Installation ============ Isso is a web application written in Python. If pip and virtualenv mean anything to you, continue with :ref:`install-from-pypi`. If you are running Debian/Ubuntu, Gentoo, Archlinux or Fedora, you can use :ref:`prebuilt-package`. If not, read the next section carefully. .. contents:: :local: :depth: 1 .. _install-interludium: Interludium: Python is not PHP ------------------------------ If you think hosting a web application written in Python is as easy as one written in PHP, you are wrong. Unlike for PHP, many Linux distribution use Python for internal tools. Your package manager already ships several python libraries, but most likely not all required by Isso (or in an up-to-date version – looking at you, Debian!). That's why most Python developers use the `Python Package Index`_ to get their dependencies. The most important rule to follow is to never install *anything* from PyPi as root. Not because of malicious software, but because you *will* break your system. ``easy_install`` is one tool to mess up your system. Another package manager is ``pip``. If you ever searched for an issue with Python/pip and Stackoverflow is suggesting you ``easy_install pip`` or ``pip install --upgrade pip`` (as root of course!), you are doing it wrong. `Why you should not use Python's easy_install carelessly on Debian`_ is worth the read. Fortunately, Python has a way to install packages (both as root and as user) without interfering with your globally installed packages: `virtualenv`. Use this *always* if you are installing software unavailable in your favourite package manager. .. code-block:: sh # for Debian/Ubuntu ~> sudo apt-get install python-setuptools python-virtualenv python-dev # Fedora/Red Hat ~> sudo yum install python-setuptools python-virtualenv python-devel The next steps should be done as regular user, not as root (although possible but not recommended): .. code-block:: sh ~> virtualenv /opt/isso ~> source /opt/isso/bin/activate After calling `source`, you can now install packages from PyPi locally into this virtual environment. If you don't like Isso anymore, you just `rm -rf` the folder. Inside this virtual environment, you may also execute the example commands from above to upgrade your Python Package Manager (although it barely makes sense), it is completely independent from your global system. To use Isso installed in a virtual environment outside of the virtual environment, you just need to add */opt/isso/bin* to your :envvar:`PATH` or execute */opt/isso/bin/isso* directly. It will launch Isso from within the virtual environment. With a virtualenv active, you may now continue to :ref:`install-from-pypi`! Of course you may not need a virtualenv when you are running dedicated virtual machines or a shared host (e.g. Uberspace.de). .. _Python Package Index: https://pypi.python.org/pypi .. _Why you should not use Python's easy_install carelessly on Debian: https://workaround.org/easy-install-debian .. _install-from-pypi: Install from PyPi ----------------- Requirements ^^^^^^^^^^^^ - Python 2.7 or 3.4+ (+ devel headers) - SQLite 3.3.8 or later - a working C compiler For Debian/Ubuntu just `copy and paste `_ to your terminal: .. code-block:: sh ~> sudo apt-get install python-dev sqlite3 build-essential Similar for Fedora (and derivates): .. code-block:: sh ~> sudo yum install python-devel sqlite ~> sudo yum groupinstall “Development Tools” Installation ^^^^^^^^^^^^ Install Isso with `pip `_: .. code-block:: sh ~> pip install isso `Don't have pip? `_ .. code-block:: sh ~> easy_install isso # cross your fingers For easier execution, you can symlink the executable to a location in your :envvar:`PATH`. .. code-block:: sh ~> ln -s /opt/isso/bin/isso /usr/local/bin/isso Upgrade ^^^^^^^ To upgrade Isso, activate your virtual environment again, and run .. code-block:: sh ~> source /opt/isso/bin/activate # optional ~> pip install --upgrade isso .. _prebuilt-package: Prebuilt Packages ----------------- * Debian (since Buster): https://packages.debian.org/search?keywords=isso * Gentoo: http://eroen.eu/cgit/cgit.cgi/eroen-overlay/tree/www-apps/isso?h=isso – not yet available in Portage, but you can use the ebuild to build Isso. * Arch Linux: https://aur.archlinux.org/packages/isso/ – install with `yaourt isso`. * Fedora: https://copr.fedoraproject.org/coprs/jujens/isso/ — copr repository. Built from Pypi, includes a systemctl unit script. Build a Docker image -------------------- You can get a Docker image by running ``docker build . -t isso``. Assuming you have your configuration in ``/opt/isso``, you can use the following command to spawn the Docker container: .. code-block:: sh ~> docker run -d --rm --name isso -p 127.0.0.1:8080:8080 -v /opt/isso:/config -v /opt/isso:/db isso Then, you can use a reverse proxy to expose port 8080. Install from Source ------------------- If you want to hack on Isso or track down issues, there's an alternate way to set up Isso. It requires a lot more dependencies and effort: - Python 2.7 or 3.4+ (+ devel headers) - Virtualenv - SQLite 3.3.8 or later - a working C compiler - Node.js, `NPM `__ and `Bower `__ Get a fresh copy of Isso: .. code-block:: sh ~> git clone https://github.com/posativ/isso.git ~> cd isso/ To create a virtual environment (recommended), run: .. code-block:: sh ~> virtualenv . ~> source ./bin/activate Install Isso and its dependencies: .. code-block:: sh ~> python setup.py develop # or `install` ~> isso run Install JavaScript modules: .. code-block:: sh ~> make init Integration without optimization: .. code-block:: html Optimization: .. code-block:: sh ~> npm install -g requirejs uglify-js jade ~> make js .. _init-scripts: Init scripts ------------ Init scripts to run Isso as a service (check your distribution's documentation for your init-system; e.g. Debian uses SysVinit, Fedora uses systemd) if you don't use FastCGi or uWSGI: - systemd (Isso + Gunicorn): https://github.com/jgraichen/debian-isso/blob/master/debian/isso.service - SysVinit (Isso + Gunicorn): https://github.com/jgraichen/debian-isso/blob/master/debian/isso.init - OpenBSD: https://gist.github.com/noqqe/7397719 - FreeBSD: https://gist.github.com/ckoepp/52f6f0262de04cee1b88ef4a441e276d - Supervisor: https://github.com/posativ/isso/issues/47 If you're writing your own init script, you can utilize ``start-stop-daemon`` to run Isso in the background (Isso runs in the foreground usually). Below you will find a very basic SysVinit script which you can use for inspiration: .. code-block:: sh #!/bin/sh ### BEGIN INIT INFO # Provides: isso # Required-Start: $local_fs $network # Default-Start: 2 3 4 5 # Default-Stop: 0 1 6 # Description: lightweight Disqus alternative ### END INIT INFO EXEC=/opt/isso/bin/isso EXEC_OPTS="-c /etc/isso.cfg run" RUNAS=isso PIDFILE=/var/run/isso.pid start() { echo 'Starting service…' >&2 start-stop-daemon --start --user "$RUNAS" --background --make-pidfile --pidfile $PIDFILE \ --exec $EXEC -- $EXEC_OPTS } stop() { echo 'Stopping service…' >&2 start-stop-daemon --stop --user "$RUNAS" --pidfile $PIDFILE --exec $EXEC } case "$1" in start) start ;; stop) stop ;; restart) stop start ;; *) echo "Usage: $0 {start|stop|restart}" esac