Reset Netalertx Database

DevOps & Security

reset-netalertx-database

Reset Netalertx Database is an Agent Skill for devops & security published in the netalertx/NetAlertX repository on GitHub: a SKILL.md instruction file an AI agent can load to do this task.

Wipe and regenerate the NetAlertX database and config. Use this when asked to reset database, wipe db, fresh database, clean slate, or start fresh.

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How to use this skill

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Prompt to paste

Inspect the Agent Skill at https://github.com/netalertx/NetAlertX/blob/HEAD/.github/skills/database-reset/SKILL.md and all supporting files. Report provenance, permissions, scripts, dependencies, and security risks. Propose an exact installation into .agents/skills/reset-netalertx-database, but wait for my approval before writing files or running scripts.

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Database Reset

Completely wipes devcontainer database and config, then regenerates from scratch.

Command

killall 'python3' || true
sleep 1
rm -rf /data/db/* /data/config/*
bash /entrypoint.d/15-first-run-config.sh
bash /entrypoint.d/20-first-run-db.sh

What This Does

Kills backend to release database locks
Deletes all files in /data/db/ and /data/config/
Runs first-run config provisioning
Runs first-run database initialization

After Reset

Run the startup script to restart services:

/workspaces/NetAlertX/.devcontainer/scripts/setup.sh

Database Location

Runtime: /data/db/app.db (SQLite)
Config: /data/config/app.conf