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diff --git a/docs/installing/manual_install.md b/docs/installing/manual_install.md index 85bc8aab2..95400a0af 100644 --- a/docs/installing/manual_install.md +++ b/docs/installing/manual_install.md @@ -407,7 +407,7 @@ site in action. You can daemonize the process by starting it with the `--daemonize` option. -## Cron jobs and init scripts +## Cron jobs and Daemons The crontab and init scripts use the `.ugly` file format, which is a strange templating format used by mySociety. @@ -434,13 +434,18 @@ and then drop it in `/etc/cron.d/` on the server. There is a rake task that will help to rewrite this file into one that is useful to you. Change the variables to suit your installation. + pushd /var/www/alaveteli bundle exec rake config_files:convert_crontab \ - DEPLOY_USER=deploy \ + DEPLOY_USER=alaveteli \ VHOST_DIR=/var/www \ VCSPATH=alaveteli \ SITE=alaveteli \ MAILTO=cron-alaveteli@example.org \ - CRONTAB=config/crontab-example > /etc/cron.d/alaveteli + CRONTAB=/var/www/alaveteli/config/crontab-example > /etc/cron.d/alaveteli + popd + + chown root:alaveteli /etc/cron.d/alaveteli + chmod 754 /etc/cron.d/alaveteli ### Generate alert daemon @@ -452,15 +457,29 @@ is an init script, which can be generated from the * `vhost_dir`: the full path to the directory where alaveteli is checked out. e.g. If your checkout is at `/var/www/alaveteli` then set this to `/var/www` +* `vcspath`: the name of the directory that contains the alaveteli code. + e.g. `alaveteli` +* `site`: a string to identify your alaveteli instance * `user`: the user that the software runs as There is a rake task that will help to rewrite this file into one that is useful to you. Change the variables to suit your installation. + pushd /var/www/alaveteli bundle exec rake config_files:convert_init_script \ - DEPLOY_USER=deploy \ + DEPLOY_USER=alaveteli \ VHOST_DIR=/var/www \ - SCRIPT_FILE=config/alert-tracks-debian.ugly > /etc/init.d/foi-alert-tracks + VCSPATH=alaveteli \ + SITE=alaveteli \ + SCRIPT_FILE=/var/www/alaveteli/config/alert-tracks-debian.ugly > /etc/init.d/alaveteli-alert-tracks + popd + + chown root:alaveteli /etc/init.d/alaveteli-alert-tracks + chmod 754 /etc/init.d/alaveteli-alert-tracks + +Start the alert tracks daemon: + + service alaveteli-alert-tracks start ### Generate varnish purge daemon |