Rapache

Rapache is a simple tool for remotely managing and configuring an apache2 (bla bla bla) https://edge.launchpad.net/rapache/

Links: [http://launchpad.net/rapache]

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Development environment

What do we miss ?

• A first bzr push. This will happen just after code refactory-

ROAD MAP

Stage 0

We will ship a little working demo as proof of concept and base of future work.

We will (in order):

• Implement existing Vhosts editing. This will likely parse only rapache-created vhosts at first (refactoring. mini-parser implementation)
• Code refactoring and QA: Class and Python Packages Naming.
• First BZR push (Yay !)

• We should backup /etc/apache2 and /etc/hosts in ~/.rapache since this is still alphish software and we don't like people curses

• Not everyone follows the right procedure for vhost creation and just create a *.conf in sites-enabled. We should note that and offer the user to normalize the situation
• Define complete software interface (comprising future features), leaving invisible not yet implemented parts.
• First bugs to be dealt with
  • Cancelling an operation when asked for root password should stop the entire procedure.
• Code QA.

Notes:

• Demo will work only on localhost (so only useful for test/dev websites)

stage 1

• Add rosetta support for translate
• Apache (mostly) complete config
• Sniff installed package and offer user to install what it's needed to perform the requested action.
• Simple configuration wizards for common apps
• QA number 2

Stage 2

• Connect SSH servers to configure remote apaches
• bookmark SSH servers

• Avahi ?

• Policykit ?
  • maybe not, we can't use that on ssh servers.
  • how to get root privileges via ssh ? Not every server allow remote root login (ubuntu's for example ;-))
• QA 3

Use cases

• Tony is a webdesigner. He don't want to mess with apache, he wants to get started customizing wordpress themes on localhost.
• Ralph is a small company's webmaster. Since he has lot of stuff to get done, he don't want to loose time configuring apache via commandline

Packages

- rapache (meta-package)

• -depends: rapache-core, rapache-gtk

- rapache-core (python classes, bash python scripts)

• -depends: nothing :).

- rapache-gtk (GUI)

• -depends: rapache-core