This thread is about providing a shared public test installation that can also be used by end-users.
Discussion of local developer installations belongs in a separate thread please. On 12 November 2016 at 13:06, John D. Ament <[email protected]> wrote: > I was able to get a ubuntu based VM working locally. The install > instructions seem to work fine. > > The only thing I'm facing now is trying to get my local changes syncing > properly to the VM. > > On Fri, Nov 11, 2016 at 8:53 AM Ulises <[email protected]> wrote: > >> Would it be beneficial to have a virtualbox/docker thing for local testing? >> If so, I think I have an old Vagrantfile I could polish and contribute. >> >> U >> >> On Fri, 11 Nov 2016 at 13:15 sebb <[email protected]> wrote: >> >> > On 11 November 2016 at 02:30, John D. Ament <[email protected]> >> wrote: >> > > +1 >> > > >> > > would you want some puppet config to be able to build the box from? >> and >> > > would it be possible to grant the PPMC access to the box for manual >> > testing? >> > >> > That's what I am assuming/hoping. >> > Otherwise it's going to be far less useful. >> > >> > > On Thu, Nov 10, 2016 at 9:21 PM Gavin McDonald <[email protected] >> > >> > > wrote: >> > > >> > >> >> > >> > On 11 Nov. 2016, at 1:16 pm, sebb <[email protected]> wrote: >> > >> > >> > >> > Would it be worth setting up a test installation, along with some >> test >> > >> data? >> > >> > >> > >> > This would allow testing of changes to the code by many more people. >> > >> > >> > >> > And would allow people who have reported bugs to see if any fixes >> work >> > >> for them. >> > >> > >> > >> > I think we should use only public data just in case (we could >> simulate >> > >> > some private mails). >> > >> > >> > >> > Since the Permalinks could not be guaranteed to work long-term, I >> > >> > think the button text should also be changed on the box. Maybe the >> > >> > list ids could be changed as well. >> > >> > >> > >> > Thoughts? >> > >> >> > >> I think its a good idea. Ask Infra for a test box where a >> Nightly/Weekly >> > >> wipe and build of trunk/master >> > >> can be available with test data. >> > >> >> > >> Gav… >> > >> >> > >> >> > >>
