Quick Start Guide

Windows 10

To Install

• Install Git for Windows, accept defaults, change default text editor if desired.
• Install Visual Studio 2019, check Desktop development with C++.
• Install MariaDB, use defaults, set a root password.
• Install Python 3, check to add to PATH.
• Open a PowerShell window and navigate to your chosen install directory.
• Download the latest code and copy the configuration files:

  git clone --recursive https://github.com/topaz-next/topaz.git
  cp topaz/conf/default/* topaz/conf/
  

• Edit the new login.conf, map.conf, and search_server.conf files in topaz/conf/ and change mysql_password to the password set during MariaDB setup.
• Back in your PowerShell window, move to topaz/tools/ and build the database:

  cd topaz/tools
  py -3 -m pip install -r requirements.txt
  py -3 dbtool.py
  

• Follow the on-screen instructions.
• Open the topaz root folder in VS2019.
• Build the solution in VS2019.

To Update

• Open a PowerShell window and navigate to your topaz directory.

• Stash any changes you've made and pull the latest code from upstream:

  git stash
  git pull
  git stash pop
  

  ⚠️ Pay attention! If you stashed any changes, there is a chance you will see the following:

  CONFLICT (content): Merge conflict in some file

  ⚠️ If this happens, you need to manually edit the conflicting files before continuing.

• Move to topaz/tools/ and update the database:

  cd tools
  py -3 dbtool.py update
  

• Open the topaz root folder in VS2019.

• Build the solution in VS2019.

Linux

To Install

• Use your package manager to install the following packages or their equivalent:

  Debian/Ubuntu:

  sudo apt install g++-8 cmake mariadb-server libmariadbclient-dev libluajit-5.1-dev libzmq3-dev libssl-dev python3 python3-pip git
  

• Run the following script to improve database security:

  sudo mysql_secure_installation
  

• Download the latest code and copy the configuration files:

  git clone --recursive https://github.com/topaz-next/topaz.git
  cp topaz/conf/default/* topaz/conf/
  

• Type the following to create a database user with the login topaz and password password, and an empty database called tpzdb. Change these to improve security:

  sudo mysql -u root -p -e "CREATE USER 'topaz'@'localhost' IDENTIFIED BY 'password';CREATE DATABASE tpzdb;USE tpzdb;GRANT ALL PRIVILEGES ON tpzdb.* TO 'topaz'@'localhost';"
  

• Edit the new login.conf, map.conf, and search_server.conf files in topaz/conf/ and change mysql_login, mysql_password, and mysql_database to the information used above (topaz, password, and tpzdb).

• In the topaz directory, prepare and build the executables:

  mkdir build
  cd build
  cmake ..
  make -j $(nproc)
  

• Wait for the build to complete, then move to topaz/tools/ and build the database:

  cd ../tools
  pip3 install -r requirements.txt
  python3 dbtool.py
  

• Select 'Reset DB' and follow the instructions to "reset" the database.

To Update

• Open the topaz directory in a terminal.

• Stash any changes you've made and pull the latest code from upstream:

  git stash
  git pull
  git stash pop
  

  ⚠️ Pay attention! If you stashed any changes, there is a chance you will see the following:

  CONFLICT (content): Merge conflict in some file

  ⚠️ If this happens, you need to manually edit the conflicting files before continuing.

• Prepare and build the executables:

  cd build
  cmake ..
  make -j $(nproc)
  

• Wait for the build to complete, then move to topaz/tools/ and update the database:

  cd ../tools
  python3 dbtool.py update