To run laarc
git clone http://github.com/laarc/laarc
cd laarc
make
mkdir arc
echo "myname" > arc/admins
NOISY=1 DEV=1 rlwrap bin/arc # rlwrap is optional
at the arc prompt:
((load "news.arc"))
go to http://localhost:8080
click on login, and create an account called myname
you should now be logged in as an admin
To customize News
change the variables at the top of news.arc
To improve performance
(= static-max-age* 7200) ; browsers can cache static files for 7200 sec
(declare 'direct-calls t) ; you promise not to redefine fns as tables
(declare 'explicit-flush t) ; you take responsibility for flushing output
; (all existing news code already does)
Production installation
# some prereqs
sudo pkg install racket shuf rlwrap
# prereqs for plotting traffic graphs
sudo pkg install moreutils # sponge
sudo pkg install gnuplot
# for email
sudo pkg install python # then install pip
sudo pip install --upgrade google-api-python-client oauth2client
# PULL=10 means `git pull` every 10 seconds
PULL=10 FLUSH=nil bin/laarc