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diff --git a/docs/source/siteadmin/configuration.rst b/docs/source/siteadmin/configuration.rst index 3da5cdd9..6b8cd225 100644 --- a/docs/source/siteadmin/configuration.rst +++ b/docs/source/siteadmin/configuration.rst @@ -39,12 +39,12 @@ paste.ini <http://pythonpaste.org/script/>`_). It also sets up some middleware that you can mostly ignore, except to configure sessions... more on that later. If you are adding a different - Python server other than fastcgi / plain HTTP, you might configure + Python server other than FastCGI / plain HTTP, you might configure it here. You probably won't need to change this file very much. There's one more file that you certainly won't change unless you're -making coding contributions to mediagoblin, but which can be useful to +making coding contributions to MediaGoblin, but which can be useful to read and reference: mediagoblin/config_spec.ini @@ -109,6 +109,34 @@ they sound like. - email_smtp_user - email_smtp_pass +Changing data directory +----------------------- + +MediaGoblin by default stores your data in wherever ``data_basedir``. +This can be changed by changing the value in your ``mediagoblin.ini`` file +for example:: + + [DEFAULT] + data_basedir = "/var/mediagoblin/user_data" + +For efficiency reasons MediaGoblin doesn't serve these files itself and +instead leaves that to the webserver. You will have to alter the location +to match the path in ``data_basedir``. + +If you use ``lazyserver.sh`` you need to change the ``paste.ini`` file:: + + [app:mediagoblin] + /mgoblin_media = /var/mediagoblin/user_data + +If you use Nginx you need to change the config:: + + # Instance specific media: + location /mgoblin_media/ { + alias /var/mediagoblin/user_data; + } + +Once you have done this you will need to move any existing media you had in the +old directory to the new directory so existing media still can be displayed. All other configuration changes ------------------------------- |