These instructions are based on Ubuntu 12.04 LTS, which is the platform used by the OSMF servers.
The instructions also work, with only minor amendments, for all other current Ubuntu releases, Fedora and MacOSX
-We don't recommend attempting to develop or deploy this software on Windows. If you need to use Windows, then try developing this sofware using Ubuntu in a virtual machine, or use [Vagrant](VAGRANT.md).
+We don't recommend attempting to develop or deploy this software on Windows. If you need to use Windows, then try developing this software using Ubuntu in a virtual machine, or use [Vagrant](VAGRANT.md).
## Dependencies
* Ruby 2.0
* RubyGems 1.3.1+
-* Postgres 8.3+
+* PostgreSQL 9.1+
* ImageMagick
* Bundler
* Javascript Runtime
perl-podlators ImageMagick
```
-If you didn't already have Postgres installed then create a Postgres instance and start the server:
+If you didn't already have PostgreSQL installed then create a PostgreSQL instance and start the server:
```
sudo postgresql-setup initdb
sudo systemctl start postgresql.service
```
-Optionally set Postgres to start on boot:
+Optionally set PostgreSQL to start on boot:
```
sudo systemctl enable postgresql.service
For MacOSX, you will need XCode installed from the Mac App Store; OS X 10.7 (Lion) or later; and some familiarity with Unix development via the Terminal.
-Installing Postgres:
+Installing PostgreSQL:
* Install Postgres.app from http://postgresapp.com/
-* Add Postgres to your path, by editing your profile:
+* Add PostgreSQL to your path, by editing your profile:
`nano ~/.profile`
Installing other dependencies:
* Install Homebrew from http://mxcl.github.io/homebrew/
-* Install the latest version of Ruby: brew install ruby
-* Install ImageMagick: brew install imagemagick
-* Install Bundler: gem install bundler
+* Install the latest version of Ruby: `brew install ruby`
+* Install ImageMagick: `brew install imagemagick`
+* Install Bundler: `gem install bundler`
Note that OS X does not have a /home directory by default, so if you are using the GPX functions, you will need to change the directories specified in config/application.yml.
### PostgreSQL account setup
-We need to create a PostgreSQL role (i.e. user account) for your current user, and it needs to be a superuser so that we can create more database.
+We need to create a PostgreSQL role (i.e. user account) for your current user, and it needs to be a superuser so that we can create more databases.
```
sudo -u postgres -i
### PostgreSQL Btree-gist Extension
-We need to load the btree-gist extension, which is needed for showing changesets on the history tab.
+We need to load the `btree-gist` extension, which is needed for showing changesets on the history tab.
```
psql -d openstreetmap -c "CREATE EXTENSION btree_gist"
### PostgreSQL Functions
-We need to install special functions into the postgresql databases, and these are provided by a library that needs compiling first.
+We need to install special functions into the PostgreSQL databases, and these are provided by a library that needs compiling first.
```
cd db/functions