Sorry to reply after so long! Very good advice. I just talked to someone at HostGIS, and had a great conversation. He gave me everything from an understanding of how a system might work, to ideas of how to "market" the idea, so to speak.
Anyway, I also looked at Amazon EC2. It looks like I can even get something free with them, using a "micro" instance. If I'm mistaken about that, perhaps it might cost around $60/mo at most to get something. The basic package with HostGIS is $150/mo. This is likely worth it, given how much they are willing to help you. But I would like to perhaps just start with something, and demonstrate it. So, perhaps I can start with something like Amazon EC2, and then use HostGIS. It may need some engineering to integrate components in the long run, and I just learned that they charge $90/hr for any programming like that, which is likely also worth it. * Anyway, first of all, do you know of any other services like HostGIS? I'm already really happy with them, but it's always good to shop for options :) And if I ended up starting with Amazon EC2, how would I implement it??* I'll be on top of conversations from now on, or at least not so sporadic :) I just got caught up with something right after I asked the question. Thank you so much, Nitin On Tue, Oct 11, 2011 at 8:55 AM, David Winslow <[email protected]> wrote: > I would not recommend trying to set up the OpenGeo Suite and GeoNode on > the same system if you are new to systems administration - the two systems > will conflict over network ports and possibly some other resources using > the default settings. > > The OpenGeo Suite is definitely easier to install on Windows; installing > GeoNode on Windows is currently a bit of an open research problem (I've > done it before but not in production and there is no documentation or > installer for this setup.) The easiest way to set it up is probably going > to be to arrange for an Ubuntu machine (possibly in a VM) and to use the > debian packages for GeoNode (discussed elsewhere on this list.) > > Getting a server running publicly is a bit beyond the scope of this list, > but GeoNode is pretty demanding of a hosting provider - not only do we need > to host Python applications, but also Java web apps (WARs). So rather than > a managed hosting provider like GoDaddy, you might want to look into a VPS > (Virtual Private Server) where you have full low-level access to the > system. There are also several successful GeoNode deployments on Amazon's > EC2 service. > > It will be a bit easier to find a provider that can serve the OpenGeo > Suite for you since the suite is exclusively WAR applications (apart from > PostGIS which is optional.) I have heard good things about HostGIS ( > http://www.hostgis.com/) from the GeoServer users list so contacting them > might be a good place to start. > > Good luck :) > > -- > David Winslow > OpenGeo - http://opengeo.org/ > > > On Mon, Oct 10, 2011 at 11:35 PM, Nitin Gadia <[email protected]> wrote: > >> Hello, >> >> I want to create a platform for crowdsourcing and developing historical >> maps, for the purpose of creating a comprehensive historical map. >> >> I was told that Geonode was a good option for what I want to do, though I >> really like the OpenGeo Suite. For someone like myself, the suite is really >> easy and streamlined as an out-of-the-box package, with a nice dashboard. I >> suppose I'd like to install the Suite and GeoNode at the same time, and use >> both side-by-side and see where it goes (and if anyone has a comment on >> that idea, please feel free). >> >> I'm a novice at many basic things, and I'll need some people to at least >> occasionally hold my hand and direct me in doing things. >> >> First question: >> *How do I install Geonode, and can i on a windows machine? >> I have Windows 7, and while I can do a dual-boot with Ubuntu, that would >> not really be ideal, as much as I am all about open source (I must use a >> lot of proprietary programs for the work I do). I suppose if linux is my >> only option, I can figure out how to install it, but I might then need some >> help with that, because I've done very little installation that is not a >> clickable executable. >> >> Also: >> *How do I install it to share on a server, either on my comp or a >> third-party service? >> I want to be able to set up a demo where anyone can log in and upload >> maps from anywhere. I don't know what it would take for me to do it myself >> on my own computer. I've only hosted my sites from a third party service >> like GoDaddy. While I'm not necessarily opposed to learning to do it >> myself, I'm afraid that if there are any problems, I'd have to worry about >> learning things, when I'd rather be setting up the community. Logistical >> problems are the last thing I'd want to worry about. Perhaps it's less of a >> big deal than I am making it out to be? >> >> >> Thanks, >> Nitin >> >> >
