Nitin, The developers of GeoNode have greatly simplified the install process. On Amazon Web Services you'll need a more powerful server than a Micro instance, mainly because of the GeoServer component. The minimum requirements and easy install instructions are here: http://docs.geonode.org/en/latest/intro/install.html I've had good luck with the Ubuntu AMI's which are listed here: http://cloud.ubuntu.com/ami/ Good luck! Paul
--- Paul Bartsch [email protected] On Wed, Nov 9, 2011 at 3:00 PM, Nitin Gadia <[email protected]> wrote: > 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 >>> >>> >> >
