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Notes for Installing Sync Server on Fedora 15

REF: http://docs.services.mozilla.com/howtos/run-sync.html

General Notes

  • The "Building the server" steps can be repeated for each new build you want to test.
  • Once it is running, you can point to it for your own Sync server.
  • It is highly recommended that Python 2.6.6 be installed before proceeding with the Sync install.
  • Python 2.7 appears to be compatible, but the pre-packaged installer assumes 2.6.6.
  • Also, it is highly recommended that the developer tools are installed after installing Python 2.6.6.

Installing the Developer Tools

To get a full development environment on the box, do the following: 

$ curl -O http://python-distribute.org/distribute_setup.py
$ sudo python2.6 distribute_setup.py
$ sudo easy_install-2.6 MoPyTools

Keeping the build logs

Run the "make build" step as follows: 

$ make build 1> buildlog.log 2> builderr.err

Using Sqlite3

If sqlite3 is to be used, the sync.conf file must be edited to change the default location of the temp.db file. The default location is in /tmp, which will get wiped at each system boot/restart.

Installing Sync Server

Assuming the prerequisites have been met, following the clone, build, and make steps from the link above.

Configuring Sync Server to use MySQL

The Sync Server can be re-configured to use MySQL instead of Sqlite3.


Quick workaround: Replace sqlite3 usage with MySQL on Fedora. Note that mysql-python will also have to be installed. Since Fedora 15 does not seem to have it preinstalled... Install mysql, mysql-devel, mysql-server: sudo yum install....

Change two lines in the server-full/etc/sync.conf file: Original: sqluri = sqlite:////tmp/test.db Updated: sqluri = mysql://user:password@server/database where "user" is the current user on this install, like "mozilla" or "mozroot" "password" is the mysql password for this user "server" is just localhost "database" is a default or new database for use with the Sync server Steps to set all this up are below...

Further steps to transition over to MySQL:

1. Start MySQL sudo /etc/init.d/mysqld start (will ask for mozroot password, obviously) Running the following: Server version: 5.5.13 MySQL Community Server (GPL) or mysql Ver 14.14 Distrib 5.5.14, for Linux (i686) using readline 5.1

Need the steps or commands here to start the server automatically after system restart...


2. Ran the following to enter mysql: mysql -u root -p There is no password (blank)


3. Two commands seems to work to change the password: mysql> UPDATE mysql.user set Password=PASSWORD('mozroot') WHERE User='root'; mysql> FLUSH PRIVILEGES then mysql> \quit


4. Create a dummy database for use with SyncServer mysql> CREATE DATABASE syncdb; mysql> \quit


5. Fixed ../server-full/etc/sync.conf sqluri = mysql://root:mozroot@localhost/syncdb (both places in the file)


6. Final step should be to install mysql-python: bin/easy_install MySQL-Python


Server is now running again: Starting server in PID 3568. serving on 0.0.0.0:5000 view at http://127.0.0.1:5000

Looks good so far, but how to actually use it in a VM? Multiple instances of FF? SSH tunneling and port forwarding?

Test the server from FF in Fedora. Not much to do here since we do not think we can reference the server from outside the VM. What about Syncing across two profiles with same account?

Also, how do we restart it now? Do I need to restart MySQL server?

What happens after cloning and build a new version? Remember to save off the sync.conf!

Possible lines for autostarting MySQL server on boot sudo /etc/init.d/mysqld start ## use restart after update

    1. OR ##

sudo service mysqld start ## use restart after update sudo chkconfig --levels 235 mysqld on


Fedora profile and account: Email: jbonacci+fedora1@mozilla.com Pwd: the usual Server: http://127.0.0.1:5000 Key: w-tcs7d-gq6nh-3zhna-kwhxg-wrcea Key2: 6-pvxnx-caz4i-b8n2s-3vyfq-4rnbq Test Profiles: Preferences > Privacy > Remember History


Latest clone and build is full of warnings and errors See /home/mozroot/server-full builderr.err buildlog.log

Sync errors are generated by default due to missing user id info: Could not get the user id for dd7j7agsa4acxnul6h6gpy5rfosncekz This is probably OK.

Edits to ../etc/sync.conf to point sqlite3 to temp.db in /home/mozroot rather than /tmp This seems to work, except Sync errors are generated due to missing user id information. This should be OK.

Now, trying to switch to MySQL: Fixed ../server-full/etc/sync.conf sqluri = mysql://root:mozroot@localhost/syncdb

Simply making this change causes the following errors: $ bin/paster serve development.ini Traceback (most recent call last): 

 File "bin/paster", line 9, in <module>
   load_entry_point('PasteScript==1.7.3', 'console_scripts', 'paster')()
 File "/home/mozroot/server-full/lib/python2.7/site-packages/PasteScript-1.7.3-py2.7.egg/paste/script/command.py", line 84, in run
   invoke(command, command_name, options, args[1:])
 File "/home/mozroot/server-full/lib/python2.7/site-packages/PasteScript-1.7.3-py2.7.egg/paste/script/command.py", line 123, in invoke
   exit_code = runner.run(args)
 File "/home/mozroot/server-full/lib/python2.7/site-packages/PasteScript-1.7.3-py2.7.egg/paste/script/command.py", line 218, in run
   result = self.command()
 File "/home/mozroot/server-full/lib/python2.7/site-packages/PasteScript-1.7.3-py2.7.egg/paste/script/serve.py", line 276, in command
   relative_to=base, global_conf=vars)
 File "/home/mozroot/server-full/lib/python2.7/site-packages/PasteScript-1.7.3-py2.7.egg/paste/script/serve.py", line 313, in loadapp
   **kw)
 File "/home/mozroot/server-full/lib/python2.7/site-packages/PasteDeploy-1.5.0-py2.7.egg/paste/deploy/loadwsgi.py", line 247, in loadapp
   return loadobj(APP, uri, name=name, **kw)
 File "/home/mozroot/server-full/lib/python2.7/site-packages/PasteDeploy-1.5.0-py2.7.egg/paste/deploy/loadwsgi.py", line 272, in loadobj
   return context.create()
 File "/home/mozroot/server-full/lib/python2.7/site-packages/PasteDeploy-1.5.0-py2.7.egg/paste/deploy/loadwsgi.py", line 710, in create
   return self.object_type.invoke(self)
 File "/home/mozroot/server-full/lib/python2.7/site-packages/PasteDeploy-1.5.0-py2.7.egg/paste/deploy/loadwsgi.py", line 146, in invoke
   return fix_call(context.object, context.global_conf, **context.local_conf)
 File "/home/mozroot/server-full/lib/python2.7/site-packages/PasteDeploy-1.5.0-py2.7.egg/paste/deploy/util.py", line 56, in fix_call
   val = callable(*args, **kw)
 File "/home/mozroot/server-full/deps/server-core/services/baseapp.py", line 320, in make_app
   app = klass(urls, controllers, params, auth_class)
 File "/home/mozroot/server-full/deps/server-storage/syncstorage/wsgiapp.py", line 101, in __init__
   auth_class)
 File "/home/mozroot/server-full/deps/server-core/services/baseapp.py", line 85, in __init__
   self.auth = None if auth_class is None else auth_class(self.config)
 File "/home/mozroot/server-full/deps/server-core/services/wsgiauth.py", line 53, in __init__
   self.backend = get_auth(self.config)
 File "/home/mozroot/server-full/deps/server-core/services/auth/__init__.py", line 233, in get_auth
   return ServicesAuth.get_from_config(config, 'auth')
 File "/home/mozroot/server-full/deps/server-core/services/pluginreg.py", line 138, in get_from_config
   return cls.get(backend_name, **config)
 File "/home/mozroot/server-full/deps/server-core/services/pluginreg.py", line 144, in get
   return klass(**params)
 File "/home/mozroot/server-full/deps/server-core/services/auth/sql.py", line 97, in __init__
   engine = create_engine(sqluri, **sqlkw)
 File "/home/mozroot/server-full/lib/python2.7/site-packages/SQLAlchemy-0.6.8-py2.7.egg/sqlalchemy/engine/__init__.py", line 263, in create_engine
   return strategy.create(*args, **kwargs)
 File "/home/mozroot/server-full/lib/python2.7/site-packages/SQLAlchemy-0.6.8-py2.7.egg/sqlalchemy/engine/strategies.py", line 66, in create
   dbapi = dialect_cls.dbapi(**dbapi_args)
 File "/home/mozroot/server-full/lib/python2.7/site-packages/SQLAlchemy-0.6.8-py2.7.egg/sqlalchemy/dialects/mysql/mysqldb.py", line 107, in dbapi
   return __import__('MySQLdb')

ImportError: No module named MySQLdb

As a final step, trying this again: bin/easy_install MySQL-Python

That seems to have gotten rid of the problem

Now, running FireFox: AND, we are good!


Also, the 7/11 build using MySQL does works! Saved out as server-full-BAK


For more advanced configurations, including web server support, please see the following documentation: http://docs.services.mozilla.com/howtos/run-sync.html For a more technical overview of Sync Server and an introduction to Mozilla Services, please see the following documentation: http://docs.services.mozilla.com

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