X-Git-Url: https://git.arvados.org/arvados.git/blobdiff_plain/b6f800ae7e474f1ceeb827fc9712296a96514592..27b9247e0c42700e0c7d94f7721e2164610b1e4c:/doc/install/install-api-server.html.textile.liquid

diff --git a/doc/install/install-api-server.html.textile.liquid b/doc/install/install-api-server.html.textile.liquid
index 3c188e3828..695584fa24 100644
--- a/doc/install/install-api-server.html.textile.liquid
+++ b/doc/install/install-api-server.html.textile.liquid
@@ -32,6 +32,8 @@ On a Red Hat-based system, install the following packages:
 </code></pre>
 </notextile>
 
+{% include 'install_git' %}
+
 h2. 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:
@@ -84,7 +86,7 @@ h2(#configure_application). Configure the API server
 
 Edit @/etc/arvados/api/application.yml@ to configure the settings described in the following sections.  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.  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://arvados.org/projects/arvados/repository/revisions/master/entry/services/api/config/application.default.yml for reference.
+@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@.
 
@@ -155,33 +157,34 @@ Example @application.yml@:
 <pre><code>  workbench_address: <span class="userinput">https://workbench.zzzzz.example.com</span></code></pre>
 </notextile>
 
-h3. websockets_address
+h3. websocket_address
 
-Set @websockets_address@ to the @wss://@ URL of the API server websocket endpoint after following "Set up Web servers.":#set_up
+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@.
 
 Example @application.yml@:
 
 <notextile>
-<pre><code>  websockets_address: <span class="userinput">wss://ws.zzzzz.example.com</span></code></pre>
+<pre><code>  websocket_address: <span class="userinput">wss://ws.zzzzz.example.com</span>/websocket</code></pre>
 </notextile>
 
 h3(#git_repositories_dir). git_repositories_dir
 
-The @git_repositories_dir@ setting specifies the directory where user git repositories will be stored.  By default this is @/var/lib/arvados/git@.
+The @git_repositories_dir@ setting specifies the directory where user git repositories will be stored.
 
-Example @application.yml@:
+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:
 
 <notextile>
-<pre><code>  git_repositories_dir: <span class="userinput">/var/lib/arvados/git</span>
-</code></pre>
-</notextile>
+<pre><code>~$ <span class="userinput">sudo mkdir -p /var/lib/arvados/git/repositories</span>
+</code></pre></notextile>
 
-Make sure a clone of the arvados repository exists in @git_repositories_dir@.
+If you intend to store your git repositories in a different location, specify that location in @application.yml@.
+
+Default setting in @application.default.yml@:
 
 <notextile>
-<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>
-</code></pre></notextile>
+<pre><code>  git_repositories_dir: <span class="userinput">/var/lib/arvados/git/repositories</span>
+</code></pre>
+</notextile>
 
 h3(#git_internal_dir). git_internal_dir
 
@@ -194,25 +197,13 @@ Example @application.yml@:
 </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.
-
-{% 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.
-
 h2(#set_up). Set up Web servers
 
 For best performance, we recommend you use Nginx as your Web server front-end, with a Passenger backend for the main API server and a Puma backend for API server Websockets.  To do that:
 
 <notextile>
 <ol>
-<li><a href="https://www.phusionpassenger.com/documentation/Users%20guide%20Nginx.html">Install Nginx and Phusion Passenger</a>.</li>
+<li><a href="https://www.phusionpassenger.com/library/walkthroughs/deploy/ruby/ownserver/nginx/oss/install_passenger_main.html">Install Nginx and Phusion Passenger</a>.</li>
 
 <li><p>Puma is already included with the API server's gems.  We recommend you run it as a service under <a href="http://smarden.org/runit/">runit</a> or a similar tool.  Here's a sample runit script for that:</p>
 
@@ -231,8 +222,12 @@ echo ws-only > "$envdir/ARVADOS_WEBSOCKETS"
 cd /var/www/arvados-api/current
 echo "Starting puma in `pwd`"
 
-# You may need to change arguments below to match your deployment, especially -u.
-exec chpst -m 1073741824 -u www-data:www-data -e "$envdir" \
+# Change arguments below to match your deployment, "webserver-user" and
+# "webserver-group" should be changed to the user and group of the web server
+# process.  This is typically "www-data:www-data" on Debian systems by default,
+# other systems may use different defaults such the name of the web server
+# software (for example, "nginx:nginx").
+exec chpst -m 1073741824 -u webserver-user:webserver-group -e "$envdir" \
   bundle exec puma -t 0:512 -e production -b tcp://127.0.0.1:8100
 </code></pre>
 </li>
@@ -282,6 +277,12 @@ server {
 
   index  index.html index.htm index.php;
 
+  # This value effectively limits the size of API objects users can create,
+  # especially collections.  If you change this, you should also set
+  # `max_request_size` in the API server's application.yml file to the same
+  # value.
+  client_max_body_size 128m;
+
   location / {
     proxy_pass            http://api;
     proxy_redirect        off;
@@ -322,7 +323,26 @@ server {
 </code></pre>
 </li>
 
-<li>Restart Nginx.</li>
+<li><p>Restart Nginx:</p>
+
+<pre><code>~$ <span class="userinput">sudo nginx -s reload</span>
+</code></pre>
+
+</li>
 
 </ol>
 </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.
+
+{% include 'notebox_begin' %}
+You can safely ignore the following messages if they appear while this script runs:
+<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>
+<pre>fatal: Not a git repository (or any of the parent directories): .git</pre>
+{% 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.
+