Aegir hosting system
Aegir hosting system
SSHLoginSetup
Currently redacting
This document might seems long because of many explanations but the basis of ssh remote loging, password or passwordless is really simple, as explained in the Principles paragraph below
Purpose of this document :
Give some explanation and be a reference to setup SSH login on a server, or "password-less" login between server.
New site language selection.
I updated to aegir 6.x-0.4-alpha3.
Since then I can't select a language any more when creating a site.
Any suggestions?
Thanks in advance.
Working provision to integrate with plesk(or generically any web hosting control panel with some api)
i dont want to reopen this issue of aegir installed alongside web hosting control panels but i have some potential work lined up with a clients migration to new servers and from another cms to drupal for running there cms hosting service.
as a touch of background they have got a shell script that works with plesk api's to be able to create plesk accounts with home directories which get symlinks in the drupal code base sites directory - eg /drupal/sites/domaina.com is actually a symlink to /sites/domaina.com which is the plesk accounts home folder in normal circumstances
Possible queueing systems
So we've been talking seemingly forever about possible queuing system instead of our crappy "PHP/Vixie Cron based" one, but we have yet to document pro/cons of possible alternatives. Here are the goods (or the beginning of em).
Aegir 0.4 alpha 3 released
The Aegir project is proud to announce the third alpha of our 0.4 release cycle. The focus of this release has been exclusively on bug fixes and improving the user interface through the application of sensible javascript and AHAH elements. We have also significantly improved the installation process and now provide documentation for CentOS and Debian.
Backup From Command Line, Restore in Aegir?
Hi All,
I'd like to run a nightly site backup. I can achieve this on the command line with a command like
/usr/bin/drush -y --root='/var/www/aegir/path-to-drupal' 'provision' 'backup' 'example.com'
However, the backup doesn't show up in the Aegir admin for this site (not surprisingly I guess given that I did the backup from the command line).
The question is then - how can I achieve this? Backup on the command line or otherwise nightly and be able to restore from the Aegir admin. Is there a way to schedule backups in Aegir?
0.4 UI update in pictures
Just leaving a pointer to the UI update post i made on developmentseed.org for people wondering about progress on the roadmap.
Also, to keep up to date with development, start following @aegirproject on Twitter.
Managing multiple servers/VPSes with Aegir
I'm writing about the current status of using Aegir to manage Drupal installs across multiple servers/VPSes.
I've followed the documentation to install Aegir 0.4 on one VPS (http://groups.drupal.org/node/25495), and confirmed that I could setup a new site on that VPS. That was a very easy process, so thanks to everyone who is supporting this system.
Installing Aegir on OS X 10.6 with MAMP
Aegir install on OSX Snow Leopard
Aegir install instructions are fantastic if you run Debian/Ubuntu Linux. Some of the steps for OS X are a quite different
Has anyone tried using Aegir with Cygwin?
I know that Aegir states that Windows is not supported. However, has anyone has tried using it via Cygwin on a WAMP server? I suppose it would be much more likely to work if everything was in a Cygwin environment (i.e. Apache, PHP, and MySQL all running in Cygwin), but my setup uses native Windows installs of these.
Thought I'd ask before giving it a try....
Aegir Slashdotted (sortof)
Check out the shout out to Aegir here :)
I would like to find a solution with a relatively easy-to-use user interface that provisions dev/test/live environments. The Aegir project is a close fit
http://ask.slashdot.org/story/09/10/20/1733228/How-Do-You-Manage-DevTest...
Aegir / Network Manager integration?
While @ Drupalcamp Montreal I gave a talk on the Network Manager and how it's helping us manage our sites (see screencasts for usage). Right afterwards I (finally) was able to watch someone walk through everything that Aegir provides. I realize that Aegir is more hosting company in a box focused and my project is for things much smaller in scope (some overlap but totally different context of usage). I was wondering though if there might be a way of tying some of the functionality of the network manager into Aegir.
Installing Aegir on CentOS - more detail
I've attached some more detailed instructions on how to install Aegir on CentOS.
The instructions may not be 100% perfect, but I'm due to install Aegir on CentOS again next week, which should given me an opportunity to fine-tune the instructions further.
I've had no trouble setting up a multi-webserver setup as well. If you're trying it yourself and get stuck, ping me on IRC (resonancedev in #aegir) or post a comment.
Aegir on ubuntu problem
Hi
I tried to install aegir on ubuntu via the shell script. (On an ubuntu 9.04 VMWare image)
First question: in the wiki they mention to "su - aegir" to run the script instead of "sudo". But how can you do it when the aegir user isn't created yet (this is done in the script).
So i did sudo sh install.sh. Everything went fine, I tried to install the domain "aegir.local". After the installation, I'm not able to reach aegir.local. (firefox says address not found) What do I need to do?
Thanks for your help...
aegir and php as fastcgi under Apache - some tips, some questions.
Running php as fastcgi has a reputation for using less server resources (specifically memory) that makes it attractive when memory starts to run low. Once the general setup of fastcgi is done enabling Drupal to run with it under Apache is as simple as adding 'ExecCGI' to the Options for a particular in either htaccess, the vhost file or elsewhere in the global Apache config.
When it comes to installing Aegir, simply adding ExecCGI to Aegir's default vhost during setup works fine.
Experience porting an existing site to Aegir
Hi all,
I just wanted to share my experience migrating an existing site to Aegir, in the hope that others will find it illuminating and it will help them avoid some of the pitfalls I encountered.
Tattler - Install error out
Hey all,
I've been using Aegir since 4.0 alpha2 came out and have a couple issues with install profiles.
I first noticed came across this error when trying to create a quick install profile using http://www.lullabot.com/articles/5-step-drupal-distributions .
Now I get basically the same errors when using tattler http://tattlerapp.com/download . It verify's alright but bombs out on the install.
I tired renaming the tattler.profile file to tattler_install.profile (like suggested in the FAQ) and renamed the profile folder as well. (I also changed anything in the profile file that I though might have needed to be change) and it still does work.
Aegir 0.4 : Roadmap for the next few alpha releases.
So other than some time I spent on a cleaner user interface for tasks last night, I also sat down with mig5 and anarcat to figure out what our next few weeks of goals are going to be.
Now that we have moved towards using drush make, we can finally start using some external modules that provide useful functionality to the hosting front end, obviously with the goal still to keep them to a minimum, but if they are reliable we should be able to use them.
Aegir with exim4?
I ran the install script for aegir and seems to be working fine, however I can't get any mail sent from the site. I have ubuntu which comes with exim4 installed, but not sure what configuration needs to be made. I won't be using this server for hosting email, just for emails sent out from the sites, as I have a gmail app for my domain name emails.
Thanks in advance!
Sammy
Ægir on Ubuntu Server - DNS question
Hello,
I've installed Ægir into Ubuntu server ( latest version, Jaunty? running in VMware on OSX), using the install script. Ægir installed and configured fine and i can create sites, but i'm having trouble viewing the sites because of ( what i'm guessing is) my DNS settings.
