Geograph¶ ↑

This project is part of the Specific Targeted Research Project (STReP) Cloud-TM and is partially funded by the European Commission under the Seventh Framework Programme for Research and Technological Development (FP7 - 2007-2013) with contract no. 257784.

Getting started¶ ↑

In order to run the application follow these steps:

1. Install TorqueBox v2.0.0.beta3 (download it here and follow these instructions).

2. Clone the project from the git repository:

   git clone git://github.com/algorithmica/geograph.git

3. Install the needed gem libraries: open a shell, cd to the project folder and run

   jruby -S bundle install

   Note: if you are on a linux machine you must add two gems to the Gemfile before executing the bundle install open the Gemfile (in the root of the application) and add

   gem 'execjs'
   gem 'therubyracer'
   

4. Setup the database (make sure sqlite3 is installed):

   jruby -S rake db:setup

5. Deploy the application into TorqueBox by executing this command in the project folder:

   jruby -S rake torquebox:deploy

6. Run TorqueBox:

   jruby -S rake torquebox:run

7. Run the Socky Websockets server by executing this command in the project folder:

   jruby -S socky -c socky_server.yml

8. Open the browser at localhost:8080, signup and you will see the Geograph map.