X-Git-Url: https://git.ozlabs.org/?p=patchwork;a=blobdiff_plain;f=docs%2FINSTALL;h=d40ddd2e7d072528728dbee47c4204a45b36e2ac;hp=803c7ff3c7a7c2550f135c9e2dc308950595798e;hb=a5d803a565aea5b655058ff244e9ae8356004963;hpb=50c10beddb95719e5dc8acee4f1ab13f8e858b5c diff --git a/docs/INSTALL b/docs/INSTALL index 803c7ff..d40ddd2 100644 --- a/docs/INSTALL +++ b/docs/INSTALL @@ -3,16 +3,17 @@ Deploying Patchwork Patchwork uses the django framework - there is some background on deploying django applications here: - http://www.djangobook.com/en/1.0/chapter20/ + http://www.djangobook.com/en/2.0/chapter12/ You'll need the following (applications used for patchwork development are in brackets): * A python interpreter - * django + * django >= 1.5 * A webserver (apache) * mod_python or flup - * A database server (postgresql) + * A database server (postgresql, mysql) + * relevant python modules for the database server (e.g: python-mysqldb) 1. Database setup @@ -29,68 +30,95 @@ in brackets): user that your mail server runs as). On Ubuntu these are www-data and nobody, respectively. - For PostgreSQL + As an alternative, you can use password-based login and a single database + account. This is described further down. + + For PostgreSQL (ident-based) $ createdb patchwork $ createuser www-data $ createuser nobody - - postgres uses the standard UNIX authentication, so these users - will only be accessible for processes running as the same username. - This means that no passwords need to be set. + - postgres uses the standard UNIX authentication, so these users + will only be accessible for processes running as the same username. + This means that no passwords need to be set. + + For PostgreSQL (password-based) + + $ createuser -PE patchwork + $ createdb -O patchwork patchwork + + Once that is done, you need to tell Django about the new Database + settings, using local_settings.py (see below) to override the defaults + in settings.py: - For MySQL: + DATABASES = { + 'default': { + 'ENGINE': 'django.db.backends.postgresql_psycopg2', + 'HOST': 'localhost', + 'PORT': '', + 'USER': 'patchwork', + 'PASSWORD': 'my_secret_password', + 'NAME': 'patchwork', + }, + } + + For MySQL: $ mysql - > CREATE DATABASE 'patchwork'; + > CREATE DATABASE 'patchwork' CHARACTER SET utf8; > CREATE USER 'www-data'@'localhost' IDENTIFIED BY ''; > CREATE USER 'nobody'@'localhost' IDENTIFIED BY ''; + Once that is done, you need to tell Django about the new Database + settings, using local_settings.py (see below) to override the defaults + in settings.py: + + DATABASES = { + 'default': { + 'ENGINE': 'django.db.backends.mysql', + 'HOST': 'localhost', + 'PORT': '', + 'USER': 'patchwork', + 'PASSWORD': 'my_secret_password', + 'NAME': 'patchwork', + 'TEST_CHARSET': 'utf8', + }, + } + + TEST_CHARSET is used when creating tables for the test suite. Without + it, tests checking for the correct handling of non-ASCII characters + fail. + 2. Django setup Set up some initial directories in the patchwork base directory: - mkdir -p lib/packages lib/python + mkdir -p lib/packages lib/python + + lib/packages is for stuff we'll download, lib/python is to add + to our python path. We'll symlink python modules into lib/python. - At the time of release, patchwork depends on django version 1.0. - However, most distros don't provide 1.0 yet. If yours does, then you - can skip this step. Otherwise, do a: + At the time of release, patchwork depends on django version 1.5 or + later. Your distro probably provides this. If not, do a: cd lib/packages - svn checkout http://code.djangoproject.com/svn/django/tags/releases/1.0 + git clone https://github.com/django/django.git -b stable/1.5.x cd ../python ln -s ../packages/django/django ./django - We also use the django-registration infrastructure from - http://bitbucket.org/ubernostrum/django-registration/ + The settings.py file contains default settings for patchwork, you'll + need to configure settings for your own setup. - cd lib/packages/ - hg clone http://bitbucket.org/ubernostrum/django-registration/ - cd ../../apps - ln -s ../lib/packages/django-registration/registration ./registration + Rather than edit settings.py, create a file 'local_settings.py', and + override or add settings as necessary. You'll need to define the + following: - We also use some Javascript libraries: - - cd lib/packages - mkdir jquery - cd jquery - wget http://jqueryjs.googlecode.com/files/jquery-1.3.min.js - wget http://www.isocra.com/articles/jquery.tablednd_0_5.js.zip - unzip jquery.tablednd_0_5.js.zip jquery.tablednd_0_5.js - cd ../../../htdocs/js/ - ln -s ../../lib/packages/jquery/jquery-1.3.min.js ./ - ln -s ../../lib/packages/jquery/jquery.tablednd_0_5.js ./ - - The settings.py file contains default settings for patchwork, you'll - need to configure settings for your own setup. - - Rather than edit settings.py, create a file 'local_settings.py', and - override or add settings as necessary. You'll need to define the - following: - - SECRET_KEY - ADMINS - TIME_ZONE - LANGUAGE_CODE + SECRET_KEY + ADMINS + TIME_ZONE + LANGUAGE_CODE + DEFAULT_FROM_EMAIL + NOTIFICATION_FROM_EMAIL You can generate the SECRET_KEY with the following python code: @@ -98,61 +126,69 @@ in brackets): chars = string.letters + string.digits + string.punctuation print repr("".join([random.choice(chars) for i in range(0,50)])) - If you have patchwork installed in somewhere other than /srv/patchwork, - you'll also need to define: - - MEDIA_ROOT - TEMPLATE_DIRS - If you wish to enable the XML-RPC interface, add the following to your local_settings.py file: - ENABLE_XMLRPC = True + ENABLE_XMLRPC = True - Then, get patchwork to create its tables in your configured database: + Then, get patchwork to create its tables in your configured database: - cd apps/ - PYTHONPATH=../lib/python ./manage.py syncdb + cd apps/ + PYTHONPATH=../lib/python ./manage.py syncdb - And add privileges for your mail and web users: + And add privileges for your mail and web users. This is only needed if + you use the ident-based approach. If you use password-based database + authentication, you can skip this step. - Postgresql: - psql -f lib/sql/grant-all.postgres.sql patchwork + Postgresql: + psql -f lib/sql/grant-all.postgres.sql patchwork - MySQL: - mysql patchwork < lib/sql/grant-all.mysql.sql + MySQL: + mysql patchwork < lib/sql/grant-all.mysql.sql 3. Apache setup -Example apache configuration files are in lib/apache/. +Example apache configuration files are in lib/apache2/. + +wsgi: + django has built-in support for WSGI, which supersedes the fastcgi + handler. It is thus the preferred method to run patchwork. + + The necessary configuration for Apache2 may be found in + + lib/apache2/patchwork.wsgi.conf. + + You will need to install/enable mod_wsgi for this to work: + + a2enmod wsgi + apache2ctl restart mod_python: - This should be the simpler of the two to set up. An example apache - configuration file is in: + An example apache configuration file for mod_python is in: - lib/apache/patchwork.mod_python.conf + lib/apache2/patchwork.mod_python.conf - However, mod_python and mod_php may not work well together. So, if your - web server is used for serving php files, the fastcgi method may suit - instead. + However, mod_python and mod_php may not work well together. So, if your + web server is used for serving php files, the fastcgi method may suit + instead. fastcgi: - django has built-in support for fastcgi, which requires the - 'flup' python module. An example configuration is in: + django has built-in support for fastcgi, which requires the + 'flup' python module. An example configuration is in: - lib/apache/patchwork.fastcgi.conf + lib/apache2/patchwork.fastcgi.conf - - this also requires the mod_rewrite apache module to be loaded. + - this also requires the mod_rewrite apache module to be loaded. - Once you have apache set up, you can start the fastcgi server with: + Once you have apache set up, you can start the fastcgi server with: - cd /srv/patchwork/apps - ./manage.py runfcgi method=prefork \ - socket=/srv/patchwork/var/fcgi.sock \ - pidfile=/srv/patchwork/var/fcgi.pid + cd /srv/patchwork/apps + ./manage.py runfcgi method=prefork \ + socket=/srv/patchwork/var/fcgi.sock \ + pidfile=/srv/patchwork/var/fcgi.pid 4. Configure patchwork Now, you should be able to administer patchwork, by visiting the @@ -187,6 +223,39 @@ fastcgi: sudo -u nobody /srv/patchwork/apps/patchwork/bin/parsemail.sh < mail +7. Set up the patchwork cron script + + Patchwork uses a cron script to clean up expired registrations, and + send notifications of patch changes (for projects with this enabled). + + Something like this in your crontab should work: + + # m h dom mon dow command + PYTHONPATH=apps:. + DJANGO_SETTINGS_MODULE=settings + */10 * * * * cd patchwork; python apps/patchwork/bin/patchwork-cron.py + + + - the frequency should be the same as the NOTIFICATION_DELAY_MINUTES + setting, which defaults to 10 minutes. + +8. Optional: Configure your VCS to automatically update patches + + The tools directory of the patchwork distribution contains a file + named post-receive.hook which is an example git hook that can be + used to automatically update patches to the Accepted state when + corresponding comits are pushed via git. + + To install this hook, simply copy it to the .git/hooks directory on + your server, name it post-receive, and make it executable. + + This sample hook has support to update patches to different states + depending on which branch is being pushed to. See the STATE_MAP + setting in that file. + + If you are using a system other than git, you can likely write a + similar hook using pwclient to update patch state. If you do write + one, please contribute it. Some errors: