ds:web¶ ↑

A web application to manage a DeployStudio databse.

Requirements¶ ↑

Mac OS X Developer Tools¶ ↑

The Mac OS X Developer Tools are required to build Phusion Passenger. Download the tools from:

developer.apple.com

Phusion Passenger¶ ↑

One of the simplest ways to run a Rails application on Mac OS X. Follow these steps to install Passenger:

$ gem install passenger
$ passenger-install-apache2-module

PassengerPane¶ ↑

Download and install PassengerPane from:

github.com/alloy/passengerpane

Ruby on Rails¶ ↑

Since ds:web is a Ruby on Rails application, the Rails framework must be installed:

$ gem install rails

Git¶ ↑

Download and install Git from:

code.google.com/p/git-osx-installer/downloads/list?can=3

Installation¶ ↑

Download ds:web and its dependencies:

$ cd /Library/WebServer/Documents
$ git clone http://github.com/smartacus/ds-web.git
$ cd ds-web
$ rake db:create:all
$ rake gems:install

Point the application to the DeployStudio server:

$ cd config
$ mv ds-database.yml.example ds-database.yml

Edit the ds-database.yml file to point to your DeployStudio server.

Configure PassengerPane for this application:

1. Open Passenger in System Preferences.

2. Add a Rails application.

3. Browse to /Library/WebServer/Documents/ds-web and click Open.

4. Select the Production radio button.

5. Click Apply.

Start Apache

1. Open Sharing in System Preferences.

2. Check the Web Sharing box.

Open a browser to the address listed in the Passenger preference pane (defaults to ds-web.local) or one of the configured aliases. The computers in the DeployStudio database should appear.