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- Serge On Mon, Oct 20, 2014 at 8:52 AM, Antje <[email protected]> wrote: > Hola, > > While I have a bit of trouble figuring out how to use a moderated mailing > list, SomeoneElse > (http://forum.openstreetmap.org/viewtopic.php?pid=457842#p457842) > recommended me to post this enquiry here in case anyone knows more about the > nuts and bolts of a server… so I did. > > After nearly two years of editing OpenStreetMap (OSM) with as much knowledge > as I know about Greater London (as a way to escape from real-life), I hope > to extend my map editing skills to map a fictional NationStates country > called Minoa (https://www.nationstates.net/nation=minoa). I have been > thinking about how I would map this country properly for over five years, > and recently I considered using OSM technology because of the flexibility it > offers in comparison to using Adobe Illustrator or Google Earth. > > I appreciate invitations to use OpenGeoFiction, but for this project, > codenamed OpenMinoaMap (OMM), I wish to implement a local production-stage > server because I want to understand the process of doing it, whether it is > automatically or manually. Putting my own project live on the internet is a > long-term goal that I do not wish to consider now, due to budget > constraints. > > Hence, my objective of the project is to create a local production-stage > platform with OSM-technology that allows me to create and edit my fictional > world on OMM in the same way as I do for the real world on OSM, via Potlatch > or JOSM. > > I plan to use a refurbished computer (it was the last to have a 32-bit OS as > it was built in 2009) to host my project. My specific requirements include > the following: > > I would like to be able to edit OMM through JOSM, because I envisage Minoa > to be a large and detailed country, and I do not want to have to open the > whole planet just to add a new building or road that I thought of the night > before. > I would like to install a couple of extra stylesheets in addition to the > standard style to show off my public transport systems. > I would like the software to start up automatically because the server will > not operate 24 hours a day to save energy. > > > I started this topic because while I have already looked around for > instructions to set up the Rails Port, I think there may be specific > instructions to realise my project (especially with the JOSM capability and > server root locations): obviously, I wish to avoid making the mistakes that > waste my time. I am also aware of the automated Docker script at > https://registry.hub.docker.com/u/homme/openstreetmap-website/dockerfile/, > but I am not sure if it requires code changes to suit my requirements. > > Here are the specifications: > > Operating System: Ubuntu 14.04.1 LTS > Processor: Intel Core i7 920, 2.67 GHz over 4 physical CPUs > Memory: 6144 MB RAM > 1st disk: 500 GB, for holding the Ubuntu operating system > 2nd disk: 1.5 TB, for holding the production database and tiles, mounted on > Ubuntu at /omm, and the web root also being /omm instead of /var/www > > > I am mostly a Mac user who is quite new to Ubuntu, which I believe is what > OpenStreetMap uses. I hope that easy to understand instructions for setting > up a production version of the server will help other fictional world > mappers make great use of OSM technology to realise often-extensive fantasy > countries. > > Thanks in advance, > > Antje (Amaroussi) > > _______________________________________________ > dev mailing list > [email protected] > https://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/dev > _______________________________________________ dev mailing list [email protected] https://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/dev
