3 navsection: installguide
4 title: Install Workbench
7 h2. Install prerequisites
9 The Arvados package repository includes Workbench server package that can help automate much of the deployment.
11 h3(#install_ruby_and_bundler). Install Ruby and Bundler
13 {% include 'install_ruby_and_bundler' %}
15 h2(#install_workbench). Install Workbench and dependencies
17 Workbench doesn't need its own database, so it does not need to have PostgreSQL installed.
19 On a Debian-based system, install the following packages:
22 <pre><code>~$ <span class="userinput">sudo apt-get install bison build-essential graphviz git python-arvados-python-client arvados-workbench</span>
26 On a Red Hat-based system, install the following packages:
29 <pre><code>~$ <span class="userinput">sudo yum install bison make automake gcc gcc-c++ graphviz git python27-python-arvados-python-client arvados-workbench</span>
33 {% include 'note_python27_sc' %}
35 h2. Set up configuration files
37 The Workbench server package uses configuration files that you write to @/etc/arvados/workbench@ and ensures they're consistently deployed. Create this directory and copy the example configuration files to it:
40 <pre><code>~$ <span class="userinput">sudo mkdir -p /etc/arvados/workbench</span>
41 ~$ <span class="userinput">sudo chmod 700 /etc/arvados/workbench</span>
42 ~$ <span class="userinput">sudo cp /var/www/arvados-workbench/current/config/application.yml.example /etc/arvados/workbench/application.yml</span>
46 h2. Configure Workbench
48 Edit @/etc/arvados/workbench/application.yml@ following the instructions below. The deployment script will consistently deploy this to Workbench's configuration directory. Workbench reads both @application.yml@ and its own @config/application.defaults.yml@ file. Values in @application.yml@ take precedence over the defaults that are defined in @config/application.defaults.yml@. The @config/application.yml.example@ file is not read by Workbench and is provided for installation convenience only.
50 Consult @config/application.default.yml@ for a full list of configuration options. Always put your local configuration in @/etc/arvados/workbench/application.yml@—never edit @config/application.default.yml@.
54 This application needs a secret token. Generate a new secret:
57 <pre><code>~$ <span class="userinput">ruby -e 'puts rand(2**400).to_s(36)'</span>
58 aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa
62 Then put that value in the @secret_token@ field.
64 h3. arvados_login_base and arvados_v1_base
66 Point @arvados_login_base@ and @arvados_v1_base@ at your "API server":install-api-server.html. For example like this:
69 <pre><code>arvados_login_base: https://prefix_uuid.your.domain/login
70 arvados_v1_base: https://prefix_uuid.your.domain/arvados/v1
76 @site_name@ can be set to any arbitrary string. It is used to identify this Workbench to people visiting it.
78 h3. arvados_insecure_https
80 If the SSL certificate you use for your API server isn't an official certificate signed by a CA, make sure @arvados_insecure_https@ is @true@.
84 Consult @application.default.yml@ for a full list of configuration options. Always put your local configuration in @application.yml@ instead of editing @application.default.yml@.
88 In @/var/www/arvados-workbench/current/config@, copy @piwik.yml.example@ to @piwik.yml@ and edit to suit.
90 h2. Prepare the Workbench deployment
92 Now that all your configuration is in place, run @/usr/local/bin/arvados-workbench-upgrade.sh@. This will install and check your configuration, and install necessary gems.
94 {% include 'notebox_begin' %}
95 You can safely ignore the following error message you may see when installing gems:
97 <pre><code>themes_for_rails at /usr/local/rvm/gems/ruby-2.1.1/bundler/gems/themes_for_rails-1fd2d7897d75 did not have a valid gemspec.
98 This prevents bundler from installing bins or native extensions, but that may not affect its functionality.
99 The validation message from Rubygems was:
100 duplicate dependency on rails (= 3.0.11, development), (>= 3.0.0) use:
101 add_runtime_dependency 'rails', '= 3.0.11', '>= 3.0.0'
102 Using themes_for_rails (0.5.1) from https://github.com/holtkampw/themes_for_rails (at 1fd2d78)
105 {% include 'notebox_end' %}
107 This command aborts when it encounters an error. It's safe to rerun multiple times, so if there's a problem with your configuration, you can fix that and try again.
109 h2. Set up Web server
111 For best performance, we recommend you use Nginx as your Web server front-end, with a Passenger backend to serve Workbench. To do that:
115 <li><a href="https://www.phusionpassenger.com/documentation/Users%20guide%20Nginx.html">Install Nginx and Phusion Passenger</a>.</li>
117 <li><p>Edit the http section of your Nginx configuration to run the Passenger server, and act as a front-end for it. You might add a block like the following, adding SSL and logging parameters to taste:</p>
120 listen 127.0.0.1:9000;
121 server_name localhost-workbench;
123 root /var/www/arvados-workbench/current/public;
124 index index.html index.htm index.php;
126 passenger_enabled on;
127 # If you're using RVM, uncomment the line below.
128 #passenger_ruby /usr/local/rvm/wrappers/default/ruby;
132 server 127.0.0.1:9000 fail_timeout=10s;
135 proxy_http_version 1.1;
138 listen <span class="userinput">[your public IP address]</span>:443 ssl;
139 server_name workbench.<span class="userinput">uuid-prefix.your.domain</span>;
142 ssl_certificate <span class="userinput">/YOUR/PATH/TO/cert.pem</span>;
143 ssl_certificate_key <span class="userinput">/YOUR/PATH/TO/cert.key</span>;
145 index index.html index.htm index.php;
146 client_max_body_size 128m;
149 proxy_pass http://workbench;
151 proxy_connect_timeout 90s;
152 proxy_read_timeout 300s;
154 proxy_set_header X-Forwarded-Proto https;
155 proxy_set_header Host $http_host;
156 proxy_set_header X-Real-IP $remote_addr;
157 proxy_set_header X-Forwarded-For $proxy_add_x_forwarded_for;
163 <li>Restart Nginx.</li>
168 h2. Trusted client setting
170 Log in to Workbench once to ensure that the Arvados API server has a record of the Workbench client. (It's OK if Workbench says your account hasn't been activated yet. We'll deal with that next.)
172 In the <strong>API server</strong> project root, start the rails console. Locate the ApiClient record for your Workbench installation (typically, while you're setting this up, the @last@ one in the database is the one you want), then set the @is_trusted@ flag for the appropriate client record:
174 <notextile><pre><code>/var/www/arvados-api/current$ <span class="userinput">RAILS_ENV=production bundle exec rails console</span>
175 irb(main):001:0> <span class="userinput">wb = ApiClient.all.last; [wb.url_prefix, wb.created_at]</span>
176 => ["https://workbench.example.com/", Sat, 19 Apr 2014 03:35:12 UTC +00:00]
177 irb(main):002:0> <span class="userinput">include CurrentApiClient</span>
179 irb(main):003:0> <span class="userinput">act_as_system_user do wb.update_attributes!(is_trusted: true) end</span>
184 h2(#admin-user). Add an admin user
186 Next, we're going to use the rails console on the <strong>API server</strong> to activate our own account and give yourself admin privileges:
189 <pre><code>/var/www/arvados-api/current$ <span class="userinput">RAILS_ENV=production bundle exec rails console</span>
190 irb(main):001:0> <span class="userinput">Thread.current[:user] = User.all.select(&:identity_url).last</span>
191 irb(main):002:0> <span class="userinput">Thread.current[:user].update_attributes is_admin: true, is_active: true</span>
192 irb(main):003:0> <span class="userinput">User.where(is_admin: true).collect &:email</span>
193 => ["root", "<b>your_address@example.com</b>"]
194 </code></pre></notextile>
196 At this point, you should have a working Workbench login with administrator privileges. Revisit your Workbench URL in a browser and reload the page to access it.