Create installation package

[spara]

Need installer for OSX, Linux, and Windows

[monfresh]

What exactly do you have in mind? It would be great if there could be a generic installer that would be guaranteed to work on every machine out there but I don't think we've reached such a utopian state yet.

[spara]

We can start with a script to install all the dependencies.

[spara]

After listening to discussion around the big bucket of chips, one approach is to build a virtual machine with the application.

[monfresh]

We have thorough installation and deployment documentation, both of which come with handy scripts that do all the manual work. We also have a virtual machine, although it doesn't come with the app because the app is changing all the time. Installing the app on the virtual machine has to remain a manual step.

Can we close this or did you have something more in mind?

[pmackay]

What about ansible scripts to help with deployment to servers, and potentially building vagrant boxes?

[monfresh]

Thanks for the suggestion, Paul. Deployment scripts are a great idea, and I think the best place for them would be in the Wiki. I'm thinking a page that would feature links to scripts that other people like you have written. I believe the Wiki is editable by anyone, so feel free to start that page.

Since there are many different deployment tools out there (Ansible, Puppet, Chef, etc..), and many different possible server configurations, I don't think it's feasible for us to support and maintain every possible combination. We already have a virtual machine and deployment instructions for Heroku. We're also trying to make the deployment to Heroku even easier via #219 that Volkan initiated.

[monfresh]

I'm closing this since I think our installation and deployment instructions and scripts have addressed this issue. If not, we can always reopen.