poctopus

The proctopus proof-of-concept

Setup

Prerequisites

Mandatory Requirements

poctopus is compatible with python 2.6, python 2.7, and pypy.

• Python 2.6+ or pypy 2.4+
• pip
• virtualenv
• RethinkDB
• RabbitMQ

Optional Requirements

poctopus supports some additional features if you enable them

• dropbox integration - poctopus can store files in a user's dropbox account
• mailgun integration - poctopus can send processed files via email using the Mailgun API

Build and Run

• virtualenv poctopus_env
  • if you're using pypy, run virtualenv -p <path/to/pypy> poctopus_env
• source poctopus_env/bin/activate
• pip install -r requirements.pip
• python runserver.py

All-in-One Bootstrap and Run

• sh bootstrap.sh - This will install poctopus's requirements including RabbitMQ and RethinkDB.
• source poctopus_env/bin/activate
• Run the supervisor daemon: poctopus_env/bin/supervisord

This will start up all the services configured inside the supervisord.conf file: poctopy server, celery workers, rabbitmq-server, and rethinkdb