README.setup.osx

Getting things set up on OSX (Snow Leopard):

These instructions use the default-installed ruby and sqlite3.

1. Download the latest RubyGems (1.3.5) from
http://rubyforge.org/projects/rubygems/.

2. Install RubyGems:

  sudo gem install ~/Downloads/rubygems-update-1.3.5.gem 

3. Install and update bundler:

  sudo gem update --system
  sudo gem install bundler

4. From this directory, install the gems:

  sudo gem bundle

5. Update config/database.yml:

Replace all instances:

-  <<: *MYSQL
+  adapter: sqlite3

6. Update config/app_config.yml with your twitter account information.
Also add a rate limiter if your account has limits.

7. Set up the database:

  rake
  rake db:migrate

8. Start polling Twitter:

  script/runner Tweet.poll_indefinitely

9. Start pushing xml posts (hardwired to http://localhost:3000 for the time being)

	script/runner Push.push_indefinitely

10. Start the webserver:

  script/server