Setting up Elgg VM on CedeusGeoNode
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Elgg VM setup
- copying basicubunutu1404.vdi file and renaming to elgg.vdi
- creating the tilestream VM on CedeusDB (ip.18):
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VBoxManage createvm --name elgg --ostype Ubuntu_64 --register -
VBoxManage modifyvm elgg --memory 4096 -
VBoxManage modifyvm elgg --cpus 4 -
VBoxManage modifyvm elgg --nic1 nat -
VBoxManage storagectl elgg --name "SATA Controller" --add sata --controller IntelAhci - assign the (old) disk image a new uuid
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VBoxManage internalcommands sethduuid elgg.vdi
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- attach the (old) disk image:
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VBoxManage storageattach "elgg" --storagectl "SATA Controller" --port 0 --device 0 --type hdd --medium elgg.vdi
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VBoxManage storagectl elgg --name "IDE Controller" --add ide --controller PIIX4 - set the nat rules (ports):
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VBoxManage modifyvm elgg --natpf1 "ssh,tcp,,15022,,22" -
VBoxManage modifyvm elgg --natpf1 "apache,tcp,,15080,,80"
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- optional - set VRDE port:
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VBoxManage modifyvm elgg --vrdeport 7765(Note: 3389 is the default port anyway)
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- start the VM
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VBoxHeadless -s elgg --vrde on & - the VM will listen on port 7765
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- The following step do not seem to be necessary with Ubuntu 14.04 and new VirtualBox - however, are necesary for 12.04. But if so: connect with VRD and adjust network card settings (remember the existing VM have an old password)
- open /etc/udev/rules.d/70-persistent-net.rules and comment out existing network adapters
- reboot
- check if ssh connection works
Elgg Setup
General Docs: http://learn.elgg.org/en/latest/
Install docs: http://learn.elgg.org/en/latest/intro/install.html
- Elgg needs LAMPS (MySQL 5+, PHP 5.3.3+), so:
- check what software packages are installed on the VM with
dpkg -l
- => looks like 14.04 comes with MySQL 5.5 and PHP 5.5
- Apache rewrite module should be enabled too (not sure how to check this, will just try)
- downnload Elgg from http://elgg.org/download.php => I downloaded 1.8.19, the latest available and stable (= non RC) version
