[dundee] Linux Society Website

[Nicholas Walker]

Right guys, got an update about the DNS.


Basically, to outline the action plan, we've two boxes at the moment. The
old site, on it's original box, and a new machine, which has been set up as
a development box alongside it, for creating the new website.

Changes were made to the DNS records so that:-

thelinuxsociety.org.uk pointed to the normal site
dev.thelinuxsociety.org.uk pointed to the development site.

However, problems have arisen with the domain registrar, and the domain has
been reset back to it's default state, resulting in the registrars page
being shown. Kris is making amendments to the domain as we speak, and the
new rules should apply within 24 hours. (That's roughly how long domain name
changes take to propagate.)

If you're interested in how the development machine is coming along, here is
our progress list, last updated on thursday of this week:


 ** TODO Configure A.L.S Dev Server[12/19][63%]
:HOME:


     - [X] add and configure users eg. django



     - [X] install Base Packages



     - [X] install Nginx



     - [X] install Apache



     - [X] install Drupal



     - [X] install virtualenv



     - [X] install cmemcached



     - [X] setup Folder Structure



     - [-] configure virtualenv for :[4/5][80%]



       - [X] Python



       - [X] Django



       - [X] cmemcached



       - [X] egenix-mx-base



       - [X] psycopg2



       - [ ] Any Other Packages



       - [X] django-cms



     - [X] Configure Nigix sites-available / sites-enabled



     - [X] configure Apache sites-available / sites-enabled



     - [X] create django project



     - [X] configure django project



     - [ ] Setup base pages



     - [ ] Tweak Layout



     - [ ] Switch DNS servers (preserve previous site)



     - [ ] add A record to DNS dev.thelinuxsociety.org.uk
                                                    // this was completed
friday night, and as a result of the error, you're getting the registrar
page.

     - [ ] setup bazzar repo



     - [ ] finish/tidy build scripts for home dev.





As for the old website, my apologies, as I said before, I didn't realise it
was such a pinnacle part of the society, and I'd turned my focus to the
lists. This was a huge underestimation on my part, and I'll remedy this as
soon as the DNS issues are resolved. I'll update the society officer
positions, and add as much information about meetings as I have at this
point in time.



The issues here lie with me, as I've not been delegating to my officers, and
that's what they're there for, and information is not getting where it needs
to be. I'm new to all of this, and I hope you'll bear with me while I get on
top of things. I had a suggestion from Arron at the last meeting, of meeting
up with my officers once a month to stay on top of society current affairs,
and allow a forum for the officers to give/recieve the information they need
to keep things ticking over. I'm going to take this advice on board, and
schedule the next meeting for the coming week. (I'll call each of you
individually, and work out the best time to suit all. In light of recent
events, I'd really appreciate it if you could all attend.)



Apologies,


Nick
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