On Wed, Apr 17, 2013 at 12:46 AM, Jessica Reuter <jessicawrite...@gmail.com>wrote:
> Hi all, > > I have RT and its database installed and running properly, but now I need > to set up the web server. I'm quite confused on how to do that, even with > the readme -- it's really just given me more questions than answers. If > anyone could help me out with a few of these questions, I'd really > appreciate it. > > 1. What's the difference between the standalone server and the apache > server? > standalone server is a pure perl HTTP server that you can use to play with RT. Go with apache in production. > 2. Which type of server should you use for development and testing versus > production? > standalone is perfect in development, one command line and server is up and running, no need to configure apache. RT core developers use it all the time. > 3. Is the standalone server integrated into apache? > no. > 4. Can you have a standalone RT server and an apache server on the same > box? If so, how? > Yes, you can. Standalone server by default start on higher port. I wouldn't recommend to use production as play ground. It's so easy to pick wrong configuration and start playing with production DB without noticing. > 5. How do you handle big attachments with the web server? It looks like > the possible size got diminished from the last version. > More context on this question, please. 6. Are there any step-by-step walkthroughs out there that are clearer than > the readme, that explain what is being done and why? > Have you read http://bestpractical.com/rt/docs/latest/web_deployment.html ? > > I'm very inexperienced with setting things up on servers, so this whole > thing has been kind of overwhelming. > > Thanks! > -- Best regards, Ruslan.