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= Setup Debian Server for May First/People Link =

The process for setting up a new MFPL shared server is now automated via [wiki:server_overview new server setup scripts]. 

These scripts are all designed to be run from your local workstation, not from the server being worked on.

Prerequisites:
 * Virtual machine created, with debian lenny installed
 * ssh installed on server and local machine
 * pwgen installed on local machine
 * It's best if the mysql root password is set to "" on the server, it will be changed to something more secure

To setup a new server:

 * [wiki:server_overview checkout the admin svn repository].
 * [wiki:add_server_to_server_svn_db Add the server to the servers-available] and then create a symlink to servers-enabled
 * Change into the admin/scripts directory
{{{
cd admin/scripts
}}}
 * Run the execute-directive command, passing the name of your target server (the hostname, not fully qualified domain name) and "standard" to indicate that it should install all directives in the standard profile:
{{{
./execute-directive <server-name> standard
}}}
 * Add the server to the list of mail servers in [https://members.mayfirst.org village]. Village is available via [browser:trunk/village svn]. The file to edit is  [browser:trunk/village/ihtml/main.ihtml].
 * Add the server to the server lists for both Horde/Imp and Squirrel mail by editing the following files:
{{{
stallman:/usr/share/squirrelmail/plugins/multilogin/config.php
stallman:/usr/local/share/horde-live/imp/config/servers.php
}}}