ProjectInfrastructure - Revision history

Infrastation: /* git mirrors (code) */ git.racktables.org replaces code.racktables.org

2024-02-25T18:53:31Z

git mirrors (code): git.racktables.org replaces code.racktables.org

Infrastation: /* Statistics */ Google Analytics was retired three years ago.

2022-11-13T19:03:58Z

Statistics: Google Analytics was retired three years ago.

Infrastation: describe code.racktables.org

2021-08-20T18:46:24Z

describe code.racktables.org

Infrastation: Update for the recent SF vhost cease.

2017-10-02T16:30:29Z

Update for the recent SF vhost cease.

Infrastation: /* Statistics */ note compatibility

2017-02-06T13:52:09Z

Statistics: note compatibility

Infrastation: /* downloads */ explain the acronym

2016-05-05T08:47:44Z

downloads: explain the acronym

Infrastation: /* Git repositories */ use --mirror

2016-05-05T08:12:13Z

Git repositories: use --mirror

Infrastation: /* Everything else */ refine SourceForge

2013-12-09T14:39:42Z

Everything else: refine SourceForge

Infrastation: /* Backup procedure */ refresh a bit

2013-01-25T17:45:51Z

Backup procedure: refresh a bit

Infrastation: /* Bug tracker, wiki data */ make tarball

2013-01-25T17:38:35Z

Bug tracker, wiki data: make tarball

@@ Line 17: / Line 17: @@
 === git mirrors (code) ===
-The [https://code.racktables.org/ git mirror server] exists to provide backups in case github.com goes kaput. The most up to date copies are available through both a web-interface (gitweb) and git clone URLs, for example:
+The [https://git.racktables.org/ git mirror server] exists to provide backups in case github.com goes kaput. The most up to date copies are available through both a web-interface (gitweb) and git clone URLs, for example:
-  git clone https://code.racktables.org/racktables
+  git clone https://git.racktables.org/racktables
   Cloning into 'racktables'...
 The server synchronizes each repository both hourly and after a new commit appears on github.com (via a webhook). It also keeps up to 90 days of backups for every repository.

@@ Line 25: / Line 25: @@
 === Statistics ===
-SF download stats work for the downloads. Google analytics works for the content of racktables.org and demo.racktables.org (it does not currently display its admin interface in every browser).
+SF download stats work for the downloads. Google analytics was used in the past for racktables.org and demo.racktables.org, but was removed in 2019.
 === downloads ===

@@ Line 13: / Line 13: @@
 Please think twice before changing any of the list-wide settings on the "Edit List Config" menu, these settings influence all subscribers of racktables-users.
-=== All web-sites (demo, bugs, wiki, www) ===
+=== Most web-sites (demo, bugs, wiki, www) ===
 Arnaud Launay is the server administrator. To get SSH access there, be a team member and find someone who already has access.
 === Statistics ===

@@ Line 13: / Line 13: @@
 Please think twice before changing any of the list-wide settings on the "Edit List Config" menu, these settings influence all subscribers of racktables-users.
-=== Bug tracker, wiki, demo host ===
+=== All web-sites (demo, bugs, wiki, www) ===
-Arnaud Launay is the administrator of the server hosting this wiki, Mantis and the RackTables demo. To get SSH access there, be a team member and find someone who already has access.
+Arnaud Launay is the server administrator. To get SSH access there, be a team member and find someone who already has access.
 === Statistics ===
 SF download stats work for the downloads. Google analytics works for the content of racktables.org and demo.racktables.org (it does not currently display its admin interface in every browser).
 === downloads ===
 SourceForge project FRS (File Release System, a CDN of sorts).
@@ Line 37: / Line 35: @@
   git clone --mirror git://github.com/RackTables/racktables-contribs.git racktables-contribs.git
-===SourceForge data===
+===Bug tracker, wiki data, www===
 SSH into the host and create a new backup directory.
   mkdir ~/RackTables-apps-backup
@@ Line 58: / Line 43: @@
   tar czf bugs.tar.gz ~/www/bugs
   tar czf wiki.tar.gz ~/www/wiki
 Export the database for each application.
@@ Line 70: / Line 56: @@
 * racktables-contribs.git
 * racktables-users.txt
 * RackTables-apps-backup
 ** wiki.tar.gz
@@ Line 76: / Line 61: @@
 ** bugs.tar.gz
 ** bugs.sql
 '''SAVE THE BACKUP FOLDER TO A SAFE PLACE'''

@@ Line 17: / Line 17: @@
 === Statistics ===
-SF download stats work for the downloads. Google analytics works for the content of racktables.org and demo.racktables.org.
+SF download stats work for the downloads. Google analytics works for the content of racktables.org and demo.racktables.org (it does not currently display its admin interface in every browser).
 === racktables.org ===
 SourceForge project vhost.

@@ Line 33: / Line 33: @@
 ===Git repositories===
-  git clone git://github.com/RackTables/racktables.git racktables.git
+  git clone --mirror git://github.com/RackTables/racktables.git racktables.git
-  git clone git://github.com/RackTables/racktables-contribs.git racktables-contribs.git
+  git clone --mirror git://github.com/RackTables/racktables-contribs.git racktables-contribs.git
 ===SourceForge data===

@@ Line 23: / Line 23: @@
 ==Backup procedure==
-===racktables-users===
+===the backup directory===
 Send an empty email with subject "who racktables-users" to ecartis@freelists.org and you will get a list of all subscribers. Save it to the backup directory as "racktables-users.txt".
 ===Git repositories===
-<pre>
+ git clone git://github.com/RackTables/racktables.git racktables.git
-git clone git://github.com/RackTables/racktables.git racktables.git
+ git clone git://github.com/RackTables/racktables-contribs.git racktables-contribs.git
 git clone git://github.com/RackTables/racktables-contribs.git racktables-contribs.git
 ===SourceForge data===
 Backup stuff accessible from SF SSH only:
-<pre>ssh -t YOUR_SF_USERNAME,racktables@shell.sourceforge.net create
+ ssh -t YOUR_SF_USERNAME,racktables@shell.sourceforge.net create
-tar czf racktables.org.tar.gz /home/project-web/racktables/htdocs/
+ tar czf racktables.org.tar.gz /home/project-web/racktables/htdocs/
-−
-sf-help | fgrep 'ssh -p'
+ sf-help | fgrep 'ssh -p'
-# Note the hostname and the port and copy the files from SF shell to your directory:
+ # Note the hostname and the port and copy the files from SF shell to the backup directory:
-scp -P 24006 YOUR_SF_USERNAME@shell4.sourceforge.net:~/racktables.org.tar.gz .
+ scp -P 24006 YOUR_SF_USERNAME@shell4.sourceforge.net:~/racktables.org.tar.gz .
-−
-# in SF shell again
+ # in SF shell again
-rm racktables.org.tar.gz
+ rm racktables.org.tar.gz
-shutdown
+ shutdown
 ===Bug tracker, wiki data===
@@ Line 58: / Line 52: @@
   cd ~/RackTables-apps-backup
-Copy the applications into the backup directory.  This is important because they contain uploaded files and configuration settings.
+Copy the applications into the backup directory on the server. This is important because they contain uploaded files and configuration settings.
   tar czf bugs.tar.gz ~/www/bugs
   tar czf wiki.tar.gz ~/www/wiki
@@ Line 66: / Line 60: @@
   mysqldump -u <username> -p <dbname> > wiki.sql
-Wrap it all up in a single archive file and '''save it to a safe place''':
+SCP the remote server directory to the local backup directory, then remove it from the server.
- cd ~/
- tar czf RackTables-apps-backup-`date +%Y%m%d`.tar.gz ./RackTables-apps-backup
+===Final check===