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Getting Started
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System Requirements
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2010-11-04 09:53:02 -05:00
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Swift development currently targets Ubuntu Server 10.04, but should work on
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most Linux platforms with the following software:
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* Python 2.6
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* rsync 3.0
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And the following python libraries:
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* Eventlet 0.9.8
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* Setuptools
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* Simplejson
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* Xattr
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* Nose
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* Sphinx
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* netifaces
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2011-03-01 15:24:15 +00:00
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Getting Swift
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2011-11-07 17:21:46 +01:00
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Swift's source code is hosted on github and managed with git. The current trunk can be checked out like this:
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2011-11-07 17:21:46 +01:00
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``git clone https://github.com/openstack/swift.git``
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A source tarball for the latest release of Swift is available on the `launchpad project page <https://launchpad.net/swift>`_.
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Prebuilt packages for Ubuntu are available starting with Natty, or from PPAs for earlier releases.
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* `Swift Ubuntu Packages <https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/swift>`_
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* `Swift PPA Archive <https://launchpad.net/~swift-core/+archive/release>`_
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Development
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2010-09-21 10:56:41 -05:00
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To get started with development with Swift, or to just play around, the
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following docs will be useful:
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* :doc:`Swift All in One <development_saio>` - Set up a VM with Swift installed
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* :doc:`Development Guidelines <development_guidelines>`
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Production
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2010-11-04 14:25:23 -05:00
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If you want to set up and configure Swift for a production cluster, the following doc should be useful:
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* :doc:`Multiple Server Swift Installation <howto_installmultinode>`
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