buildout and plone
DESCRIPTION
A presentation outlining some Buildout basics particularly in the context of setting up and maintaining a Plone instance.TRANSCRIPT
Why Buildout?
Consistency
Dependency Management
Speeds Up Deployment
Buildout Basics
Buildout and PloneNZPUG Meeting Dec 2008 / Tim Knapp
Configuration File
[buildout]parts = zope plone instance
[plone]recipe = plone.recipe.plone
[zope2]recipe = plone.recipe.zope2instanceuser = admin:admineggs = ${plone:eggs}products = ${plone:products}
Buildout and PloneNZPUG Meeting Dec 2008 / Tim Knapp
Advanced SyntaxVariable Substitution
Option Addition and Removal
${parts:option}
${plone:eggs}${buildout:directory}option = ${buildout:directory}/somefolder
options = foo bar
options += bazoptions -= foo
Buildout and PloneNZPUG Meeting Dec 2008 / Tim Knapp
Buildout Directory● bin/● bootstrap.py● buildout.cfg● develop-eggs/● downloads/● eggs/● parts/● products/● src/
Buildout and PloneNZPUG Meeting Dec 2008 / Tim Knapp
Buildout Options● bin-directory● develop-eggs-directory● eggs-directory● parts● parts-directory● log-level
Buildout and PloneNZPUG Meeting Dec 2008 / Tim Knapp
Parts
[buildout]parts = instance
[instance]recipe = plone.recipe.zope2instanceuser = admin:admineggs = ${plone:eggs} archetypes.schemaextenderzcml = archetypes.schemaextenderproducts = ${plone:products}environmentvars = TZ Pacific/Aucklandhttpaddress = 8080zeoaddress = 8000debugmode = onverbosesecurity = oneventloglevel = debug
Buildout and PloneNZPUG Meeting Dec 2008 / Tim Knapp
Plone Recipes
[buildout]parts = zope2 plone instance
[plone]recipe = plone.recipe.plone
[zope2]recipe = plone.recipe.zope2install
[instance]recipe = plone.recipe.zope2instanceuser = admin:admineggs = ${plone:eggs}products = ${plone:products}
The Command Line
Buildout and PloneNZPUG Meeting Dec 2008 / Tim Knapp
Command Line Options
$cd path/to/my/buildout
$python2.4 bootstrap.pyCreating directory 'mybuildout/bin'.Creating directory 'mybuildout/parts'.Creating directory 'mybuildout/developeggs'.Generated script 'mybuildout/bin/buildout'.
$ bin/buildout
$ bin/instance start
Buildout and PloneNZPUG Meeting Dec 2008 / Tim Knapp
Advanced CLI Options● -v and -q
– increase and decrease verbosity● -n and -N
– Newest and non-newest modes● -O and -o
– online and offline mode
Buildout and PloneNZPUG Meeting Dec 2008 / Tim Knapp
Wrapping Up● Buildout Basics
– Configuration File– Buildout Directory– Buildout Options– Parts– Recipes
● Command Line
Buildout and PloneNZPUG Meeting Dec 2008 / Tim Knapp
Credits● Photo Credits
– http://flickr.com/photos/_boris/2796908072/
– http://flickr.com/photos/bullish1974/2648544508/
– http://flickr.com/photos/binary_koala/86227485/
– http://www.flickr.com/photos/bahkubean/2491416430/
● Clayton Parker: http://www.slideshare.net/claytron/reaching-deployment-nirvana-using-buildout-presentation