: the platform cannot execute anything on its own. When you launch this recipe, a run reads the reconnaissance, plans the steps and asks for your approval. Each approved command is signed by your browser — with a key the server never sees — then relayed verbatim to the agent, which verifies the signature locally before executing.

SEC.06

Deploy on Servor button

Maintain Swap file or a project that needs it? Put this button in your README or on your site: one click and your users install it on their own server.

SEC.07

More storage & backup recipes

1. 01restic backupsrestic + a scheduled, encrypted backup of a folder to a repository.
2. 02MinIOS3-compatible MinIO object storage via Docker, local-only. Community project archived: frozen image.
3. 03Garage (S3 storage)Garage (Deuxfleurs) S3-compatible object storage via Docker, single-node and local-only, with a first bucket and its key. Maintained alternative to MinIO.
4. 04Samba shareSamba file server (SMB). Destructive: creates a share and a user.
5. 05Borg backupsBorgBackup + a scheduled encrypted backup of a folder.