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+# Batch Processing with SecGen
+
+TODO: Write a brief introduction
+
+## Initialise the Database
+
+Install postgresql
+
+```
+sudo apt-get install postgresql
+
+```
+
+Add the database user role and give the user database superuser permissions. 
+
+```
+sudo -u postgres createuser <username>
+sudo -u postgres psql -c "CREATE ROLE <username> superuser;"
+```
+
+Create the database
+
+```
+sudo -u postgres createdb batch_secgen
+```
+
+Replace 'username' within the lib/batch/batch_secgen.sql dump with your database username on lines 131 and 141
+ 
+```
+...
+128: REVOKE ALL ON TABLE queue FROM PUBLIC;
+129: REVOKE ALL ON TABLE queue FROM postgres;
+130: GRANT ALL ON TABLE queue TO postgres;
+131: GRANT ALL ON TABLE queue TO username;  # << replace with database username
+...
+138: REVOKE ALL ON SEQUENCE queue_id_seq FROM PUBLIC;
+139: REVOKE ALL ON SEQUENCE queue_id_seq FROM postgres;
+140: GRANT ALL ON SEQUENCE queue_id_seq TO postgres;
+141: GRANT SELECT,USAGE ON SEQUENCE queue_id_seq TO username; # << replace with database username
+...
+```
+
+Import the modified SQL file
+
+```
+psql -U secgen batch_secgen < lib/batch/batch_secgen.sql
+```
+ 
+## Using secgen-batch.rb 
+
+COMMANDS:
+add, a: Adds a job to the queue
+start: Starts the service, works through the job queue
+reset: Resets jobs in the table to 'todo' status based on option
+delete: Delete job(s) from the queue table
+list: Lists the current entries in the job queue
+
+OPTIONS:
+[add]
+--instances [integer n]: Number of instances of the scenario to create with default project naming format
+--instances [prefix,prefix, ...]: Alternatively supply a comma separated list of strings to prefix to project output
+--randomise-ips [integer n ](optional): Randomises the IP range 10.X.X.0, unique for all instances,
+                                        requires the number of unique static network tags in the scenario.xml
+---: Delimiter, anything after this will be passed to secgen.rb as an argument.
+Example: `ruby batch_secgen.rb add --instances here,are,some,prefixes --- -s scenarios/default_scenario.xml run`
+
+[start]
+--max_threads [integer n] (optional): Maximum number of worker threads, defaults to 1
+
+[reset]
+--running: Reset all 'running' jobs to 'todo'
+--failed / --error: Reset all failed (i.e. status => 'error') jobs to 'todo'
+
+[delete]
+--id [integer n]: Delete the entry for a specific Job ID
+--all: Delete all jobs from the queue table
+
+[list]
+--id [integer n] (optional): List the entry for a specific Job ID
+--all: List all jobs in the queue table
+
+[misc]
+--help, -h: Shows this usage information
+ 
+
+## Install the service to run batch-secgen in the background
+
+Install the lib/batch/batch-secgen.service systemd service file.
+ 
+```
+sudo systemctl enable /absolute/path/to/SecGen/lib/batch/batch-secgen.service
+service batch-secgen start
+```
+
+TODO: Add support for passing --max_threads to the service as an environment variable. 
+      For now, change line 112's max_threads => 1.
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