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diff --git a/docs/source/siteadmin/deploying.rst b/docs/source/siteadmin/deploying.rst index 61cee3d2..13429fc4 100644 --- a/docs/source/siteadmin/deploying.rst +++ b/docs/source/siteadmin/deploying.rst @@ -69,14 +69,15 @@ On a DEB-based system (e.g Debian, gNewSense, Trisquel, Ubuntu, and derivatives) issue the following command:: sudo apt-get install git-core python python-dev python-lxml \ - python-imaging python-virtualenv npm nodejs-legacy automake + python-imaging python-virtualenv npm nodejs-legacy automake \ + nginx On a RPM-based system (e.g. Fedora, RedHat, and derivatives) issue the following command:: sudo yum install python-paste-deploy python-paste-script \ git-core python python-devel python-lxml python-imaging \ - python-virtualenv npm automake + python-virtualenv npm automake nginx Configure PostgreSQL ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ @@ -159,10 +160,25 @@ helps to keep it more secure. The following command (entered as root or with sudo) will create a system account with a username of ``mediagoblin``. You may choose a different -username if you wish.:: +username if you wish. - sudo useradd -c "GNU MediaGoblin system account" -d /home/mediagoblin -U -m -r mediagoblin +If you are using a Debian-based system, enter this command:: + sudo useradd -c "GNU MediaGoblin system account" -d /var/lib/mediagoblin -m -r -g www-data mediagoblin + +If you are using an RPM-based system, enter this command:: + + sudo useradd -c "GNU MediaGoblin system account" -d /var/lib/mediagoblin -m -r -g nginx mediagoblin + +This will create a ``mediagoblin`` user and assign it to a group that is +associated with the web server. This will ensure that the web server can +read the media files (images, videos, etc.) that users upload. + +We will also create a ``mediagoblin`` group and associate the mediagoblin +user with that group, as well:: + + sudo groupadd mediagoblin && sudo usermod --append -G mediagoblin mediagoblin + No password will be assigned to this account, and you will not be able to log in as this user. To switch to this account, enter:: @@ -185,10 +201,14 @@ Setting up the working directory requires that we first create the directory with elevated priviledges, and then assign ownership of the directory to the unpriviledged system account. -To do this, enter either of the following commands, changing the defaults -to suit your particular requirements:: +To do this, enter the following command, changing the defaults to suit your +particular requirements. On a Debian-based platform you will enter this:: + + sudo mkdir -p /srv/mediagoblin.example.org && sudo chown -hR mediagoblin:www-data /srv/mediagoblin.example.org + +On an RPM-based distribution, enter this command:: - sudo mkdir -p /srv/mediagoblin.example.org && sudo chown -hR mediagoblin: /srv/mediagoblin.example.org + sudo mkdir -p /srv/mediagoblin.example.org && sudo chown -hR mediagoblin:nginx /srv/mediagoblin.example.org .. note:: @@ -349,14 +369,12 @@ one of the following commands. On a DEB-based system (e.g Debian, gNewSense, Trisquel, Ubuntu, and derivatives) issue the following commands:: - sudo apt-get install nginx sudo ln -s /srv/mediagoblin.example.org/nginx.conf /etc/nginx/sites-enabled/ sudo systemctl enable nginx On a RPM-based system (e.g. Fedora, RedHat, and derivatives) issue the following commands:: - sudo yum install nginx sudo ln -s /srv/mediagoblin.example.org/nginx.conf /etc/nginx/conf.d/ sudo systemctl enable nginx |