$ ./bootstrap.sh && ./configure && make
+Create and set the proper permissions on the ``user_dev`` directory.
+This directory will be used to store uploaded media files::
+
+ $ mkdir user_dev && chmod 750 user_dev
+
+Assuming you are going to deploy with FastCGI, you should also install
+flup::
+
+ $ ./bin/easy_install flup
+
The above provides an in-package install of ``virtualenv``. While this
is counter to the conventional ``virtualenv`` configuration, it is
more reliable and considerably easier to configure and illustrate. If
but note that no ``./bin/python`` will be set up for you via this
method, since no virtualenv is set up for you!)
-Assuming you are going to deploy with FastCGI, you should also install
-flup::
-
- $ ./bin/easy_install flup
-
-This concludes the initial configuration of the development
+This concludes the initial configuration of the MediaGoblin
environment. In the future, when you update your
codebase, you should also run::