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1. Setup a static IP on the Mac Mini

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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.

2. Install and setup MongoDB

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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

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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

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

SOxServer/client/SOx.json.Client.pkg

5. 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:

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

   

7. Choose the Configuration:

   

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

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

   

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

    

11. 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:

    

12. Now edit the 'Contend':

    

13. 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:

    

14. 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)

15. 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:

    

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