Installation Instructions for OpenSlides
========================================
2011-07-29


Installation on Windows (32/64bit)
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  1. Install Python 2.7

     - 32bit:
       a) Download and run 32bit MSI installer (python-2.7.2.msi)
          from http://www.python.org/download/
       b) Add python dirs to PATH (via Control Panel > System > Advanced):
          C:\Python27;C:\Python27\Scripts

     - 64bit:
       a) Download and run 64bit MSI installer (python-2.7.2.amd64.msi)
          from http://www.python.org/download/
       b) Add python dirs to PATH (via Control Panel > System > Advanced):
          C:\Python27;C:\Python27\Scripts
  
  2. Install Setuptools 0.6c11

     - 32bit: 
       Download and run 32bit binary installer
       (setuptools-0.6c11.win32-py2.7.exe)
       from http://pypi.python.org/pypi/setuptools

     - 64bit:
       a) Download 64bit version (ez_setup.py)
          from http://pypi.python.org/pypi/setuptools
       b) Open cmd and run to install setuptools: 
            python ez_setup.py
  
  3. Install django packages
     Open cmd and run:

       easy_install django django-model-utils
  
  4. Install packages for building PDF (reportlab, PIL)

     - 32bit:
       Run on cmd:

         easy_install reportlab pil

     - 64bit:
       a) Download and run Reportlab 64bit binary installer
          (reportlab-2.5-win-amd64-py2.7.exe) from
          http://www.reportlab.com/ftp/
       b) Download and run PIL 64bit binary installer
          (PIL-1.1.7.win-amd64-py2.7.exe) from
          http://www.lfd.uci.edu/~gohlke/pythonlibs/
       
  5. Get OpenSlides source code (e.g. via mercurial checkout)
       
     a) Download OpenSlides as zip archive from http://openslides.org.
        
        OR

     b) Clone mercurial repository (anonymous checkout):
       
        hg clone http://hg.openslides.org

        If you have write access use instead: 
        hg clone ssh://hg@openslides.org/openslides

  6. Copy default.settings.py to settings.py 
     (in subdirectory 'openslides')
  
  7. Create OpenSlides database (and follow on screen instruction):

       python manage.py syncdb

     -> Note: Answer "yes" to create superuser!
  
  8. Run OpenSlides server:

       python manage.py runserver [port or address:port]
  
  9. Open OpenSlides in your browser:

       http://127.0.0.1:8000/  (or customized server address:port)



Installation on Linux and MacOSX
--------------------------------

Make sure that you have python and virtualenv installed on your
system.

  1. Get OpenSlides source code 

     a) Download OpenSlides as zip archive from http://openslides.org.
        
        OR

     b) Clone mercurial repository (anonymous checkout):
       
        hg clone http://hg.openslides.org

        If you have write access use instead: 
        hg clone ssh://hg@openslides.org/openslides

  2. Setup virtualenv:

       # go to the root directory of OpenSlides
       cd openslides

       # create virtualenv environment
       virtualenv --no-site-packages .venv

       # activate virtualenv environment
       . .venv/bin/activate

  3. Install 'pip' (if not available):
     
       easy_install pip 

  4. Install django packages:
       
       pip install django django-model-utils
  
  5. Install packages for building PDF:

       pip install reportlab pil

  6. Install other required packages:

       pip install simplejson mercurial
 
  7. Copy default.settings.py to settings.py:

        cp openslides/default.settings.py openslides/settings.py
  
  8. Create OpenSlides database (and follow on screen instruction):

       python manage.py syncdb

     -> Note: Answer "yes" to create superuser!
  
  9. Run OpenSlides server:

       python manage.py runserver [port or address:port]
  
 10. Open OpenSlides in your browser:

       http://127.0.0.1:8000/  (or customized server address:port)


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