This document discusses deploying the Sahana Eden disaster management system. It provides guidance on project planning, deployment options on laptops, servers or cloud platforms, hardware requirements, installation processes, configuration settings, customization for local needs, and testing and maintenance procedures.

1. Deploying Sahana Eden
Fran Boon
fran@sahanafoundation.org
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2. Agenda
Project Plan
Deployment Options
Hardware Requirements
Skills required
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For Installation/Configuration
For Customization
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3. Project Plan
IT costs of a project unlikely to be the largest
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Building Buy-In
Requirements Gathering
Change Management
User Training
User Support
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4. Deployment Options
Host locally in the
command center
on a Laptop
Host in the Cloud
Synchronize these 2 together...
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5. Hardware Requirements
Standalone PC
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Windows or Mac
Server
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Virtual Server: 512 Mb RAM, 4 Gb HDD
Cloud
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Amazon EC2 (free tier available for 1 year)
Heroku
OpenShift
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6. Architecture
Web Server
e.g. Apache
Application
Sahana Eden
Web Framework
Web2Py
Programming Language
Python
Database
MySQL or PostgreSQL
Operating System
Windows, Linux or Mac
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7. Installation process
Wizard on Wiki to select correct instructions:
http://eden.sahanafoundation.org/wiki/InstallationGuidelines
Windows Installer:
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Local hard disk
Flash drive
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8. Production Server
Physical/Dedicated Server or Virtual Server
Base OS
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Debian Linux best-supported
Database
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MySQL
PostgreSQL
Installation scripts
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Pre-image
Post-Image configuration
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9. Amazon EC2
Sign-up with credit card
Select Data Center closest to you
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e.g. Singapore
SSH key (private/public)
Marketplace AMI: Debian Wheezy
Normal Server Install Scripts
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10. Scaling: Amazon EC2
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11. Configuration
eden/models/000_config.py
settings.
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Database
database.db_type = "mysql"
database.host = "10.14.6.3"
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Select Template
template = "IFRC"
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Branding
system_name = T("Sahana Eden Emergency Portal")
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12. Configuration
Security Policy
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1: Simple (default):
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2: Editor role required for Update/Delete
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Global as Reader
Authenticated as Editor
unless record owned by session
3: Controller ACLs
4: + Function ACLs
5: + Table ACLs
6: + Entity Realm (Multi-tenant)
7: + Hierarchy
8: + Delegations
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13. Configuration
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Authentication options
self_registration = True
registration_requires_verification = True
registration_requires_approval = True
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Facebook, Google, LDAP
google_id = "645861.apps.googleusercontent.com"
google_secret = "1EZYxpRV4iMAVvv_pA"
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Workflows
req.use_commit = False
req.generate_req_number = False
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14. Configuration
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Localization options
settings.L10n.languages = OrderedDict([
("vi", "Tiếng Việt"),
L10n.date_format = T("%m-%d-%Y")
L10n.decimal_separator = "."
L10n.thousands_separator = ","
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15. Templates
private/templates
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config.py
CSVs to prepopulate data
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tasks.cfg
Roles
Lookup Lists (Types)
Assessment Templates
Test/Demo Data
Import data after Install
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Same CSVs
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16. Maintenance
Backups
Upgrades
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/usr/local/bin/clean
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/usr/local/bin/pull
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/usr/local/bin/compile
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Maintenance Mode
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Disable Web Access: Holding Page
Disable Scheduler
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17. Development
Customising Sahana Eden
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Python & JavaScript
Version Control: Git
Get changes merged upstream to simplify upgrades
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18. Testing
Manual
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Document Test Cases
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Normal Workflows
Exception Conditions
Security
Automated
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Selenium (Browser-based)
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Suite of reusable libraries
Run with different data sets
Write Test-friendly code
Check preconditions directly as faster
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19. Release Process

20. Summary
Flexible Deployment Options
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Laptop: Windows or Mac
Server: Linux
Cloud: Amazon, Heroku, OpenShift
Configuration
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Deployment Settings
Templates
Import CSVs
Customisation
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Development: Python & JavaScript
Testing, Release Management
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