[DOC] CROWDSEC_API_KEY

[gilbrotheraway]

Description

is this an arbitrary key? CS console(services) API key? cscli generated key? docs seem to suggest all these options in different places

Proposed solution (optional)

No response

Code of Conduct

• I agree to follow this project's Code of Conduct

[TheophileDiot]

Hi @Fuckingnameless, I moved this issue here as it is more related. If you plan on using the CrowdSec plugin indeed this is mandatory.

[gilbrotheraway]

Hi @Fuckingnameless, I moved this issue here as it is more related. If you plan on using the CrowdSec plugin indeed this is mandatory.

Thank you

i had a few dozens blocks in the report page on bunkerweb yet the crowdsec console is empty, is that normal?

[sachz19]

How to get the API key is documented at crowdsec itself: https://support.crowdsec.net/hc/en-gb/articles/10837360142738--Console-How-to-generate-a-CTI-API-key

[gilbrotheraway]

How to get the API key is documented at crowdsec itself: https://support.crowdsec.net/hc/en-gb/articles/10837360142738--Console-How-to-generate-a-CTI-API-key

you have not read the original post
for example in a few places bunkerweb deploy guide says to "choose a password" where the API is supposed to be

[gilbrotheraway]

there are no alerts when configuring crowdsec like the guides suggest

[TheophileDiot]

Hi @Fuckingnameless, the CROWDSEC_API_KEY setting is only used internally as the README suggests

[fl0ppy-d1sk]

Hi @Fuckingnameless can you be more precise on what you are trying to achieve, what you did and what's not working ?

[gilbrotheraway]

Hi @Fuckingnameless can you be more precise on what you are trying to achieve, what you did and what's not working ?

i set up a website, bunkerweb shows a bunch of block reports but zero on crowdsec panel(i have both the bouncer and appsec set up)