Deployment guide for back-end server

##Deployment

1. Install Ruby version ~> 1.9.2, Ruby on Rails version ~> 3.2.8, RubyGem ~> v1.8.24. Reference to: http://rubyonrails.org/download

2. Configure database following the steps below.

3. Setup

      $ bundle install
      $ rake db:migrate
      $ rake db:seed

4. Populate sample data for manual testing.

      $ rake db:populate_demo_user

5. Populate sample data for automated testing. (Ignore if not running automated testing).

      $ rake db:populate

6. Start the server

      $ rails server

7. Server will be up and running at localhost:3000

##Database configuration:

1. Download and Install MySql database server from http://dev.mysql.com/downloads/mysql/
2. Login into MySql Db server using the root account.

      $ mysql -u root -p
      <enter passsword> 

After logged in, we will start configure the database:

3. Create 3 database: describedotme_development, describedotme_test, describedotme_production (for development, test and producton environment)

       CREATE DATABASE IF NOT EXISTS describedotme_development;
       CREATE DATABASE IF NOT EXISTS describedotme_test;
       CREATE DATABASE IF NOT EXISTS describedotme_production;

4. Instead of running the db as root (which could be dangerous), the site is configure to run as another db user. Create db user: describedotme, password: describedotme (subject to change upon deployment)

      CREATE USER 'describedotme'@'localhost' IDENTIFIED BY 'describedotme';

5. Grant all priviliges for user describedotme

       GRANT ALL PRIVILEGES ON describedotme_development.* TO describedotme@localhost;
       GRANT ALL PRIVILEGES ON describedotme_test.* TO describedotme@localhost;
       GRANT ALL PRIVILEGES ON describedotme_production.* TO describedotme@localhost;