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SOx Server

  1. Setup a static IP on the Mac Mini

The clients all try and connect to the server on IP

152.146.38.56

Therefore, the server must have that IP statically defined in its network settings.

  1. Install and setup MongoDB

  1. Install Xcode and update to latest version (important!). Make sure that the Xcode command-line tools are installed

  2. Install HomeBrew (package manager):

    1. Copy-Paste the following into Terminal.app:

       $ ruby <(curl -fsSk https://raw.github.com/mxcl/homebrew/go) &&\
 brew doctor

      This installs the brew command-line tool to usr/local/bin/brew (which should be in the path) and call the doctor to fix permissions etc.

  3. Use brew to install MongoDB

    1. Run the following in Terminal.app:

       $ brew install mongodb

    2. To make sure that MongoDB launches after reboot, we need to register it with launchctl. This is done using a .plist-file which is located in homebrew's Cellar (this assumes MongoDB v. 1.8.0-x86_64 is installed, given a different version, the path would obviously be different):

       $ cp /usr/local/Cellar/mongodb/1.8.0-x86_64/homebrew.mxcl.mongodb.plist /Library/LaunchAgents &&\
 launchctl load -w /Library/LaunchAgents/homebrew.mxcl.mongodb.plist

      Make sure that the .plist was registered correctly with launchctl by running the following:

       $ launchctl list | grep mongo
 141    -    homebrew.mxcl.mongod

      This means the database will run whenever the machine is turned on.

  4. Install Soxify webserver

  1. Make sure that Git is installed by checking which version you have:

     $ git --version
 git version 1.7.4.2

    If it turns out you don't have Git, install it using brew:

     $ brew install git

  2. Next, we need to clone the reposiory from github into a local folder and launch it:

     $ mkdir ~/Desktop/webserver &&\
 cd ~/Desktop/webserver &&\
 git clone https://github.com/paddie/SOxServer.git &&\
 cd SOxServer/soxify &&\
 ./applications

    This launches the server which tries to connect to the mongodb database on localhost and starts accepting connections from clients:

     Connected to MongoDB on 'localhost'
 09/08/12 11:21:21: Connection from cph41madsenp - ip: 152.146.38.141
 09/08/12 11:21:39: Connection from cph41freelance_creative - ip: 152.146.210.77
 09/08/12 11:27:52: Connection from cph41mollera - ip: 152.146.210.86
 09/08/12 11:32:42: Connection from cph41taylorj - ip: 152.146.210.95
 09/08/12 11:32:56: Connection from cph41braginskym - ip: 152.146.38.117
 09/08/12 11:37:24: Connection from cph41lacoura - ip: 152.146.38.138
 09/08/12 11:53:15: Connection from cph41olsenm - ip: 152.146.210.97
 09/08/12 11:54:59: Connection from cph41jensens - ip: 152.146.210.82
 09/08/12 11:59:32: Connection from cph41valbjornu - ip: 152.146.210.68
 09/08/12 12:00:28: Connection from cph41gronegaardl - ip: 127.0.0.1
 09/08/12 12:04:21: Connection from cph41thomsenf - ip: 152.146.38.140
 09/08/12 12:04:51: Connection from cph41ornom - ip: 152.146.210.96
 09/08/12 12:08:52: Connection from cph41freelance_studio1 - ip: 152.146.210.98
 09/08/12 12:11:39: Connection from cph41borupn - ip: 152.146.38.122
 09/08/12 12:15:10: Connection from cph41poulsenm - ip: 152.146.210.89
 09/08/12 12:21:33: Connection from cph41loftrx  - ip: 152.146.38.153
 09/08/12 12:35:06: Connection from cph41mini - ip: 152.146.38.56
 09/08/12 12:44:25: Connection from cph41bendixa - ip: 152.146.38.130

    As is obvious from above, this is the output from clients connecting and updating their information.

    The website is availabe from any machine on our intranet at ip: http://152.146.38.56:6060.

  3. Install Client scripts

To install the client scripts simply use Apple Remote Desktop to distribute the installer package in

SOxServer/client/SOx.json.Client.pkg

  1. Edit Client Installer ======================== If you ever need to edit the client scripts or where/how the scripts are installed, you need to create a new installation package. Launch PackageManager.app and follow the below guide:

  2. Fill out the prompt as illustrated below and click OK:

    Create new installation package

  3. Choose the Configuration:

    Make sure 'Installation Destination' is set to 'System Volume' and that you use 'Easy Install Only'

  4. Drag the SOxServer/client/package_root/Library/AdPeople/sox_sophos.py onto the open application

  5. Fill out the 'Configuration' as seen below:

    Make sure the field 'Allow Custom Location' is not checked

  6. And edit the files permissions in 'Contend':

    'Wheel' is the launchd schedular's group

  7. Now drag the the SOxServer/client/package_root/Library/LaunchAgents/com.adpeople.sox.plist onto the open application and edit the 'Configuration' to match the below picture:

    Restart action needs to be 'None' for all files.

  8. Now edit the 'Contend':

    Only let the owner/admin edit the file. No one needs permission to execute it.

  9. Lastly, to unload the old scripts from the schedular and register and replace them with the new ones; open the 'Scripts' menu and drag the files SOxServer/client/Resources/PostFlight and SOxServer/client/Resources/PreFlight to their respective fields:

    'PreFlight' to preinstall, 'PostFlight' to postinstall

  10. Now hit 'Build and Run' and watch for any compilation errors

    • ignore any errors wrt. permissions on the two files (but do go back and make sure you've set the correct ones on each of the files the time around)

  11. If the installation was a success, check the output from the server console to see if the machine successfully posted its data to the Soxify server:

    compare time-stamps to see that the client reached the server

  12. Go make yourself a cup of coffee, you've earned it!