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==== How is code of the zynthian maintained? ====

==== How is code of the zynthian maintained? ====

You can log onto the Zynthian itself as the root user, and do pretty much anything you want as it it nothing more or less than a raspberry Pi of various vintages running an operating system. So you can edit files to your hearts content and very quickly render your Zynthian unplayable if you don't know what you are doing.

You can log onto a Zynthian itself as the root user if you have the password (it's set to raspberry), but you might well change it on a performance machine. People will find it very amusing to log onto your machine pre or during performance if they can, and if you don't change the password....

There is an entire linux world built around what is called a terminal, which contains a command line that you literally type commands into and press enter to get them todo things. Zynthian hs one of these,  

 

You and they (if you haven't changed the password)  can, and do pretty much anything you want as it it nothing more or less than a raspberry Pi of various vintages running an operating system. So you can edit files to your hearts content and very quickly render your Zynthian unplayable if you don't know what you are doing.

There is an entire linux world built around what is called a terminal, which contains a command line that you literally type commands into and press enter to get them todo things. Zynthian has one of these,  

and there are code editors that operate entirely round the command line, allowing you to change the contents of files on the machine.  

and there are code editors that operate entirely round the command line, allowing you to change the contents of files on the machine.  

Here there is no protection. it's your machine and you can break it as you wish, and whilst you will almost certainly get help on the discourse forum, this is not the sort of activity to indulge in twenty five minutes before your performance. It easy to become the essential technician beloved and feared in equal measure, but probably the first concept to learn is stable. . .  

Here there is no protection. it's your machine and you can break it as you wish, and whilst you will almost certainly get help on the discourse forum, this is not the sort of activity to indulge in twenty five minutes before your performance. It easy to become the essential technician beloved and feared in equal measure, but probably the first concept to learn is stable . . .  

Stable is the particular branch of code that is know good and behaves in a fashion that will match the documentation.

Stable is the particular branch of code that is know good and behaves in a fashion that will match the documentation.

It wont be cutting edge, but it will behave itself, precisely as you expect, during the performance so this is what you should be initially taking on stage.  

It wont be cutting edge, but it will behave itself, precisely as you expect, during the performance so this is what you should be initially taking on stage.  

The good news is if you can get enough of a Zynthian running to open up it's inbuilt webserver, forever known as webconf in these parts, you can select an option that will allow you to return to the stable state. This is your protection from your own misdeeds with code.In fact it is sensible to keep at least two ssd's with a known good stable version on so you can give the zynth a brain change and keep a separate ssd for your code projects. You have been warned!

The good news is if you can get enough of a Zynthian running to open up it's inbuilt webserver, forever known as webconf in these parts, you can select an option that will allow you to return to the stable state. This is your protection from your own misdeeds with code. In fact it is sensible to keep at least two ssd's with a known good stable version on so you can give the zynth a brain change and keep a separate ssd for your code projects, but if you trash a part of webconf, then you have little or no easy way onto the machine, and you will need your backup... You have been warned!