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+# IPMI BMC
+IPMI is an [old protocol](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Intelligent_Platform_Management_Interface) for remote server management.
+It can be useful for managing a large number of machines with Pi-KVM. Its advantage is that it is supported by many enterprise systems.
+
+:exclamation: Although Pi-KVM supports the IPMI protocol, we strongly recommend that you DO NOT USE IT
+outside of trusted networks due to the protocol's [insecurity](https://github.com/NitescuLucian/nliplace.com.blog.drafts). Use Redfish or [KVMD API](api.md) instead of it.
+
+To enable ipmi IPMI BMC follow these steps:
+1. Switch the filesystem to the RW-mode:
+    ```
+    # rw
+    ```
+2. Setup IPMI account in file `/etc/kvmd/ipmipasswd`.
+3. Enable `kvmd-ipmi` daemon:
+    ```
+    # systemctl enable --now kvmd-ipmi
+    ```
+4. Switch the filesystem back to the RO:
+    ```
+    # ro
+    ```
+
+# Redfish
+[Redfish](https://www.dmtf.org/standards/redfish) is a more modern server management protocol designed to replace IPMI.
+It is based on HTTP and fixes many security issues. If possible, we recommend using it instead of IPMI, or using the [KVMD API](api.md).
+
+There're not special actions required to use Redfish. In addition, Redfish will use regular Pi-KVM credentials.
+But for systems that have been upgraded to KVMD 2.0 (not a clean image installation), you will probably need to edit
+the `/etc/kvmd/nginx/kvmd.ctx-server.conf` file to add these lines at the end:
+
+```nginx
+location /redfish {
+      proxy_pass http://kvmd;
+      include /etc/kvmd/nginx/loc-proxy.conf;
+      auth_request off;
+}
+```
+
+:exclamation: Don't be confused by the parameter `auth_request off`. KVMD performs authorization on its own.
+The only open HTTP entrypoint is `/redfish/v1`, which returns a static document and does not change the state of the Pi-KVM. It's safe.
+
+If there is a file in your system after the update `/etc/kvmd/nginx/kvmd.ctx-server.conf.pacnew` you can just move it:
+
+```
+# mv /etc/kvmd/nginx/kvmd.ctx-server.conf.pacnew /etc/kvmd/nginx/kvmd.ctx-server.conf
+```
+
+:exclamation: Be careful not to lose your local changes if you have done anything with this file before.
+
+To access the Redfish API, use HTTP Basic Auth.