From: tycho garen Date: Sun, 4 Dec 2011 22:06:54 +0000 (-0500) Subject: DOCS:: #675 revision to deployment and production documents X-Git-Url: https://vcs.fsf.org/?a=commitdiff_plain;h=a085dda5d29a1353eaf7df3ddfc3a7c500af9186;p=mediagoblin.git DOCS:: #675 revision to deployment and production documents --- diff --git a/docs/source/deploying.rst b/docs/source/deploying.rst index 9c0acf30..70b1a6af 100644 --- a/docs/source/deploying.rst +++ b/docs/source/deploying.rst @@ -239,26 +239,9 @@ example: :: Visit the site you've set up in your browser by visiting . You should see MediaGoblin! -Production MediaGoblin Deployments with Paste -~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ - -The instance configured with ``lazyserver`` is not ideal for a -production MediaGoblin deployment. Ideally, you should be able to use -a control script (i.e. init script.) to launch and restart the -MediaGoblin process. - -Use the following command as the basis for such a script: :: - - CELERY_ALWAYS_EAGER=true \ - /srv/mediagoblin.example.org/mediagoblin/bin/paster serve \ - /srv/mediagoblin.example.org/mediagoblin/paste.ini \ - --pid-file=/var/run/mediagoblin.pid \ - --server-name=fcgi fcgi_host=127.0.0.1 fcgi_port=26543 \ - .. note:: - The above configuration places MediaGoblin in "always eager" mode - with Celery. This is fine for development and smaller - deployments. However, for larger production deployments with larger - processing requirements, see the ":doc:`production-deployments`" - documentation. + The configuration described above is sufficient for development and + smaller deployments. However, for larger production deployments + with larger processing requirements, see the + ":doc:`production-deployments`" documentation. diff --git a/docs/source/index.rst b/docs/source/index.rst index e9f3993e..6ffe0974 100644 --- a/docs/source/index.rst +++ b/docs/source/index.rst @@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ Table of Contents: foreword about deploying + production-deployments configuration help theming diff --git a/docs/source/production-deployments.rst b/docs/source/production-deployments.rst index 75acf9cf..7bf26169 100644 --- a/docs/source/production-deployments.rst +++ b/docs/source/production-deployments.rst @@ -7,32 +7,54 @@ MediaGoblin in actual production environments. Consider ":doc:`deploying`" for a basic overview of how to deploy Media Goblin. -Celery ------- +Deploy with Paste +----------------- + +The instance configured with ``./lazyserver.sh`` is not ideal for a +production MediaGoblin deployment. Ideally, you should be able to use +an "init" or "control" script to launch and restart the MediaGoblin +process. + +Use the following command as the basis for such a script: :: + + CELERY_ALWAYS_EAGER=true \ + /srv/mediagoblin.example.org/mediagoblin/bin/paster serve \ + /srv/mediagoblin.example.org/mediagoblin/paste.ini \ + --pid-file=/var/run/mediagoblin.pid \ + --server-name=fcgi fcgi_host=127.0.0.1 fcgi_port=26543 \ + +The above configuration places MediaGoblin in "always eager" mode +with Celery, this means that submissions of content will be processed +synchronously, and the user will advance to the next page only after +processing is complete. If we take Celery out of "always eager mode," +the user will be able to immediately return to the MediaGoblin site +while processing is ongoing. In these cases, use the following command +as the basis for your script: :: + + CELERY_ALWAYS_EAGER=false \ + /srv/mediagoblin.example.org/mediagoblin/bin/paster serve \ + /srv/mediagoblin.example.org/mediagoblin/paste.ini \ + --pid-file=/var/run/mediagoblin.pid \ + --server-name=fcgi fcgi_host=127.0.0.1 fcgi_port=26543 \ + +Separate Celery +--------------- While the ``./lazyserer.sh`` configuration provides an efficient way to start using a MediaGoblin instance, it is not suitable for production deployments for several reasons: -1. In nearly every scenario, work on the Celery queue will need to - balance with the demands of other processes, and cannot proceed - synchronously. This is a particularly relevant problem if you use - MediaGoblin to host Video content. +In nearly every scenario, work on the Celery queue will need to +balance with the demands of other processes, and cannot proceed +synchronously. This is a particularly relevant problem if you use +MediaGoblin to host video content. Processing with Celery ought to be +operationally separate from the MediaGoblin application itself, this +simplifies management and support better workload distribution. -2. Processing with Celery ought to be operationally separate from the - MediaGoblin application itself, this simplifies management and - support better workload distribution. - -3. If your user submits something complex and it needs to process, - that's extra time your user has to sit around waiting when they - could get back immediately to doing things on the site. - Furthermore, if that processing step takes a long time, as it - certainly will for video, your user won't just be left waiting, - their connection will probably time out. - -Basically, if you're doing anything other than trivial images for a -small set of users (or something similarly trivial, like ascii art), -you want to switch over to doing a separate celery process. +Basically, if you're doing anything beyond a trivial workload, such as +image hosting for a small set of users, or have limited media types +such as "ASCII art" or icon sharing, you will need to run ``celeryd`` +as a separate process. Build an :ref:`init script ` around the following command. @@ -46,12 +68,15 @@ processes. .. _init-script: Use an Init Script -------------------- - -TODO insert init script here - -Other Concerns --------------- - -TODO What are they? - +------------------ + +Look in your system's ``/etc/init.d/`` or ``/etc/rc.d/`` directory for +examples of how to build scripts that will start, stop, and restart +MediaGoblin and Celery. These scripts will vary by +distribution/operating system. In the future, MediaGoblin will provide +example scripts as examples. + +.. TODO insert init script here +.. TODO are additional concernts ? + .. Other Concerns + .. --------------