- python 3.10 or higher
To check the python version
python3 --version
Change to a directory you want to keep cacheServer
cd /home/webappuser/evan/repos/
Clone the github repository
git@github.com:QueriumCorp/cacheServer.git
Change to the repository
cd cacheServer
Create a virtual environment for the repository
python3 -m venv .venv
Activate the virtual environment
source .venv/bin/activate
Check for installed packages
pip list
Install all required packages
pip install -r requirements.txt
Check for installed packages. You should see more packages now
pip list
Create a symbolic link to the program in the repository
sudo ln -s /home/webappuser/evan/repos/cacheServer/main.py /usr/local/bin/cacheServer
Copy the unit configuration file to the systemd directory
sudo cp /home/webappuser/evan/repos/cacheServer/cacheServer.service /etc/systemd/system/cacheServer.service
Update the values of User, WorkingDirectory, and ExecStart in cacheServer.service
sudo vi /etc/systemd/system/cacheServer.service
- - - the file content - - -
[Unit]
Description=Systemd service that schedules test-paths based on a test-schedule.
[Service]
Type=simple
User=webappuser
WorkingDirectory=/home/webappuser/evan/repos/cacheServer
Environment="DISPLAY=:1"
ExecStart=/home/webappuser/evan/repos/cacheServer/.venv/bin/python /usr/local/bin/cacheServer
Restart=always
[Install]
WantedBy=multi-user.target
Reload systemd manager configuration
sudo systemctl daemon-reload
Helpful systemctl commands
sudo systemctl status cacheServer
sudo systemctl restart cacheServer
journalctl -u cacheServer
If you are running a clean python3, you may not have the venv package. This package enables you to set up an isolated environment for each project. To install it, you can run the following command.
sudo apt install python3.10-venv