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@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ Identi.ca <http://identi.ca/>. It is shared with you in hope that you
too make an Open Software Service available to your users. To learn
more, please see the Open Software Service Definition 1.1:
http://www.opendefinition.org/ossd
http://www.opendefinition.org/ossd
StatusNet, Inc. <http://status.net/> also offers this software as a
Web service, requiring no installation on your part. The software run
@ -254,11 +254,11 @@ especially if you've previously installed PHP/MySQL packages.
3. Make your target directory writeable by the Web server.
chmod a+w /var/www/statusnet/
chmod a+w /var/www/statusnet/
On some systems, this will probably work:
chgrp www-data /var/www/statusnet/
chgrp www-data /var/www/statusnet/
chmod g+w /var/www/statusnet/
If your Web server runs as another user besides "www-data", try
@ -269,9 +269,9 @@ especially if you've previously installed PHP/MySQL packages.
file subdirectories writeable by the Web server. An insecure way to do
this is:
chmod a+w /var/www/statusnet/avatar
chmod a+w /var/www/statusnet/background
chmod a+w /var/www/statusnet/file
chmod a+w /var/www/statusnet/avatar
chmod a+w /var/www/statusnet/background
chmod a+w /var/www/statusnet/file
You can also make the avatar, background, and file directories
writeable by the Web server group, as noted above.
@ -279,7 +279,7 @@ especially if you've previously installed PHP/MySQL packages.
5. Create a database to hold your microblog data. Something like this
should work:
mysqladmin -u "username" --password="password" create statusnet
mysqladmin -u "username" --password="password" create statusnet
Note that StatusNet must have its own database; you can't share the
database with another program. You can name it whatever you want,
@ -293,9 +293,9 @@ especially if you've previously installed PHP/MySQL packages.
database. If you have shell access, this will probably work from the
MySQL shell:
GRANT ALL on statusnet.*
TO 'statusnetuser'@'localhost'
IDENTIFIED BY 'statusnetpassword';
GRANT ALL on statusnet.*
TO 'statusnetuser'@'localhost'
IDENTIFIED BY 'statusnetpassword';
You should change 'statusnetuser' and 'statusnetpassword' to your preferred new
username and password. You may want to test logging in to MySQL as
@ -303,7 +303,7 @@ especially if you've previously installed PHP/MySQL packages.
7. In a browser, navigate to the StatusNet install script; something like:
http://yourserver.example.com/statusnet/install.php
http://yourserver.example.com/statusnet/install.php
Enter the database connection information and your site name. The
install program will configure your site and install the initial,
@ -357,7 +357,7 @@ your server.
You should now be able to navigate to a "fancy" URL on your server,
like:
http://example.net/statusnet/main/register
http://example.net/statusnet/main/register
If you changed your HTTP server configuration, you may need to restart
the server first.
@ -368,11 +368,11 @@ directory is 'All' in your Apache configuration file. This is usually
/etc/apache2/sites-available/default. See the Apache documentation for
.htaccess files for more details:
http://httpd.apache.org/docs/2.2/howto/htaccess.html
http://httpd.apache.org/docs/2.2/howto/htaccess.html
Also, check that mod_rewrite is installed and enabled:
http://httpd.apache.org/docs/2.2/mod/mod_rewrite.html
http://httpd.apache.org/docs/2.2/mod/mod_rewrite.html
Sphinx
------
@ -380,8 +380,8 @@ Sphinx
To use a Sphinx server to search users and notices, you'll need to
enable the SphinxSearch plugin. Add to your config.php:
addPlugin('SphinxSearch');
$config['sphinx']['server'] = 'searchhost.local';
addPlugin('SphinxSearch');
$config['sphinx']['server'] = 'searchhost.local';
You also need to install, compile and enable the sphinx pecl extension for
php on the client side, which itself depends on the sphinx development files.
@ -416,26 +416,26 @@ For this to work, there *must* be a domain or sub-domain for which all
2. Make sure the maildaemon.php file is executable:
chmod +x scripts/maildaemon.php
chmod +x scripts/maildaemon.php
Note that "daemon" is kind of a misnomer here; the script is more
of a filter than a daemon.
2. Edit /etc/aliases on your mail server and add the following line:
*: /path/to/statusnet/scripts/maildaemon.php
*: /path/to/statusnet/scripts/maildaemon.php
3. Run whatever code you need to to update your aliases database. For
many mail servers (Postfix, Exim, Sendmail), this should work:
newaliases
newaliases
You may need to restart your mail server for the new database to
take effect.
4. Set the following in your config.php file:
$config['mail']['domain'] = 'yourdomain.example.net';
$config['mail']['domain'] = 'yourdomain.example.net';
At this point, post-by-email and post-by-SMS-gateway should work. Note
that if your mail server is on a different computer from your email
@ -489,7 +489,7 @@ search, indexing, bridging, or other cool services.
To configure a downstream site to receive your public stream, add
their "JID" (Jabber ID) to your config.php as follows:
$config['xmpp']['public'][] = 'downstream@example.net';
$config['xmpp']['public'][] = 'downstream@example.net';
(Don't miss those square brackets at the end.) Note that your XMPP
broadcasting must be configured as mentioned above. Although you can
@ -518,7 +518,7 @@ server is probably a good idea for high-volume sites.
3. In your config.php files (both the Web server and the queues
server!), set the following variable:
$config['queue']['enabled'] = true;
$config['queue']['enabled'] = true;
You may also want to look at the 'daemon' section of this file for
more daemon options. Note that if you set the 'user' and/or 'group'
@ -577,15 +577,15 @@ following files:
display.css: a CSS2 file for "default" styling for all browsers.
ie6.css: a CSS2 file for override styling for fixing up Internet
Explorer 6.
Explorer 6.
ie7.css: a CSS2 file for override styling for fixing up Internet
Explorer 7.
Explorer 7.
logo.png: a logo image for the site.
default-avatar-profile.png: a 96x96 pixel image to use as the avatar for
users who don't upload their own.
users who don't upload their own.
default-avatar-stream.png: Ditto, but 48x48. For streams of notices.
default-avatar-mini.png: Ditto ditto, but 24x24. For subscriptions
listing on profile pages.
listing on profile pages.
You may want to start by copying the files from the default theme to
your own directory.
@ -634,17 +634,17 @@ Access to file attachments can also be restricted to logged-in users only.
1. Add a directory outside the web root where your file uploads will be
stored. Usually a command like this will work:
mkdir /var/www/statusnet-files
mkdir /var/www/statusnet-files
2. Make the file uploads directory writeable by the web server. An
insecure way to do this is:
chmod a+x /var/www/statusnet-files
chmod a+x /var/www/statusnet-files
3. Tell StatusNet to use this directory for file uploads. Add a line
like this to your config.php:
$config['attachments']['dir'] = '/var/www/statusnet-files';
$config['attachments']['dir'] = '/var/www/statusnet-files';
Upgrading
=========
@ -696,12 +696,12 @@ instructions; read to the end first before trying them.
If your database is at version 0.8.0 or above, you can run a
special upgrade script:
mysql -u<rootuser> -p<rootpassword> <database> db/08to09.sql
mysql -u<rootuser> -p<rootpassword> <database> db/08to09.sql
Otherwise, go to your StatusNet directory and AFTER YOU MAKE A
BACKUP run the rebuilddb.sh script like this:
./scripts/rebuilddb.sh rootuser rootpassword database db/statusnet.sql
./scripts/rebuilddb.sh rootuser rootpassword database db/statusnet.sql
Here, rootuser and rootpassword are the username and password for a
user who can drop and create databases as well as tables; typically
@ -785,7 +785,7 @@ Almost all configuration options are made through a two-dimensional
associative array, cleverly named $config. A typical configuration
line will be:
$config['section']['option'] = value;
$config['section']['option'] = value;
For brevity, the following documentation describes each section and
option.
@ -798,78 +798,78 @@ This section is a catch-all for site-wide variables.
name: the name of your site, like 'YourCompany Microblog'.
server: the server part of your site's URLs, like 'example.net'.
path: The path part of your site's URLs, like 'statusnet' or ''
(installed in root).
(installed in root).
fancy: whether or not your site uses fancy URLs (see Fancy URLs
section above). Default is false.
section above). Default is false.
logfile: full path to a file for StatusNet to save logging
information to. You may want to use this if you don't have
access to syslog.
information to. You may want to use this if you don't have
access to syslog.
logdebug: whether to log additional debug info like backtraces on
hard errors. Default false.
hard errors. Default false.
locale_path: full path to the directory for locale data. Unless you
store all your locale data in one place, you probably
don't need to use this.
store all your locale data in one place, you probably
don't need to use this.
language: default language for your site. Defaults to US English.
Note that this is overridden if a user is logged in and has
selected a different language. It is also overridden if the
user is NOT logged in, but their browser requests a different
langauge. Since pretty much everybody's browser requests a
language, that means that changing this setting has little or
no effect in practice.
Note that this is overridden if a user is logged in and has
selected a different language. It is also overridden if the
user is NOT logged in, but their browser requests a different
langauge. Since pretty much everybody's browser requests a
language, that means that changing this setting has little or
no effect in practice.
languages: A list of languages supported on your site. Typically you'd
only change this if you wanted to disable support for one
or another language:
"unset($config['site']['languages']['de'])" will disable
support for German.
only change this if you wanted to disable support for one
or another language:
"unset($config['site']['languages']['de'])" will disable
support for German.
theme: Theme for your site (see Theme section). Two themes are
provided by default: 'default' and 'stoica' (the one used by
Identi.ca). It's appreciated if you don't use the 'stoica' theme
except as the basis for your own.
provided by default: 'default' and 'stoica' (the one used by
Identi.ca). It's appreciated if you don't use the 'stoica' theme
except as the basis for your own.
email: contact email address for your site. By default, it's extracted
from your Web server environment; you may want to customize it.
from your Web server environment; you may want to customize it.
broughtbyurl: name of an organization or individual who provides the
service. Each page will include a link to this name in the
footer. A good way to link to the blog, forum, wiki,
corporate portal, or whoever is making the service available.
service. Each page will include a link to this name in the
footer. A good way to link to the blog, forum, wiki,
corporate portal, or whoever is making the service available.
broughtby: text used for the "brought by" link.
timezone: default timezone for message display. Users can set their
own time zone. Defaults to 'UTC', which is a pretty good default.
own time zone. Defaults to 'UTC', which is a pretty good default.
closed: If set to 'true', will disallow registration on your site.
This is a cheap way to restrict accounts to only one
individual or group; just register the accounts you want on
the service, *then* set this variable to 'true'.
inviteonly: If set to 'true', will only allow registration if the user
was invited by an existing user.
was invited by an existing user.
private: If set to 'true', anonymous users will be redirected to the
'login' page. Also, API methods that normally require no
authentication will require it. Note that this does not turn
off registration; use 'closed' or 'inviteonly' for the
behaviour you want.
'login' page. Also, API methods that normally require no
authentication will require it. Note that this does not turn
off registration; use 'closed' or 'inviteonly' for the
behaviour you want.
notice: A plain string that will appear on every page. A good place
to put introductory information about your service, or info about
upgrades and outages, or other community info. Any HTML will
be escaped.
be escaped.
logo: URL of an image file to use as the logo for the site. Overrides
the logo in the theme, if any.
the logo in the theme, if any.
ssl: Whether to use SSL and https:// URLs for some or all pages.
Possible values are 'always' (use it for all pages), 'never'
(don't use it for any pages), or 'sometimes' (use it for
sensitive pages that include passwords like login and registration,
but not for regular pages). Default to 'never'.
Possible values are 'always' (use it for all pages), 'never'
(don't use it for any pages), or 'sometimes' (use it for
sensitive pages that include passwords like login and registration,
but not for regular pages). Default to 'never'.
sslserver: use an alternate server name for SSL URLs, like
'secure.example.org'. You should be careful to set cookie
parameters correctly so that both the SSL server and the
"normal" server can access the session cookie and
preferably other cookies as well.
'secure.example.org'. You should be careful to set cookie
parameters correctly so that both the SSL server and the
"normal" server can access the session cookie and
preferably other cookies as well.
shorturllength: Length of URL at which URLs in a message exceeding 140
characters will be sent to the user's chosen
shortening service.
characters will be sent to the user's chosen
shortening service.
dupelimit: minimum time allowed for one person to say the same thing
twice. Default 60s. Anything lower is considered a user
or UI error.
twice. Default 60s. Anything lower is considered a user
or UI error.
textlimit: default max size for texts in the site. Defaults to 140.
0 means no limit. Can be fine-tuned for notices, messages,
profile bios and group descriptions.
0 means no limit. Can be fine-tuned for notices, messages,
profile bios and group descriptions.
db
--
@ -879,24 +879,24 @@ DB_DataObject (see <http://ur1.ca/7xp>). The ones that you may want to
set are listed below for clarity.
database: a DSN (Data Source Name) for your StatusNet database. This is
in the format 'protocol://username:password@hostname/databasename',
where 'protocol' is 'mysql' or 'mysqli' (or possibly 'postgresql', if you
really know what you're doing), 'username' is the username,
'password' is the password, and etc.
in the format 'protocol://username:password@hostname/databasename',
where 'protocol' is 'mysql' or 'mysqli' (or possibly 'postgresql', if you
really know what you're doing), 'username' is the username,
'password' is the password, and etc.
ini_yourdbname: if your database is not named 'statusnet', you'll need
to set this to point to the location of the
statusnet.ini file. Note that the real name of your database
should go in there, not literally 'yourdbname'.
to set this to point to the location of the
statusnet.ini file. Note that the real name of your database
should go in there, not literally 'yourdbname'.
db_driver: You can try changing this to 'MDB2' to use the other driver
type for DB_DataObject, but note that it breaks the OpenID
libraries, which only support PEAR::DB.
type for DB_DataObject, but note that it breaks the OpenID
libraries, which only support PEAR::DB.
debug: On a database error, you may get a message saying to set this
value to 5 to see debug messages in the browser. This breaks
just about all pages, and will also expose the username and
password
value to 5 to see debug messages in the browser. This breaks
just about all pages, and will also expose the username and
password
quote_identifiers: Set this to true if you're using postgresql.
type: either 'mysql' or 'postgresql' (used for some bits of
database-type-specific SQL in the code). Defaults to mysql.
database-type-specific SQL in the code). Defaults to mysql.
mirror: you can set this to an array of DSNs, like the above
'database' value. If it's set, certain read-only actions will
use a random value out of this array for the database, rather
@ -906,17 +906,17 @@ mirror: you can set this to an array of DSNs, like the above
requests to go to the 'database' (master) server, you'll need
to include it in this array, too.
utf8: whether to talk to the database in UTF-8 mode. This is the default
with new installations, but older sites may want to turn it off
until they get their databases fixed up. See "UTF-8 database"
above for details.
with new installations, but older sites may want to turn it off
until they get their databases fixed up. See "UTF-8 database"
above for details.
schemacheck: when to let plugins check the database schema to add
tables or update them. Values can be 'runtime' (default)
or 'script'. 'runtime' can be costly (plugins check the
schema on every hit, adding potentially several db
queries, some quite long), but not everyone knows how to
run a script. If you can, set this to 'script' and run
scripts/checkschema.php whenever you install or upgrade a
plugin.
tables or update them. Values can be 'runtime' (default)
or 'script'. 'runtime' can be costly (plugins check the
schema on every hit, adding potentially several db
queries, some quite long), but not everyone knows how to
run a script. If you can, set this to 'script' and run
scripts/checkschema.php whenever you install or upgrade a
plugin.
syslog
------
@ -925,13 +925,13 @@ By default, StatusNet sites log error messages to the syslog facility.
(You can override this using the 'logfile' parameter described above).
appname: The name that StatusNet uses to log messages. By default it's
"statusnet", but if you have more than one installation on the
server, you may want to change the name for each instance so
you can track log messages more easily.
"statusnet", but if you have more than one installation on the
server, you may want to change the name for each instance so
you can track log messages more easily.
priority: level to log at. Currently ignored.
facility: what syslog facility to used. Defaults to LOG_USER, only
reset if you know what syslog is and have a good reason
to change it.
reset if you know what syslog is and have a good reason
to change it.
queue
-----
@ -942,51 +942,51 @@ sending out SMS email or XMPP messages, for off-line processing. See
enabled: Whether to uses queues. Defaults to false.
subsystem: Which kind of queueserver to use. Values include "db" for
our hacked-together database queuing (no other server
required) and "stomp" for a stomp server.
our hacked-together database queuing (no other server
required) and "stomp" for a stomp server.
stomp_server: "broker URI" for stomp server. Something like
"tcp://hostname:61613". More complicated ones are
possible; see your stomp server's documentation for
details.
"tcp://hostname:61613". More complicated ones are
possible; see your stomp server's documentation for
details.
queue_basename: a root name to use for queues (stomp only). Typically
something like '/queue/sitename/' makes sense. If running
multiple instances on the same server, make sure that
either this setting or $config['site']['nickname'] are
unique for each site to keep them separate.
something like '/queue/sitename/' makes sense. If running
multiple instances on the same server, make sure that
either this setting or $config['site']['nickname'] are
unique for each site to keep them separate.
stomp_username: username for connecting to the stomp server; defaults
to null.
to null.
stomp_password: password for connecting to the stomp server; defaults
to null.
to null.
stomp_persistent: keep items across queue server restart, if enabled.
softlimit: an absolute or relative "soft memory limit"; daemons will
restart themselves gracefully when they find they've hit
this amount of memory usage. Defaults to 90% of PHP's global
memory_limit setting.
restart themselves gracefully when they find they've hit
this amount of memory usage. Defaults to 90% of PHP's global
memory_limit setting.
inboxes: delivery of messages to receiver's inboxes can be delayed to
queue time for best interactive performance on the sender.
This may however be annoyingly slow when using the DB queues,
so you can set this to false if it's causing trouble.
queue time for best interactive performance on the sender.
This may however be annoyingly slow when using the DB queues,
so you can set this to false if it's causing trouble.
breakout: for stomp, individual queues are by default grouped up for
best scalability. If some need to be run by separate daemons,
etc they can be manually adjusted here.
best scalability. If some need to be run by separate daemons,
etc they can be manually adjusted here.
Default will share all queues for all sites within each group.
Specify as <group>/<queue> or <group>/<queue>/<site>,
using nickname identifier as site.
Default will share all queues for all sites within each group.
Specify as <group>/<queue> or <group>/<queue>/<site>,
using nickname identifier as site.
'main/distrib' separate "distrib" queue covering all sites
'xmpp/xmppout/mysite' separate "xmppout" queue covering just 'mysite'
'main/distrib' separate "distrib" queue covering all sites
'xmpp/xmppout/mysite' separate "xmppout" queue covering just 'mysite'
max_retries: for stomp, drop messages after N failed attempts to process.
Defaults to 10.
Defaults to 10.
dead_letter_dir: for stomp, optional directory to dump data on failed
queue processing events after discarding them.
queue processing events after discarding them.
license
-------
@ -997,11 +997,11 @@ choice for any public site. Note that some other servers will not
accept notices if you apply a stricter license than this.
type: one of 'cc' (for Creative Commons licenses), 'allrightsreserved'
(default copyright), or 'private' (for private and confidential
information).
(default copyright), or 'private' (for private and confidential
information).
owner: for 'allrightsreserved' or 'private', an assigned copyright
holder (for example, an employer for a private site). If
not specified, will be attributed to 'contributors'.
holder (for example, an employer for a private site). If
not specified, will be attributed to 'contributors'.
url: URL of the license, used for links.
title: Title for the license, like 'Creative Commons Attribution 3.0'.
image: A button shown on each page for the license.
@ -1013,7 +1013,7 @@ This is for configuring out-going email. We use PEAR's Mail module,
see: http://pear.php.net/manual/en/package.mail.mail.factory.php
backend: the backend to use for mail, one of 'mail', 'sendmail', and
'smtp'. Defaults to PEAR's default, 'mail'.
'smtp'. Defaults to PEAR's default, 'mail'.
params: if the mail backend requires any parameters, you can provide
them in an associative array.
@ -1023,24 +1023,24 @@ nickname
This is for configuring nicknames in the service.
blacklist: an array of strings for usernames that may not be
registered. A default array exists for strings that are
used by StatusNet (e.g. 'doc', 'main', 'avatar', 'theme')
but you may want to add others if you have other software
installed in a subdirectory of StatusNet or if you just
don't want certain words used as usernames.
registered. A default array exists for strings that are
used by StatusNet (e.g. 'doc', 'main', 'avatar', 'theme')
but you may want to add others if you have other software
installed in a subdirectory of StatusNet or if you just
don't want certain words used as usernames.
featured: an array of nicknames of 'featured' users of the site.
Can be useful to draw attention to well-known users, or
interesting people, or whatever.
Can be useful to draw attention to well-known users, or
interesting people, or whatever.
avatar
------
For configuring avatar access.
dir: Directory to look for avatar files and to put them into.
dir: Directory to look for avatar files and to put them into.
Defaults to avatar subdirectory of install directory; if
you change it, make sure to change path, too.
path: Path to avatars. Defaults to path for avatar subdirectory,
path: Path to avatars. Defaults to path for avatar subdirectory,
but you can change it if you wish. Note that this will
be included with the avatar server, too.
server: If set, defines another server where avatars are stored in the
@ -1051,8 +1051,8 @@ server: If set, defines another server where avatars are stored in the
typically only make 2 connections to a single server at a
time <http://ur1.ca/6ih>, so this can parallelize the job.
Defaults to null.
ssl: Whether to access avatars using HTTPS. Defaults to null, meaning
to guess based on site-wide SSL settings.
ssl: Whether to access avatars using HTTPS. Defaults to null, meaning
to guess based on site-wide SSL settings.
public
------
@ -1060,13 +1060,13 @@ public
For configuring the public stream.
localonly: If set to true, only messages posted by users of this
service (rather than other services, filtered through OMB)
are shown in the public stream. Default true.
service (rather than other services, filtered through OMB)
are shown in the public stream. Default true.
blacklist: An array of IDs of users to hide from the public stream.
Useful if you have someone making excessive Twitterfeed posts
to the site, other kinds of automated posts, testing bots, etc.
Useful if you have someone making excessive Twitterfeed posts
to the site, other kinds of automated posts, testing bots, etc.
autosource: Sources of notices that are from automatic posters, and thus
should be kept off the public timeline. Default empty.
should be kept off the public timeline. Default empty.
theme
-----
@ -1074,15 +1074,15 @@ theme
server: Like avatars, you can speed up page loading by pointing the
theme file lookup to another server (virtual or real).
Defaults to NULL, meaning to use the site server.
dir: Directory where theme files are stored. Used to determine
dir: Directory where theme files are stored. Used to determine
whether to show parts of a theme file. Defaults to the theme
subdirectory of the install directory.
path: Path part of theme URLs, before the theme name. Relative to the
path: Path part of theme URLs, before the theme name. Relative to the
theme server. It may make sense to change this path when upgrading,
(using version numbers as the path) to make sure that all files are
reloaded by caching clients or proxies. Defaults to null,
which means to use the site path + '/theme'.
ssl: Whether to use SSL for theme elements. Default is null, which means
ssl: Whether to use SSL for theme elements. Default is null, which means
guess based on site SSL settings.
javascript
@ -1091,9 +1091,9 @@ javascript
server: You can speed up page loading by pointing the
theme file lookup to another server (virtual or real).
Defaults to NULL, meaning to use the site server.
path: Path part of Javascript URLs. Defaults to null,
path: Path part of Javascript URLs. Defaults to null,
which means to use the site path + '/js/'.
ssl: Whether to use SSL for JavaScript files. Default is null, which means
ssl: Whether to use SSL for JavaScript files. Default is null, which means
guess based on site SSL settings.
xmpp
@ -1104,25 +1104,25 @@ For configuring the XMPP sub-system.
enabled: Whether to accept and send messages by XMPP. Default false.
server: server part of XMPP ID for update user.
port: connection port for clients. Default 5222, which you probably
shouldn't need to change.
shouldn't need to change.
user: username for the client connection. Users will receive messages
from 'user'@'server'.
from 'user'@'server'.
resource: a unique identifier for the connection to the server. This
is actually used as a prefix for each XMPP component in the system.
is actually used as a prefix for each XMPP component in the system.
password: password for the user account.
host: some XMPP domains are served by machines with a different
hostname. (For example, @gmail.com GTalk users connect to
talk.google.com). Set this to the correct hostname if that's the
case with your server.
hostname. (For example, @gmail.com GTalk users connect to
talk.google.com). Set this to the correct hostname if that's the
case with your server.
encryption: Whether to encrypt the connection between StatusNet and the
XMPP server. Defaults to true, but you can get
considerably better performance turning it off if you're
connecting to a server on the same machine or on a
protected network.
XMPP server. Defaults to true, but you can get
considerably better performance turning it off if you're
connecting to a server on the same machine or on a
protected network.
debug: if turned on, this will make the XMPP library blurt out all of
the incoming and outgoing messages as XML stanzas. Use as a
last resort, and never turn it on if you don't have queues
enabled, since it will spit out sensitive data to the browser.
the incoming and outgoing messages as XML stanzas. Use as a
last resort, and never turn it on if you don't have queues
enabled, since it will spit out sensitive data to the browser.
public: an array of JIDs to send _all_ notices to. This is useful for
participating in third-party search and archiving services.
@ -1139,8 +1139,8 @@ tag
Miscellaneous tagging stuff.
dropoff: Decay factor for tag listing, in seconds.
Defaults to exponential decay over ten days; you can twiddle
with it to try and get better results for your site.
Defaults to exponential decay over ten days; you can twiddle
with it to try and get better results for your site.
popular
-------
@ -1148,8 +1148,8 @@ popular
Settings for the "popular" section of the site.
dropoff: Decay factor for popularity listing, in seconds.
Defaults to exponential decay over ten days; you can twiddle
with it to try and get better results for your site.
Defaults to exponential decay over ten days; you can twiddle
with it to try and get better results for your site.
daemon
------
@ -1160,11 +1160,11 @@ piddir: directory that daemon processes should write their PID file
(process ID) to. Defaults to /var/run/, which is where this
stuff should usually go on Unix-ish systems.
user: If set, the daemons will try to change their effective user ID
to this user before running. Probably a good idea, especially if
you start the daemons as root. Note: user name, like 'daemon',
not 1001.
to this user before running. Probably a good idea, especially if
you start the daemons as root. Note: user name, like 'daemon',
not 1001.
group: If set, the daemons will try to change their effective group ID
to this named group. Again, a name, not a numerical ID.
to this named group. Again, a name, not a numerical ID.
memcached
---------
@ -1176,11 +1176,11 @@ enabled: Set to true to enable. Default false.
server: a string with the hostname of the memcached server. Can also
be an array of hostnames, if you've got more than one server.
base: memcached uses key-value pairs to store data. We build long,
funny-looking keys to make sure we don't have any conflicts. The
base of the key is usually a simplified version of the site name
(like "Identi.ca" => "identica"), but you can overwrite this if
you need to. You can safely ignore it if you only have one
StatusNet site using your memcached server.
funny-looking keys to make sure we don't have any conflicts. The
base of the key is usually a simplified version of the site name
(like "Identi.ca" => "identica"), but you can overwrite this if
you need to. You can safely ignore it if you only have one
StatusNet site using your memcached server.
port: Port to connect to; defaults to 11211.
emailpost
@ -1189,7 +1189,7 @@ emailpost
For post-by-email.
enabled: Whether to enable post-by-email. Defaults to true. You will
also need to set up maildaemon.php.
also need to set up maildaemon.php.
sms
---
@ -1197,7 +1197,7 @@ sms
For SMS integration.
enabled: Whether to enable SMS integration. Defaults to true. Queues
should also be enabled.
should also be enabled.
integration
-----------
@ -1212,7 +1212,7 @@ inboxes
For notice inboxes.
enabled: No longer used. If you set this to something other than true,
StatusNet will no longer run.
StatusNet will no longer run.
throttle
--------
@ -1221,8 +1221,8 @@ For notice-posting throttles.
enabled: Whether to throttle posting. Defaults to false.
count: Each user can make this many posts in 'timespan' seconds. So, if count
is 100 and timespan is 3600, then there can be only 100 posts
from a user every hour.
is 100 and timespan is 3600, then there can be only 100 posts
from a user every hour.
timespan: see 'count'.
profile
@ -1231,7 +1231,7 @@ profile
Profile management.
biolimit: max character length of bio; 0 means no limit; null means to use
the site text limit default.
the site text limit default.
newuser
-------
@ -1239,13 +1239,13 @@ newuser
Options with new users.
default: nickname of a user account to automatically subscribe new
users to. Typically this would be system account for e.g.
service updates or announcements. Users are able to unsub
if they want. Default is null; no auto subscribe.
users to. Typically this would be system account for e.g.
service updates or announcements. Users are able to unsub
if they want. Default is null; no auto subscribe.
welcome: nickname of a user account that sends welcome messages to new
users. Can be the same as 'default' account, although on
busy servers it may be a good idea to keep that one just for
'urgent' messages. Default is null; no message.
users. Can be the same as 'default' account, although on
busy servers it may be a good idea to keep that one just for
'urgent' messages. Default is null; no message.
If either of these special user accounts are specified, the users should
be created before the configuration is updated.
@ -1262,19 +1262,19 @@ helps StatusNet developers take your needs into account when updating
the software.
run: string indicating when to run the statistics. Values can be 'web'
(run occasionally at Web time), 'cron' (run from a cron script),
or 'never' (don't ever run). If you set it to 'cron', remember to
schedule the script to run on a regular basis.
(run occasionally at Web time), 'cron' (run from a cron script),
or 'never' (don't ever run). If you set it to 'cron', remember to
schedule the script to run on a regular basis.
frequency: if run value is 'web', how often to report statistics.
Measured in Web hits; depends on how active your site is.
Default is 10000 -- that is, one report every 10000 Web hits,
on average.
Measured in Web hits; depends on how active your site is.
Default is 10000 -- that is, one report every 10000 Web hits,
on average.
reporturl: URL to post statistics to. Defaults to StatusNet developers'
report system, but if they go evil or disappear you may
need to update this to another value. Note: if you
don't want to report stats, it's much better to
set 'run' to 'never' than to set this value to something
nonsensical.
report system, but if they go evil or disappear you may
need to update this to another value. Note: if you
don't want to report stats, it's much better to
set 'run' to 'never' than to set this value to something
nonsensical.
attachments
-----------
@ -1287,14 +1287,14 @@ We suggest the use of the pecl file_info extension to handle mime type
detection.
supported: an array of mime types you accept to store and distribute,
like 'image/gif', 'video/mpeg', 'audio/mpeg', etc. Make sure you
setup your server to properly recognize the types you want to
support.
uploads: false to disable uploading files with notices (true by default).
like 'image/gif', 'video/mpeg', 'audio/mpeg', etc. Make sure you
setup your server to properly recognize the types you want to
support.
uploads: false to disable uploading files with notices (true by default).
filecommand: The required MIME_Type library may need to use the 'file'
command. It tries the one in the Web server's path, but if
you're having problems with uploads, try setting this to the
correct value. Note: 'file' must accept '-b' and '-i' options.
command. It tries the one in the Web server's path, but if
you're having problems with uploads, try setting this to the
correct value. Note: 'file' must accept '-b' and '-i' options.
For quotas, be sure you've set the upload_max_filesize and post_max_size
in php.ini to be large enough to handle your upload. In httpd.conf
@ -1302,26 +1302,26 @@ in php.ini to be large enough to handle your upload. In httpd.conf
set too low (it's optional, so it may not be there at all).
file_quota: maximum size for a single file upload in bytes. A user can send
any amount of notices with attachments as long as each attachment
is smaller than file_quota.
any amount of notices with attachments as long as each attachment
is smaller than file_quota.
user_quota: total size in bytes a user can store on this server. Each user
can store any number of files as long as their total size does
not exceed the user_quota.
can store any number of files as long as their total size does
not exceed the user_quota.
monthly_quota: total size permitted in the current month. This is the total
size in bytes that a user can upload each month.
size in bytes that a user can upload each month.
dir: directory accessible to the Web process where uploads should go.
Defaults to the 'file' subdirectory of the install directory, which
should be writeable by the Web user.
Defaults to the 'file' subdirectory of the install directory, which
should be writeable by the Web user.
server: server name to use when creating URLs for uploaded files.
Defaults to null, meaning to use the default Web server. Using
a virtual server here can speed up Web performance.
Defaults to null, meaning to use the default Web server. Using
a virtual server here can speed up Web performance.
path: URL path, relative to the server, to find files. Defaults to
main path + '/file/'.
main path + '/file/'.
ssl: whether to use HTTPS for file URLs. Defaults to null, meaning to
guess based on other SSL settings.
guess based on other SSL settings.
filecommand: command to use for determining the type of a file. May be
skipped if fileinfo extension is installed. Defaults to
'/usr/bin/file'.
skipped if fileinfo extension is installed. Defaults to
'/usr/bin/file'.
group
-----
@ -1329,10 +1329,10 @@ group
Options for group functionality.
maxaliases: maximum number of aliases a group can have. Default 3. Set
to 0 or less to prevent aliases in a group.
to 0 or less to prevent aliases in a group.
desclimit: maximum number of characters to allow in group descriptions.
null (default) means to use the site-wide text limits. 0
means no limit.
null (default) means to use the site-wide text limits. 0
means no limit.
oohembed
--------
@ -1347,11 +1347,11 @@ search
Some stuff for search.
type: type of search. Ignored if PostgreSQL or Sphinx are enabled. Can either
be 'fulltext' (default) or 'like'. The former is faster and more efficient
but requires the lame old MyISAM engine for MySQL. The latter
will work with InnoDB but could be miserably slow on large
systems. We'll probably add another type sometime in the future,
with our own indexing system (maybe like MediaWiki's).
be 'fulltext' (default) or 'like'. The former is faster and more efficient
but requires the lame old MyISAM engine for MySQL. The latter
will work with InnoDB but could be miserably slow on large
systems. We'll probably add another type sometime in the future,
with our own indexing system (maybe like MediaWiki's).
sessions
--------
@ -1363,7 +1363,7 @@ handle: boolean. Whether we should register our own PHP session-handling
Setting this to true makes some sense on large or multi-server
sites, but it probably won't hurt for smaller ones, either.
debug: whether to output debugging info for session storage. Can help
with weird session bugs, sometimes. Default false.
with weird session bugs, sometimes. Default false.
background
----------
@ -1372,14 +1372,14 @@ Users can upload backgrounds for their pages; this section defines
their use.
server: the server to use for background. Using a separate (even
virtual) server for this can speed up load times. Default is
null; same as site server.
virtual) server for this can speed up load times. Default is
null; same as site server.
dir: directory to write backgrounds too. Default is '/background/'
subdir of install dir.
subdir of install dir.
path: path to backgrounds. Default is sub-path of install path; note
that you may need to change this if you change site-path too.
that you may need to change this if you change site-path too.
ssl: Whether or not to use HTTPS for background files. Defaults to
null, meaning to guess from site-wide SSL settings.
null, meaning to guess from site-wide SSL settings.
ping
----
@ -1388,7 +1388,7 @@ Using the "XML-RPC Ping" method initiated by weblogs.com, the site can
notify third-party servers of updates.
notify: an array of URLs for ping endpoints. Default is the empty
array (no notification).
array (no notification).
design
------
@ -1410,8 +1410,8 @@ notice
Configuration options specific to notices.
contentlimit: max length of the plain-text content of a notice.
Default is null, meaning to use the site-wide text limit.
0 means no limit.
Default is null, meaning to use the site-wide text limit.
0 means no limit.
message
-------
@ -1419,8 +1419,8 @@ message
Configuration options specific to messages.
contentlimit: max length of the plain-text content of a message.
Default is null, meaning to use the site-wide text limit.
0 means no limit.
Default is null, meaning to use the site-wide text limit.
0 means no limit.
logincommand
------------
@ -1428,14 +1428,14 @@ logincommand
Configuration options for the login command.
disabled: whether to enable this command. If enabled, users who send
the text 'login' to the site through any channel will
receive a link to login to the site automatically in return.
Possibly useful for users who primarily use an XMPP or SMS
interface and can't be bothered to remember their site
password. Note that the security implications of this are
pretty serious and have not been thoroughly tested. You
should enable it only after you've convinced yourself that
it is safe. Default is 'false'.
the text 'login' to the site through any channel will
receive a link to login to the site automatically in return.
Possibly useful for users who primarily use an XMPP or SMS
interface and can't be bothered to remember their site
password. Note that the security implications of this are
pretty serious and have not been thoroughly tested. You
should enable it only after you've convinced yourself that
it is safe. Default is 'false'.
singleuser
----------
@ -1454,11 +1454,11 @@ Web crawlers. See http://www.robotstxt.org/ for more information
on the format of this file.
crawldelay: if non-empty, this value is provided as the Crawl-Delay:
for the robots.txt file. see http://ur1.ca/l5a0
for more information. Default is zero, no explicit delay.
for the robots.txt file. see http://ur1.ca/l5a0
for more information. Default is zero, no explicit delay.
disallow: Array of (virtual) directories to disallow. Default is 'main',
'search', 'message', 'settings', 'admin'. Ignored when site
is private, in which case the entire site ('/') is disallowed.
'search', 'message', 'settings', 'admin'. Ignored when site
is private, in which case the entire site ('/') is disallowed.
Plugins
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