Using apache

Using apache instead of thin server on Fedora

Running ruby apps through apache is done using the passenger apache module. See http://www.modrails.com/documentation/Users%20guide.html

There is no Fedora passenger rpm ATM, see https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=470696

See also Installing on Ubuntu Apache

Install passenger module

To setup apache to run diaspora:

  sudo gem install passenger
  sudo  yum install apr-devel httpd-devel rubygem-rake
  sudo passenger-install-apache2-module

Create a new file /etc/httpd/conf.d/passenger.conf with content as given from passenger-install-apache2-module. For me, this was:

 LoadModule passenger_module /usr/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/passenger-2.2.15/ext/apache2/mod_passenger.so
 PassengerRoot /usr/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/passenger-2.2.15
 PassengerRuby /usr/bin/ruby

Make diaspora accessible from apache as a rails rack app

Copy the complete diaspora application to e. g., /usr/local/webapps to avoid troubles when apache can't access files in your ordinary home dir. Avoid storing the app under /var/www, seems that rewriting rules becomes unhappy in some cases then (?)

    cd <parent of diaspora dir>
    sudo mkdir /usr/local/webapps
    sudo mv diaspora /usr/local/webapps
    mkdir /usr/local/webapps/diaspora/tmp  # All rack apps should have a tmp dir.
    chown -R apache /usr/local/webapps/diaspora

Setup the symlink used by RacklBaseURI which also is the url you access diaspora at:

    cd  /var/www/diaspora
    ln -s public diaspora

Install the bundle

    sudo bundle install --system
    mkdir -p devise.git/ruby
    ln -s /usr/lib/ruby/gems/* devise.git/ruby/

Configure apache server instance

Create a virtual http server for the diaspora app by appending something like this to /etc/httpd/conf/httpd.conf (using your own servername for host.domain.tld):

<virtualhost *:8080>
    ServerName     host.domain.tld
    DocumentRoot   /usr/local/webapps/diaspora
    RailsEnv       development
    RackBaseURI    /diaspora    # The link created above
    <Directory /usr/local/webapps/diaspora/public>
        AllowOverride None
        Order         allow,deny
        Allow         from all
    </Directory>
</virtualhost>

Run and access server

Restart server using 'server httpd restart'.

Access the server on http://host.domain.tld:8080/diaspora

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