---
name: "4s-backend-setup"
section: "1"
platform: "linux"
package: "4store"
version: "1.1.4-2"
release: "Debian 7 (Wheezy)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/4s-backend-setup"
---

# 4s-backend-setup(1)

Create a new 4store KB

## NAME

**4s-backend-setup** – Create a new 4store KB

## SYNOPSIS

**4s-backend-setup** kbname \[**--node** *node-number*\] \[**--cluster** *cluster-size*\] \[**--segments** *segment-count*\] kb-name

- **--node**

  Number of this node in the cluster, values range from 0 to cluster-size - 1. The default is 0.

- **--cluster**

  The number of nodes in the cluster. The default is 1.

- **--segments**

  The number of segments in the cluster. The default is 2. We recommend one for each CPU core in the cluster as a good starting point. Higher numbers tend to consume more resources, but may result in increased performance.

## NOTES

Once crated with **4s-backend-setup** KBs should be started with 4s-backend(1)

## SEE ALSO

4s-query(1), 4s-size(1), 4s-httpd(1), 4s-backend(1), 4s-delete-model(1)

## EXAMPLES

$ **4s-backend-setup** --node 0 --cluster 1 --segments 4 demo

Creates the indexes for a single-machine KB with four segments, named "demo".