Setup a Rails application server to run Nginx+Unicorn+Psql+Cap+Github apps.

edit from:

• teohm/rackbox-cookbook
• teohm/databox-cookbook
• riceo/github-deploys

It performs the following tasks when setup the server:

• Install and setup Ruby environment using rbenv.
• Install Nginx from source as front-end server.
• Setup Unicorn apps as backend server (if any).
• Setup runit service.
• Install nodejs from package to complie assest.
• Using the Github API to authorise the new public key (if any).

• ubuntu - tested on Ubuntu 12.04

• "appbox" # apt\sudo\user\curl\htop\git\tmux
• 'rbenv'
• 'nginx'
• 'unicorn', ">= 1.2.2"
• 'runit', '>= 1.1.2'
• "postgresql"
• "database"
• "nodejs"

To install with Berkshelf, add this into Berksfile:

cookbook 'railsbox', git: 'git://github.com/ouyangzhiping/railsbox.git'

or Chef Cookbook: railsbox - Opscode Community,add this into Berksfile:

site :opscode
cookbook 'railsbox'

and run:

bundle exec berks install -p cookbooks/

And overwrite attributes to customize the cookbook. then add the default recipe to your runlist.

example:

{
  "run_list":[
    "railsbox"
  ],
  "appbox": {
    "deploy_keys": ["ssh-rsa, 1. run cat ~/.ssh/id_rsa.pub on your mac 2. copy it"],
    "admin_keys": ["ssh-rsa, 1. run cat ~/.ssh/id_rsa.pub on your mac 2. copy it"]
  },
  "railsbox": {
    "db_root_password": "welcome!",
    "databases": {
      "postgresql": [
        { "username": "psyapp",
          "password": "psqlpassword",
          "database_name": "appname_production" }
      ]
    },
    "ruby": {
      "versions": ["2.0.0-p247", "2.0.0-p247"],
      "global_version": "2.0.0-p247"
    },
    "apps": {
      "unicorn": [
        { "appname": "railsbox-example-app1",
          "hostname": "33.33.33.10"
        }
      ]
    }
  },
    "github_deploys": {
    "deploy_user": "deploy",
    "github_api": {
      "username": "set your github username",
      "email": "set your github user email",
      "password": "set your github password"
    }
  }
}

See also ouyangzhiping/railsbox-example for railsbox usage example with chef-solo.

You may change the default config settings:

• nginx:
  • node["railsbox"]["default_config"]["nginx"]["template_name"] (default: "nginx_vhost.conf.erb") - nginx vhost/site config template.
  • node["railsbox"]["default_config"]["nginx"]["template_cookbook"] (default: "railsbox") - cookbook containing the nginx vhost/site config template.
  • node["railsbox"]["default_config"]["nginx"]["listen_port"] (default: "80") - nginx vhost/site listen port.
  • node["railsbox"]["upstream_start_port"]["unicorn"] (default: 10001) - start number for unicorn app listen port.
  • node["railsbox"]["upstream_start_port"]["passenger"] (default: 20001) - start number for passenger app listen port.
• unicorn:
  • node["railsbox"]["default_config"]["unicorn"]["listen_port_options"] (default: { :tcp_nodelay => true, :backlog => 100 }) - unicorn listen port options.
  • node["railsbox"]["default_config"]["unicorn"]["worker_timeout"] (default: 60) - unicorn worker timeout.
  • node["railsbox"]["default_config"]["unicorn"]["preload_app"] (default: false) - unicorn preload app flag.
  • node["railsbox"]["default_config"]["unicorn"]["worker_processes"] (default: [node[:cpu][:total].to_i * 4, 8].min) - total unicorn worker.
  • node["railsbox"]["default_config"]["unicorn"]["before_fork"] (default: 'sleep 1') - unicorn before_fork handler.
• unicorn_runit:
  • node["railsbox"]["default_config"]["unicorn_runit"]["template_name"] (default: "unicorn") - name to lookup unicorn runit templates (templates: "sv-#{template_name}-run.erb", "sv-#{template_name}-log-run.erb).
  • node["railsbox"]["default_config"]["unicorn_runit"]["template_cookbook"] (default: "railsbox") - cookbook containing the templates.
  • node["railsbox"]["default_config"]["unicorn_runit"]["rack_env"] (default: "production") - default RACK_ENV to run a unicorn app.
• postgresql:
  • node["railsbox"]["db_root_password"] (default: nil) - postgresql root password string.
  • node["railsbox"]["databases"]["postgresql"]["username"]- Rails app database username
  • node["railsbox"]["databases"]["postgresql"]["password"]- Rails app database password
  • node["railsbox"]["databases"]["postgresql"]["database_name"]- Rails app database name
• github-deploys:
  • node["railsbox"]["github_deploys"]["deploy_user"] (default: "deploy") - don't edit !
  • node["railsbox"]["github_deploys"]["github_api"]["endpoint_path"] (default: "/user/keys") - User Public Keys | GitHub API !
  • node["railsbox"]["github_deploys"]["username"] - set your github username
  • node["railsbox"]["github_deploys"]["email"] - set your github email
  • node["railsbox"]["github_deploys"]["password"] - set your github password

• recipe "railsbox", "Includes all recipes."
• recipe "railsbox::ruby", "Install and setup Ruby environment using rbenv"
• recipe "railsbox::nginx", "Install Nginx from source as front-end server."
• recipe "railsbox::unicorn", "Setup Unicorn apps as backend server (if any)."
• recipe "railsbox::postgresql", "Install PostgreSQL and create PostgreSQL databases."
• recipe "railsbox::nodejs", "Install nodejs from package to complie assest."
• recipe "railsbox:github-deploys", "Using the Github API to authorise the new public key (if any)"

See CHANGELOG.

Author:: zhiping (http://yangzhiping.com)