Launchpad itself

running an instance of launchpad

Asked by Markus Welser

hi,
since launchpad is now fully open sourced....is there any description how to install it in a private environment ?
We are intrsted to run it inhouse

thx

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Best Curtis Hovey (sinzui) said : 		#1

There is no description/guide. The code was opened so that the community could audit and contribute to the site. The scripts used by launchpad developers sets up of a development instance. The configuration to run a production instance was not released.

The art/images/branding in the source tree is free to use to develop launchpad.net. You must replace all the art to run an instance for another purpose.

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Markus Welser (mwelser) said : 		#2

thx
Am 20.07.2010 um 15:00 schrieb Curtis Hovey:

> Your question #118326 on Launchpad itself changed:
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> Status: Open => Answered
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> Curtis Hovey proposed the following answer:
> There is no description/guide. The code was opened so that the community
> could audit and contribute to the site. The scripts used by launchpad
> developers sets up of a development instance. The configuration to run a
> production instance was not released.
>
> The art/images/branding in the source tree is free to use to develop
> launchpad.net. You must replace all the art to run an instance for
> another purpose.
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Markus Welser (mwelser) said : 		#3

Thanks Curtis Hovey, that solved my question.

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Jeremiah C. Foster (jeremiah-foster) said : 		#4

I still have some questions about this. According to Mark Shuttleworth all the code that runs launchpad and the build tools is open. Why can we not create a 'production' version of Launchpad if that is the case? I understand that there may not be documentation, but surely since launchpad is sbuild and friends, we should be able to duplicate it?

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Māris Fogels (mars) said : 		#5

Hi Jeremiah,

Yes, all the code for Launchpad is Open Source, and if you ask in #launchpad-dev you will find other users who have created and run private instances of the site. From the FAQ:

    https://answers.edge.launchpad.net/launchpad/+faq/920

    Yes, you can run Launchpad on your own server, but keep the following things in mind:

    As per https://dev.launchpad.net/LaunchpadLicense, please replace the images and icons with your own.

    Also, Launchpad's production configuration information and some configuration-specific admin scripts are not part of the Launchpad code base; you'd have to reinvent those in a way appropriate for your setup.

Hope this helps,

Maris

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Jeremiah C. Foster (jeremiah-foster) said : 		#6

Thank you Maris, this helps clear things up.