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Setup and maintenance
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-Misago is Python and Django application which means system requirements as well as setup process and way maintenace taks are performed may appear confusing and suprising to administrators that have no experience outside of running PHP solutions.
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+Misago is Python and Django application which means system requirements as well as setup process and way maintenace tasks are performed may appear confusing and suprising to administrators that have no experience outside of running PHP solutions.
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## Installing Misago
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-Misago installation is three step process. First you compare your server's specification to check if will be able to run Misago. Next you setup Misago and all extra services required for it to function like e-mails, database and automatic maintenance tasks. Finally you get your site running and accessible for your users.
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+Misago installation is three step process. First you compare your server's specification to check if it will be able to run Misago. Next you setup Misago and all extra services required for it to function like e-mails, database and automatic maintenance tasks. Finally you get your site running and accessible for your users.
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### Requirements
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This isn't an issue on VPS or dedicated servers, but availability of shared servers that meet those requirements differs wildly depending on your location.
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-Speaking of shared servers, ability to download, compile and run software from internet may be needed, but different ISP's have different approach to this. Some options come with all dependencies preinstalled, others let you install them yourself and others require you to mail them every time you need something installed. Generally you should avoid offers coming from last group because this turns running Python apps into a hore.
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+Speaking of shared servers, ability to download, compile and run software from the internet may be needed, but different ISP's have different approaches to this. Some options come with all dependencies preinstalled, others let you install them yourself and others require you to mail them every time you need something installed. Generally you should avoid offers coming from the last group because this turns running Python apps into a chore.
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#### About the `'install_requires' must be a string or list of strings containing valid project/version requirement specifiers` error during installation
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### Setup
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-To install Misago setup and activate virtual environment for your site and then fire following command:
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+To install Misago setup and activate virtual environment for your site, then fire the following command:
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pip install misago
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-This will install Misago in your virtual environment and make `misago-start.py` script available for you to use to create pre-configured Misago site.
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+This will install Misago in your virtual environment and make `misago-start.py` script available for you to use to create a pre-configured Misago site.
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Now decide on your site's module name. This name will be used for python module that will contain your configuration files. This means it should be only latin lowercase letters and (optionally) digits or underscore sign ("_"). Good idea is to use your domain name as source for project namespace, for example turning "misago-forum.org" into "misagoforumorg".
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-Once you've decided on your name, create your site configuration module. In example we assume your site will be named "misagoforumorg":
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+Once you've decided on your name, create your site configuration module. In this example we assume your site will be named "misagoforumorg":
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misago-start.py misagoforumorg
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-This will create directory "misagoforumorg" in your working directory. Inside you will find following items:
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+This will create the directory "misagoforumorg" in your working directory. Inside you will find the following items:
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-* `manage.py` script that you can use to run administrative commands Misago provides as well as access its python shell which is usefull for quick and dirty administration work.
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-* `cron.txt` that contains example crontab configuration for automating maintenance tasks on your site.
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-* `avatargallery` directory that contains example avatar gallery you may load using `manage.py` script to run `loadavatargallery` task that will load it into avatar gallery.
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-* `media` directory for user uploaded files.
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-* `misagoforumorg` python module with configuration files for your site.
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-* `static` directory for static assets like css, js or images.
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-* `theme` directory for overriding default assets with your own ones.
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+* `manage.py` - Script that you can use to run administrative commands Misago provides as well as access its python shell which is usefull for quick and dirty administration work.
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+* `cron.txt` - Contains example crontab configuration for automating maintenance tasks on your site.
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+* `avatargallery` - Directory that contains example avatar gallery you may load using `manage.py` script to run `loadavatargallery` task that will load it into avatar gallery.
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+* `media` - Directory for user uploaded files.
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+* `misagoforumorg` - Python module with configuration files for your site.
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+* `static` - Directory for static assets like css, js or images.
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+* `theme` - Directory for overriding default assets with your own ones.
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We will get to `misagoforumorg` in a minute, but before that lets spend few more moments in our current location.
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-This directory has special purpose. It serves as "container" for your customizations for Misago. If you want to install extension or plugin that has no `setup.py` of its own or use custom styles or templates on your site, you will put them there, making them easily accessible for your Misago installation.
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+This directory has special purpose. It serves as "container" for your customizations for Misago. If you want to install an extension or plugin that has no `setup.py` of its own or use custom styles or templates on your site, you will put them there, making them easily accessible for your Misago installation.
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-Let's go deeper. Change your current directory to "misagoforumorg". By default this directory will contain four files: `__init__.py`, thats special file that tells python this directory is python package, `settings.py` that contains all low-level settings of your site, `urls.py` that tells your forum about links on your site and finally `wsgi.py`, thats special file servers use to understand and talk with your application. Unless you are building entire site around your forum, you can ignore `urls.py`.
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+Let's go deeper. Change your current directory to "misagoforumorg". By default this directory will contain four files:
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+* `__init__.py` - Special file that tells python this directory is python package
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+* `settings.py` - Contains all low-level settings of your site
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+* `urls.py` - Tells your forum about links on your site
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+* `wsgi.py` - Special file servers use to understand and talk with your application. Unless you are building the entire site around your forum, you can ignore `urls.py`.
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-Open `settings.py` in your code editor of choice and give a look in values listed here. Each value is accompanied by commentary explaining its purpose. You'll need to setup database connection
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+Open `settings.py` in your code editor of choice and take a look at the values listed here. Each value is accompanied by commentary explaining its purpose. You'll need to setup the database connection before next step.
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Move back to directory with manage.py and use it to initialize Misago database by firing migrate:
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python manage.py migrate
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-Next, call createsuperuser command to create super admin in database:
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+Next, call createsuperuser command to create a super admin in database:
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python manage.py createsuperuser
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-Finally, start development server using "runserver" command:
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+Finally, start development server using the "runserver" command:
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python manage.py runserver
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-If server starts, you should be able to visit `http://127.0.0.1:8000` in your browser and see forum index, however as work on project is underway revisions may frequently introduce changes that will break runserver.
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+If server starts, you should be able to visit `http://127.0.0.1:8000` in your browser and see forum index, however as work on the project is underway revisions may frequently introduce changes that will break runserver.
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#### About the `could not open extension control file` error during database migration
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Misago is de facto Django with extra features added. This means deployment of Misago should be largery same to deployment of other Django-based software. Django documentation covers supported [deployment methods](https://docs.djangoproject.com/en/{{ book.django_version }}/howto/deployment/wsgi/) as well provides [checklist](https://docs.djangoproject.com/en/{{ book.django_version }}/howto/deployment/checklist/) of things that **need** to be done on deployment.
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-If you need example, UWSGI project's documentation has tutorial on configuring NGINX with UWSGI to run [django applications](http://uwsgi-docs.readthedocs.io/en/latest/WSGIquickstart.html).
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+If you need an example, UWSGI project's documentation has a tutorial on configuring NGINX with UWSGI to run [django applications](http://uwsgi-docs.readthedocs.io/en/latest/WSGIquickstart.html).
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##### Note about shared hostings and Platform as a Service providers
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-While on dedicated and VPS serves the deployment method depends largery on your preference, shared servers may differ greatly when it comes to the way how Django should be deployed as well as with services such as media and staticfiles storage or cache engines. If that's the case, make sure you consult your ISP documentation and/or ask its support for details about deployment methods available.
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+While on dedicated and VPS serves the deployment method depends largery on your preference, shared servers may differ greatly when it comes to the way Django should be deployed as well as with services such as media and staticfiles storage or cache engines. If that's the case, make sure you consult your ISP documentation and/or ask its support for details about deployment methods available.
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### Securing `MEDIA_ROOT`
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Rafał Pitoń