navsection: installguide
title: Install the API server
...
+{% comment %}
+Copyright (C) The Arvados Authors. All rights reserved.
+
+SPDX-License-Identifier: CC-BY-SA-3.0
+{% endcomment %}
h2. Install prerequisites
{% include 'install_ruby_and_bundler' %}
-h3(#install_postgres). Install Postgres
-
-{% include 'install_postgres' %}
-
-h3(#build_tools_apiserver). Build tools
-
-* Build tools and the curl and PostgreSQL development libraries, to build gem dependencies
-* Nginx
-
-On older distributions, you may need to use a backports repository to satisfy these requirements. For example, on older Red Hat-based systems, consider using the "postgresql92":https://www.softwarecollections.org/en/scls/rhscl/postgresql92/ and "nginx16":https://www.softwarecollections.org/en/scls/rhscl/nginx16/ Software Collections.
+h2(#install_apiserver). Install API server and dependencies
On a Debian-based system, install the following packages:
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-<pre><code>~$ <span class="userinput">sudo apt-get install bison build-essential libpq-dev libcurl4-openssl-dev postgresql git nginx arvados-api-server</span>
+<pre><code>~$ <span class="userinput">sudo apt-get install bison build-essential libcurl4-openssl-dev git arvados-api-server</span>
</code></pre>
</notextile>
On a Red Hat-based system, install the following packages:
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-<pre><code>~$ <span class="userinput">sudo yum install bison make automake gcc gcc-c++ libcurl-devel postgresql-server postgresql-devel nginx git arvados-api-server</span>
+<pre><code>~$ <span class="userinput">sudo yum install bison make automake gcc gcc-c++ libcurl-devel git arvados-api-server</span>
</code></pre>
</notextile>
-h2. Set up the database
+{% include 'install_git' %}
+
+h2(#configure). Set up the database
-Generate a new database password. Nobody ever needs to memorize it or type it, so we'll make a strong one:
+Configure the API server to connect to your database by updating @/etc/arvados/api/database.yml@. Replace the @xxxxxxxx@ database password placeholder with the "password you generated during database setup":install-postgresql.html#api. Be sure to update the @production@ section.
<notextile>
-<pre><code>~$ <span class="userinput">ruby -e 'puts rand(2**128).to_s(36)'</span>
-6gqa1vu492idd7yca9tfandj3
+<pre><code>~$ <span class="userinput">editor /etc/arvados/api/database.yml</span>
</code></pre></notextile>
-Create a new database user.
+h2(#configure_application). Configure the API server
+
+Edit @/etc/arvados/api/application.yml@ to configure the settings described in the following sections. The API server reads both @application.yml@ and its own @config/application.default.yml@ file. The settings in @application.yml@ take precedence over the defaults that are defined in @config/application.default.yml@. The @config/application.yml.example@ file is not read by the API server and is provided as a starting template only.
+
+@config/application.default.yml@ documents additional configuration settings not listed here. You can "view the current source version":https://dev.arvados.org/projects/arvados/repository/revisions/master/entry/services/api/config/application.default.yml for reference.
+
+Only put local configuration in @application.yml@. Do not edit @application.default.yml@.
+
+h3(#uuid_prefix). uuid_prefix
+
+Define your @uuid_prefix@ in @application.yml@ by setting the @uuid_prefix@ field in the section for your environment. This prefix is used for all database identifiers to identify the record as originating from this site. It must be exactly 5 lowercase ASCII letters and digits.
+
+Example @application.yml@:
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-<pre><code>~$ <span class="userinput">sudo -u postgres createuser --encrypted -R -S --pwprompt arvados</span>
-[sudo] password for <b>you</b>: <span class="userinput">yourpassword</span>
-Enter password for new role: <span class="userinput">paste-password-you-generated</span>
-Enter it again: <span class="userinput">paste-password-again</span>
+<pre><code> uuid_prefix: <span class="userinput">zzzzz</span></code></pre>
+</notextile>
+
+h3. secret_token
+
+The @secret_token@ is used for for signing cookies. IMPORTANT: This is a site secret. It should be at least 50 characters. Generate a random value and set it in @application.yml@:
+
+<notextile>
+<pre><code>~$ <span class="userinput">ruby -e 'puts rand(2**400).to_s(36)'</span>
+yyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy
</code></pre></notextile>
-{% include 'notebox_begin' %}
+Example @application.yml@:
-This user setup assumes that your PostgreSQL is configured to accept password authentication. Red Hat systems use ident-based authentication by default. You may need to either adapt the user creation, or reconfigure PostgreSQL (in @pg_hba.conf@) to accept password authentication.
+<notextile>
+<pre><code> secret_token: <span class="userinput">yyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy</span></code></pre>
+</notextile>
-{% include 'notebox_end' %}
+h3(#blob_signing_key). blob_signing_key
-Create the database:
+The @blob_signing_key@ is used to enforce access control to Keep blocks. This same key must be provided to the Keepstore daemons when "installing Keepstore servers.":install-keepstore.html IMPORTANT: This is a site secret. It should be at least 50 characters. Generate a random value and set it in @application.yml@:
<notextile>
-<pre><code>~$ <span class="userinput">sudo -u postgres createdb arvados_production -T template0 -E UTF8 -O arvados</span>
-</code></pre>
+<pre><code>~$ <span class="userinput">ruby -e 'puts rand(2**400).to_s(36)'</span>
+xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
+</code></pre></notextile>
+
+Example @application.yml@:
+
+<notextile>
+<pre><code> blob_signing_key: <span class="userinput">xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx</span></code></pre>
</notextile>
-h2. Set up configuration files
+h3(#omniauth). sso_app_secret, sso_app_id, sso_provider_url
+
+The following settings enable the API server to communicate with the "Single Sign On (SSO) server":install-sso.html to authenticate user log in.
+
+Set @sso_provider_url@ to the base URL where your SSO server is installed. This should be a URL consisting of the scheme and host (and optionally, port), without a trailing slash.
+
+Set @sso_app_secret@ and @sso_app_id@ to the corresponding values for @app_secret@ and @app_id@ used in the "Create arvados-server client for Single Sign On (SSO)":install-sso.html#client step.
-The API server package uses configuration files that you write to @/etc/arvados/api@ and ensures they're consistently deployed. Create this directory and copy the example configuration files to it:
+Example @application.yml@:
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-<pre><code>~$ <span class="userinput">sudo mkdir -p /etc/arvados/api</span>
-~$ <span class="userinput">sudo chmod 700 /etc/arvados/api</span>
-~$ <span class="userinput">cd /var/www/arvados-api/current</span>
-/var/www/arvados-api/current$ <span class="userinput">sudo cp config/database.yml.sample /etc/arvados/api/database.yml</span>
-/var/www/arvados-api/current$ <span class="userinput">sudo cp config/application.yml.example /etc/arvados/api/application.yml</span>
+<pre><code> sso_app_id: <span class="userinput">arvados-server</span>
+ sso_app_secret: <span class="userinput">wwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwww</span>
+ sso_provider_url: <span class="userinput">https://sso.example.com</span>
</code></pre>
</notextile>
-h2. Configure the database connection
+h3. workbench_address
+
+Set @workbench_address@ to the URL of your workbench application after following "Install Workbench.":install-workbench-app.html
-Edit @/etc/arvados/api/database.yml@ and replace the @xxxxxxxx@ database password placeholders with the PostgreSQL password you generated above.
+Example @application.yml@:
-h2. Configure the API server
+<notextile>
+<pre><code> workbench_address: <span class="userinput">https://workbench.zzzzz.example.com</span></code></pre>
+</notextile>
-Edit @/etc/arvados/api/application.yml@ following the instructions below. The deployment script will consistently deploy this to the API server's configuration directory. The API server reads both @application.yml@ and its own @config/application.default.yml@ file. Values in @application.yml@ take precedence over the defaults that are defined in @config/application.default.yml@. The @config/application.yml.example@ file is not read by the API server and is provided for installation convenience only.
+h3. websocket_address
-Always put your local configuration in @application.yml@ instead of editing @application.default.yml@.
+Set @websocket_address@ to the @wss://@ URL of the API server websocket endpoint after following "Set up Web servers":#set_up. The path of the default endpoint is @/websocket@.
-h3(#uuid_prefix). uuid_prefix
+Example @application.yml@:
-Define your @uuid_prefix@ in @application.yml@ by setting the @uuid_prefix@ field in the section for your environment. This prefix is used for all database identifiers to identify the record as originating from this site. It must be exactly 5 alphanumeric characters (lowercase ASCII letters and digits).
+<notextile>
+<pre><code> websocket_address: <span class="userinput">wss://ws.zzzzz.example.com</span>/websocket</code></pre>
+</notextile>
h3(#git_repositories_dir). git_repositories_dir
-This field defaults to @/var/lib/arvados/git@. You can override the value by defining it in @application.yml@.
+The @git_repositories_dir@ setting specifies the directory where user git repositories will be stored.
-Make sure a clone of the arvados repository exists in @git_repositories_dir@.
+The git server setup process is covered on "its own page":install-arv-git-httpd.html. For now, create an empty directory in the default location:
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-<pre><code>~$ <span class="userinput">sudo mkdir -p /var/lib/arvados/git</span>
-~$ <span class="userinput">sudo git clone --bare git://git.curoverse.com/arvados.git /var/lib/arvados/git/arvados.git</span>
+<pre><code>~$ <span class="userinput">sudo mkdir -p /var/lib/arvados/git/repositories</span>
</code></pre></notextile>
-h3. secret_token
+If you intend to store your git repositories in a different location, specify that location in @application.yml@.
-Generate a new secret token for signing cookies:
+Default setting in @application.default.yml@:
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-<pre><code>~$ <span class="userinput">ruby -e 'puts rand(2**400).to_s(36)'</span>
-zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz
-</code></pre></notextile>
-
-Then put that value in the @secret_token@ field.
+<pre><code> git_repositories_dir: <span class="userinput">/var/lib/arvados/git/repositories</span>
+</code></pre>
+</notextile>
-h3. blob_signing_key
+h3(#git_internal_dir). git_internal_dir
-If you want access control on your "Keepstore":install-keepstore.html server(s), you should set @blob_signing_key@ to the same value as the permission key you provide to your Keepstore daemon(s).
+The @git_internal_dir@ setting specifies the location of Arvados' internal git repository. By default this is @/var/lib/arvados/internal.git@. This repository stores git commits that have been used to run Crunch jobs. It should _not_ be a subdirectory of @git_repositories_dir@.
-h3. workbench_address
+Example @application.yml@:
-Fill in the url of your workbench application in @workbench_address@, for example
+<notextile>
+<pre><code> git_internal_dir: <span class="userinput">/var/lib/arvados/internal.git</span>
+</code></pre>
+</notextile>
- https://workbench.@uuid_prefix@.your.domain
+h2(#set_up). Set up Nginx and Passenger
-h3(#omniauth). sso_app_id, sso_app_secret, sso_provider_url
+The Nginx server will serve API requests using Passenger. It will also be used to proxy SSL requests to other services which are covered later in this guide.
-For @sso_app_id@ and @sso_app_secret@, provide the same @app_id@ and @app_secret@ used in the "Create arvados-server client for Single Sign On (SSO)":install-sso.html#client step.
+First, "Install Nginx and Phusion Passenger":https://www.phusionpassenger.com/library/walkthroughs/deploy/ruby/ownserver/nginx/oss/install_passenger_main.html.
-For @sso_provider_url@, provide the base URL where your SSO server is installed: just the scheme and host, with no trailing slash.
+Edit the http section of your Nginx configuration to run the Passenger server, and serve SSL requests. Add a block like the following, adding SSL and logging parameters to taste:
<notextile>
-<pre><code> sso_app_id: arvados-server
- sso_app_secret: xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
- sso_provider_url: https://sso.example.com
+<pre><code>server {
+ listen 127.0.0.1:8000;
+ server_name localhost-api;
+
+ root /var/www/arvados-api/current/public;
+ index index.html index.htm index.php;
+
+ passenger_enabled on;
+ # If you're using RVM, uncomment the line below.
+ #passenger_ruby /usr/local/rvm/wrappers/default/ruby;
+
+ # This value effectively limits the size of API objects users can
+ # create, especially collections. If you change this, you should
+ # also ensure the following settings match it:
+ # * `client_max_body_size` in the server section below
+ # * `client_max_body_size` in the Workbench Nginx configuration (twice)
+ # * `max_request_size` in the API server's application.yml file
+ client_max_body_size 128m;
+}
+
+upstream api {
+ server 127.0.0.1:8000 fail_timeout=10s;
+}
+
+proxy_http_version 1.1;
+
+# When Keep clients request a list of Keep services from the API server, the
+# server will automatically return the list of available proxies if
+# the request headers include X-External-Client: 1. Following the example
+# here, at the end of this section, add a line for each netmask that has
+# direct access to Keep storage daemons to set this header value to 0.
+geo $external_client {
+ default 1;
+ <span class="userinput">10.20.30.0/24</span> 0;
+}
+
+server {
+ listen <span class="userinput">[your public IP address]</span>:443 ssl;
+ server_name <span class="userinput">uuid_prefix.your.domain</span>;
+
+ ssl on;
+ ssl_certificate <span class="userinput">/YOUR/PATH/TO/cert.pem</span>;
+ ssl_certificate_key <span class="userinput">/YOUR/PATH/TO/cert.key</span>;
+
+ index index.html index.htm index.php;
+
+ # Refer to the comment about this setting in the server section above.
+ client_max_body_size 128m;
+
+ location / {
+ proxy_pass http://api;
+ proxy_redirect off;
+ proxy_connect_timeout 90s;
+ proxy_read_timeout 300s;
+
+ proxy_set_header X-Forwarded-Proto https;
+ proxy_set_header Host $http_host;
+ proxy_set_header X-External-Client $external_client;
+ proxy_set_header X-Real-IP $remote_addr;
+ proxy_set_header X-Forwarded-For $proxy_add_x_forwarded_for;
+ }
+}
</code></pre>
</notextile>
-h3. Other options
+Restart Nginx to apply the new configuration.
-Consult @/var/www/arvados-api/current/config/application.default.yml@ for a full list of configuration options. (But don't edit it. Edit @application.yml@ instead.)
+<notextile>
+<pre><code>~$ <span class="userinput">sudo nginx -s reload</span>
+</code></pre>
+</notextile>
h2. Prepare the API server deployment
-Now that all your configuration is in place, run @/usr/local/bin/arvados-api-server-upgrade.sh@. This will install and check your configuration, install necessary gems, and run any necessary database setup.
+{% assign railspkg = "arvados-api-server" %}
+{% include 'install_rails_reconfigure' %}
{% include 'notebox_begin' %}
-You can safely ignore the following error message you may see when loading the database structure:
-<notextile>
-<pre><code>ERROR: must be owner of extension plpgsql</code></pre></notextile>
-{% include 'notebox_end' %}
-
-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.
+You can safely ignore the following messages if they appear while this command runs:
-h2. Set up Web servers
+<notextile><pre>Don't run Bundler as root. Bundler can ask for sudo if it is needed, and installing your bundle as root will
+break this application for all non-root users on this machine.</pre></notextile>
-{% include 'install_nginx_apiserver' %}
+<notextile><pre>fatal: Not a git repository (or any of the parent directories): .git</pre></notextile>
+{% include 'notebox_end' %}