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diff --git a/docs/source/deploying.rst b/docs/source/deploying.rst index 22311a56..2e599b5e 100644 --- a/docs/source/deploying.rst +++ b/docs/source/deploying.rst @@ -58,6 +58,24 @@ running a smaller instance, consider following our `scaling down <http://wiki.mediagoblin.org/Scaling_Down>`_ guide (keeping in mind that the steps recommended here are tradeoffs!). + +Decide on a non-privileged user +=============================== + +As MediaGoblin does not require any special permissions, you +should either decide on a user to run it as, or even better create a +dedicated user for it. Consult your distribution's documentation on +how to create dedicated service user. Make sure it does have a locked +password, so nobody can login using this user. + +You should create a working dir for MediaGoblin. We assume you will +check things out into /srv/mediagoblin.example.org/mediagoblin/ for +this documentation, but you can choose whatever fits your local needs. + +Most of the remaining documentation assumes you're working as that +user. As root, you might want to do "su - mediagoblinuser". + + Install MediaGoblin and Virtualenv ================================== @@ -66,6 +84,10 @@ bleeding edge version of mediagoblin in mediagoblin master (possibly not the best choice in a production environment, so these docs should be fixed ;)). +Change to (and possibly make) the appropriate parent directory: + + cd /srv/mediagoblin.example.org/ + Clone the repository: git clone git://gitorious.org/mediagoblin/mediagoblin.git |