Install Steps
This guide is a compilation of various manuals for different setups. In the source code,
there is a more Debian oriented manual in the file INSTALL.
If you simply want to see Noosfero running or want it to run in a production environment,
take a look at
DebianPackage or others
deploy alternatives.
But if you want to install Noosfero and understand how it happens
for further modifications and development, then the following
"Source code installation" is the right thing for you.
Source code installation
This is guide is intended for development aspirants.
1. Get the Code
sudo apt-get install git-core
git clone git://gitorious.org/noosfero/noosfero.git
cd noosfero
git checkout stable
More info at
GettingStartedWithNoosferoDevelopment. Prefer the git way to get the code.
Enter the source directory in a shell to run the next steps
2. Dependencies
- If you're using Debian Squeeze, see the first part of the file
INSTALL, located in the source code you've just downloaded. You may use a virtual machine.
- If you're using any other Unix-like system (be Linux, *BSD or a Mac OS X), follow DepsWithRVMAndGems
3. Database
Choose one of the options to use as database. You may test
them after configuration using
script/dbconsole
Postgres
For development or production, you may use Postgres. Although it is harder
to configure, you get closer to the production environment in your development one.
See
InstallPostgres.
SQLite
SQLite is a very easy to setup, perfect for the lazy in a development environment.
See
InstallSQLite.
In some rare cases,
moving database's data to another DBMS might be useful
4. Populate
See
InstallData.
5. Servers
See
InstallServers.
Deploy installation
These guides are intended for delivering Noosfero to final users in a production environment.
See the alternatives at
Deploy.
References