Installing Diaspora on Ubuntu on VirtualBox

Note: If any of the steps don't work, don't force it. You probably skipped a step or something. Do not use sudo unless mentioned. Note: If you have issue, try here: https://github.com/diaspora/diaspora/wiki/How-we-use-IRC

THIS IS ONLY FOR DEV SETUP OR FOR JUST TRYING IT OUT

VirtualBox Setup:

Name: 
Diaspora2
OS Type: 
Ubuntu
Base Memory: 
512 MB
Start-up Disk: 
Diaspora2.vdi (Normal, 8.00 GB)


File type: 
VDI (VirtualBox Disk Image)
Details: 
Dynamically allocated storage
Location: 
C:\Users\dfolkes\VirtualBox VMs\Diaspora2\Diaspora2.vdi
Size: 
8.00 GB (8589934592 B)

VBOX SETTINGS:

Storage > IDE :
-- attach ubuntu 12.04 server

NETWORK > Adapter1:
	NAT
NETWORK > Adapter2:
	Host-only Adapter

UBUNTU INSTALL:

Use the defaults for everything unless specified.

Configure Network:
	- eth0
Write Changes to disk?
	- yes

Configuring Taskel:
	Install security updates automatically

Software Selection:
	OpenSSH
	LAMP

MySQL Password:
	MYSQLPASS

Install Complete, restarting...

POST INSTALL CHECKUP

sudo dhclient eth1
ping google.com

should get response

ifconfig

should get an ip address in eth1, mine is: 192.168.56.103

open http://YOUR.IP.ADDRESS/ in your browser. if it does not say 'it works', then your network is messed up and I am sorry.

SSH into the box

(mine:192.168.56.103) This will allow you to copy and paste. If you are in windows, use Putty.

We are going to be doing this from Step 1 to Step 4 http://www.akadia.com/services/ssh_test_certificate.html

Finish with:

sudo cp server.key /etc/apache2/
sudo cp server.crt /etc/apache2/

Replace /etc/apache2/sites-enabled/000-default with:

<VirtualHost *:443>
    DocumentRoot /var/www
    <Directory /var/www/>
            Options Indexes FollowSymLinks MultiViews
            AllowOverride None
            Order allow,deny
            allow from all
    </Directory>
	RewriteEngine On
	SSLEngine On
	SSLCertificateFile /etc/apache2/server.crt
	SSLCertificateKeyFile /etc/apache2/server.key
</VirtualHost>

run:

sudo a2enmod rewrite
sudo a2enmod ssl
sudo /etc/init.d/apache2 restart

Go here and proceed through ssl errors: https://YOUR.IP.ADDRESS/ It should say: "it works".

Installing Diaspora's Ruby Environment:

From: https://github.com/diaspora/diaspora/wiki/Installing-on-Ubuntu

sudo apt-get install build-essential libxslt1.1 libxslt1-dev libxml2 ruby-full mysql-server libmysqlclient-dev libmysql-ruby libssl-dev libopenssl-ruby libcurl4-openssl-dev imagemagick libmagickwand-dev git-core redis-server libffi-dev libffi-ruby rubygems libsqlite3-dev libpq-dev libreadline5 openjdk-7-jre nodejs libncurses5-dev

curl -L get.rvm.io | bash -s stable --auto
source /home/dan/.rvm/scripts/rvm

rvm install ruby-1.9.3-p194

press 'q' to continue...

rvm use ruby-1.9.3-p194@global

Installing Diaspora:

FROM: https://github.com/diaspora/diaspora/wiki/Notes-on-Installing-and-Running-Diaspora

git clone -b master git://github.com/diaspora/diaspora.git && cd diaspora
Do you wish to trust this .rvmrc file? 
y [enter]

bundle install

cp ./config/script_server.yml.example ./config/script_server.yml
cp ./config/diaspora.yml.example ./config/diaspora.yml
cp ./config/database.yml.example ./config/database.yml

Edit: ./config/script_server.yml

rails_env: "development"

Edit ./config/diaspora.yml

ca_file: '/etc/apache2/server.crt'

Edit ./config/database.yml

mysql: &mysql
	 password: "MYSQLPASS"

Build up the database:

bundle exec rake db:create
RAILS_ENV=production bundle exec rake db:create

bundle exec rake db:schema:load
RAILS_ENV=production bundle exec rake db:schema:load

Configure Apache

Replace /etc/apache2/sites-enabled/000-default with:

Replace /home/dan/diaspora/public with your path to the folder.

<VirtualHost *:443>
	DocumentRoot /home/dan/diaspora/public
	
	RewriteEngine On
	RewriteCond %{DOCUMENT_ROOT}/%{REQUEST_FILENAME} !-f
	RewriteRule ^/(.*)$ balancer://thinservers%{REQUEST_URI} [P,QSA,L]
	
	<Proxy balancer://thinservers>
		BalancerMember http://127.0.0.1:3000
	</Proxy>

	ProxyRequests Off
	ProxyVia On  
	ProxyPreserveHost On
	RequestHeader set X_FORWARDED_PROTO https

	<Proxy *>
		Order allow,deny
		Allow from all
	</Proxy>
	
	<Directory /home/dan/diaspora/public>
		Allow from all
		AllowOverride all
		Options -MultiViews
	</Directory>
	
	SSLEngine On
	SSLCertificateFile /etc/apache2/server.crt
	SSLCertificateKeyFile /etc/apache2/server.key
</VirtualHost>

Add apache mods and restart:

sudo a2enmod proxy proxy_balancer proxy_http headers
sudo /etc/init.d/apache2 restart

https://YOUR.IP.ADDRESS/ = SERVICE UNAVAILABLE

./script/server

https://YOUR.IP.ADDRESS/ = Diaspora!