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+#!/usr/bin/env python3
+import requests
+import socket
+import platform
+import argparse
+
+parser = argparse.ArgumentParser(description='Process some integers.')
+parser.add_argument('-d', '--debug', dest='debug', action='store_true',
+                    help='debug: show what would be sent')
+
+args = parser.parse_args()
+
+hostname = socket.gethostname()
+hostname = socket.getfqdn()
+fqdn = socket.getfqdn()
+ip = socket.gethostbyname(hostname)
+
+API_ENDPOINT = "http://192.168.0.140:5000/register"
+
+
+def get_ip():
+    s = socket.socket(socket.AF_INET, socket.SOCK_DGRAM)
+    try:
+        # doesn't even have to be reachable
+        s.connect(('10.255.255.255', 1))
+        IP = s.getsockname()[0]
+    except Exception:
+        IP = '127.0.0.1'
+    finally:
+        s.close()
+    return IP
+
+ip = get_ip()
+
+if ip.startswith("127.0"):
+    raise ValueError("you need a fully qualified hostname")
+
+if platform.system() == "Windows":
+    os = "win"
+elif platform.system() == "Linux":
+    os = "linux"
+else:
+    raise ValueError
+
+
+data = {
+        "client":hostname,
+        "os":os,
+        "ip":fqdn
+        }
+
+if args.debug:
+    print(data, "sent to:", API_ENDPOINT)
+else:
+    r = requests.post(url = API_ENDPOINT, data = data)
+    print(r.text)
+
+    if platform.system() == "Windows":
+        with open("C:/Program Files/Bacula/bacula-fd.conf","w") as f:
+            f.write(r.text)
+    elif platform.system() == "Linux":
+        with open("/etc/bacula/bacula-fd.conf","w") as f:
+            f.write(r.text)
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