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diff --git a/docs/_posts/2012-10-02-easy-install.md b/docs/_posts/2012-10-02-easy-install.md new file mode 100644 index 000000000..b047b1f71 --- /dev/null +++ b/docs/_posts/2012-10-02-easy-install.md @@ -0,0 +1,34 @@ +--- +layout: post +title: Easy Installation +author: matthew +--- + +Four months ago, someone raised [a +ticket](https://github.com/mysociety/fixmystreet/issues/302) on FixMyStreet's +GitHub account, asking for alternative ways of setting up an installation. +We certainly agreed this was a good idea, as we're well aware that there +are various different parts to FixMyStreet that might require quite a bit of +knowledge in setting up. + +We're now pleased to announce that we have created an [AMI](/install/ami/) +(Amazon Machine Image) containing an already set-up default installation of +FixMyStreet. You can use this to create a running server on an Amazon EC2 +instance. If you haven't used Amazon Web Services before, then you can get a +Micro instance free for a year. + +If you have your own server, then we have separately released the [install +script](/install/install-script/) that is used to create the AMI, which can be +run on any clean Debian or Ubuntu server to set everything up for you, from +the PostgreSQL database to nginx. + +If you prefer to do things manually, and already know how to set up your +database and web server, our [manual documentation](/install/) is still +available. + +An AMI and install script is also available for MapIt -- see our +[MapIt documentation](http://mapit.poplus.org/) for more details. +This should make it very straightforward to get something set up for testing +and development. + +Do let us know how you get on. |