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OpenLP Website
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This repository holds the OpenLP website, so that anyone can contribute to the site.
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The website is built using Nikola, the static site generator. It uses Disqus for comments, which has superior
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spam detection and moderation tools. The instructions below show you how to get set up on your local machine.
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Installing Nikola
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The OpenLP site is built on **Nikola** 7.6.x. This means you'll probably need to install it in a virtual environment.
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Not to worry, this is pretty simple.
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First up, install the ``python-virtualenv`` package::
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$ sudo apt-get install python-virtualenv
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Now create a virtual environment somewhere. I usually put it in the same directory as my Bazaar repositories::
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$ virtualenv venv
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Once that has been created, you can install Nikola with ``pip``::
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$ cd venv/bin
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$ ./pip install --upgrade nikola
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*Note: I'm using ``--upgrade`` to make sure that I install the latest version of Nikola, so that even if I have a version of Nikola installed, I'll have the latest and greatest here.*
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I like to symlink the ``nikola`` binary into the project directory I'm working in, for ease of use::
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$ cd ~/projects/openlp/website
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$ ln -s ~/venv/bin/nikola nikola
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Now you're ready to start working on the web site. Next step is to build the site::
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$ nikola build
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That will run through a whole bunch of stuff and build the site for you. To run the site, simply use the ``serve``
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command::
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$ nikola serve
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This will start a local Python web server and tell you where to go in your browser in order to preview the site.
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Once you're this far, you'll be ready to start contributing toward the we site. Have fun!
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