From a7d2a8924edd010e707e6da17f17bc74f5db2fbd Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Sam Tuke Date: Mon, 6 May 2013 16:19:10 +0200 Subject: Added info about editing mediagoblin.ini Added link to Apache deployment instructions --- docs/source/siteadmin/deploying.rst | 27 +++++++++++++++++++++++---- 1 file changed, 23 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-) (limited to 'docs/source/siteadmin') diff --git a/docs/source/siteadmin/deploying.rst b/docs/source/siteadmin/deploying.rst index f2f71e01..fae4afa0 100644 --- a/docs/source/siteadmin/deploying.rst +++ b/docs/source/siteadmin/deploying.rst @@ -205,6 +205,19 @@ update) Deploy MediaGoblin Services --------------------------- +Edit site configuration +~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ + +A few basic properties must be set before MediaGoblin will work. First make a copy of ``mediagoblin.ini`` for editing so the original config file isn't lost:: + + cp mediagoblin.ini mediagoblin_local.ini + +Then: + +Set ``email_sender_address`` to the address you wish to be used as the sender for system-generated emails +Edit ``direct_remote_path``, ``base_dir``, and ``base_url`` if you're mediagoblin directory is not the root directory of your vhost. + + Configure MediaGoblin to use the PostgreSQL database ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ @@ -240,11 +253,11 @@ browser to confirm that the service is operable. .. _webserver-config: -Connect the Webserver to MediaGoblin with FastCGI -~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ -This section describes how to configure MediaGoblin to work via -FastCGI. Our configuration example will use nginx, however, you may +FastCGI and nginx +~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ + +This configuration example will use nginx, however, you may use any webserver of your choice as long as it supports the FastCGI protocol. If you do not already have a web server, consider nginx, as the configuration files may be more clear than the @@ -345,6 +358,12 @@ Visit the site you've set up in your browser by visiting smaller deployments. However, for larger production deployments with larger processing requirements, see the ":doc:`production-deployments`" documentation. + + +Apache +~~~~~~ + +Instructions and scripts for running MediaGoblin on an Apache server can be found on the `MediaGoblin wiki `_. Security Considerations -- cgit v1.2.3