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Manual installation

If you don't want to use docker, or you want to contribute to server development, you can also install the server directly. We use a virtual environment for the installation, so it will not mess up your regular python install.

The installation instructions below are generally targeted towards OSX and *nix shells such as bash. If you want to use Windows, we recomend using a POSIX compliant shell such as gitbash, which provides similarly rich commands. If you really want to use the Command Prompt, most commands should work, but you may need to convert / -> \ to make the commands work.

Install/update:


Installation

is as simple as cloning the github repository.

  • If you do not plan to make changes to the code, clone the master repository.
$ git clone https://github.com/e-mission/e-mission-server.git
$ git clone https://github.com/<username>/e-mission-server.git

Update

is as simple as pulling new changes.

  • If you are working off the master repository
$ git pull origin master
$ git pull origin master

Dependencies:


Database:

  1. Install Mongodb, version 3.4
  2. Windows: mongodb appears to be installed as a service on Windows devices and it starts automatically on reboot
  3. OSX: You want to install homebrew and then use homebrew to install mongodb. Follow these instruction on how to do so ---> (https://docs.mongodb.com/v3.4/tutorial/install-mongodb-on-ubuntu/)
  4. Ubuntu: http://docs.mongodb.org/manual/tutorial/install-mongodb-on-ubuntu/

  5. Start it at the default port

    $ mongod

Python distribution

We will use a distribution of python that is optimized for scientific computing. The anaconda distribution is available for a wide variety of platforms and includes the python scientific computing libraries (numpy/scipy/scikit-learn) along with native implementations for performance. Using the distribution avoids native library inconsistencies between versions.

The distribution also includes its own version of pip, and a separate environment management tool called 'conda'.

The distribution also includes an environment management tool called 'conda'. We will set up a separate emission environment within anaconda to avoid conflicts with other applications.

  • Install the anaconda distribution (https://www.anaconda.com/download). Any installer should be fine - setting up the emission environment will automatically choose the correct version of python. Since all required packages will be installed using the environment, if you are comfortable with the command line, you can also download the minimalist miniconda installer https://conda.io/miniconda.html

  • Setup the emission environment.

$ source setup/setup.sh
  • If you want to use an ipython notebook, use $ source setup/setup_notebook.sh instead.
  • If you want to use a less optimized version that uses less disk space, use $ source setup/setup_nomkl.sh instead. Note that this has not been extensively tested.

  • Verify that you are in the right environment - your prompt should start with (emission) and the emission environment should be starred.

(emission) ...$ conda env list
# conda environments:
#
aws                      /..../anaconda/envs/aws
emission              *  /..../anaconda/envs/emission
firebase                 /..../anaconda/envs/firebase
py27                     /..../anaconda/envs/py27
py36                     /..../anaconda/envs/py36
xbos                     /..../anaconda/envs/xbos
root                     /..../anaconda
  • If you have setup the environment already and just need to switch to it, you can also use source activate emission to switch to the emission environment. To switch out of the emission environment, or to manipulate it in other ways, read the conda documentation on environments https://docs.conda.io/projects/conda/en/latest/user-guide/tasks/manage-environments.html Note that depending on the version of conda that you have installed, you may use conda activate or source activate

  • Remember to re-run the setup script every time you pull from the main repository because the dependencies may have changed.

$ source setup/setup.sh
  • When you are done working with e-mission, you can cleanup the environment and then just delete the entire directory.
$ source setup/teardown.sh
$ cd ..
$ rm -rf e-mission-server

Javascript dependencies

Note: It is required only if the user needs a web interface for the server. Otherwise one can do without it as well.

Tip: Run "bower install" instead if you are prompted password for 'https://github.com' after running "bower update".

$ cd webapp
$ bower update

Run


  1. On OSX, start the database (Note: mongodb appears to be installed as a service on Windows devices and it starts automatically on reboot).

    $ mongod
    2018-05-23T11:06:07.576-0700 I CONTROL  [initandlisten] MongoDB starting : pid=60899 port=27017 dbpath=/data/db 64-bit ...
    2018-05-23T11:06:07.576-0700 I CONTROL  [initandlisten] db version v3.6.2
    ...
    2018-05-23T11:06:08.420-0700 I FTDC     [initandlisten] Initializing full-time diagnostic data capture with directory '/data/db/diagnostic.data'
    
  2. Optional Copy configuration files. The files in conf can be used to customize the app with custom authentication options or enable external features such as place lookup and the game integration. Look at the samples in conf/*, copy them over and modify as necessary - e.g.

    $ find conf -name \*.sample
    # For the location -> name reverse lookup. Client will lookup if not populated.
    $ cp conf/net/ext_service/nominatim.json.sample conf/net/ext_service/nominatim.json
    
  3. Start the server

    $ ./e-mission-py.bash emission/net/api/cfc_webapp.py
    storage not configured, falling back to sample, default configuration
    Connecting to database URL localhost
    analysis.debug.conf.json not configured, falling back to sample, default configuration
    Finished configuring logging for <RootLogger root (WARNING)>
    Replaced json_dumps in plugin with the one from bson
    Changing bt.json_loads from <function <lambda> at 0x10f5fdb70> to <function loads at 0x1104b6ae8>
    Running with HTTPS turned OFF - use a reverse proxy on production
    Bottle v0.13-dev server starting up (using CherootServer())...
    Listening on http://0.0.0.0:8080/
    Hit Ctrl-C to quit.
    
  4. Test your connection to the server

  5. Using a web browser, go to http://localhost:8080
  6. Using safari in the iOS emulator, go to http://localhost:8080
  7. Using chrome in the android emulator:
    • change server.host in conf/net/api/webserver.conf to 0.0.0.0, and
    • go to the special IP for the current host in the android emulator - 10.0.2.2