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author | Daniel Schadt <kingdread@gmx.de> | 2024-04-05 22:34:08 +0200 |
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committer | Daniel Schadt <kingdread@gmx.de> | 2024-04-05 22:34:45 +0200 |
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diff --git a/doc/administration/configuration.rst b/doc/administration/configuration.rst index 4d33b7f..24c5fdb 100644 --- a/doc/administration/configuration.rst +++ b/doc/administration/configuration.rst @@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ Configuration ============= The main configuration of Fietsboek is done via ``.ini``-files. By default, -three such files exist: +three such files exist, and one will be loaded at a time: * ``production.ini`` contains the configuration for the production environment. It turns off debugging features (as they are a security risk!) and should @@ -93,8 +93,8 @@ Database Settings Fietsboek uses three different databases: A SQL database for persistent data (like user accounts), a file storage on the -disk for big files (like images), and a redis server for ephemeral data (like -cached tiles). +disk for big files (like GPX files and images), and a redis server for +ephemeral data (like cached tiles). Set ``sqlalchemy.url`` to the URL of the SQL database. See the `SQLAlchemy documentation @@ -103,8 +103,8 @@ information on available URL formats. Make sure to install the driver necessary to communicate with your database (e.g. ``psycopg2`` for PostreSQL)! Set ``fietsboek.data_dir`` to the directory for data uploads. This directory -must be writable by the Fietsboek process, as Fietsboek will save track images -in there. +must be writable by the Fietsboek process, as Fietsboek will save track data in +there. Set ``redis.url`` to the URL of the redis instance. See the `redis module documentation @@ -133,7 +133,7 @@ accepted: standard output. Should not be used in production, as no emails would ever arrive. * ``smtp://host:port`` use the given SMTP server (without transport encryption!) -* ``smtp+ssl://host:port`` use the given SMTP server over a SSL connection +* ``smtp+ssl://host:port`` use the given SMTP server over a SSL connection. * ``smtp+starttls://host:port`` use the given SMTP server and the STARTTLS command to start an encrypted channel. @@ -192,11 +192,11 @@ You can add custom tile layers in the following way: # public fietsboek.tile_layer.ID.access = public -``ID`` must be an alphanumerical identifier. +``ID`` must be an alphanumerical identifier of your choosing. By default, Fietsboek will proxy all tile requests through the Fietsboek -instance. While this can slow down the user experience, it has the following -benefits: +instance. While this can slow down the user experience and increase the load on +your server, it has the following benefits: * Your users' IPs stay private and protected, as no third party is contacted. The tile servers will only see the IP from the Fietsboek server. @@ -239,15 +239,15 @@ default behavior. .. note:: - The ``hittekaart.autogenerate`` has no effect on the ``fietsctl + The ``hittekaart.autogenerate`` setting has no effect on the ``fietsctl hittekaart`` command. You can always use ``fietsctl`` to generate heat maps - for specific users! + manually! .. warning:: Depending on the geospatial area that a user covers with their tracks, an - overlay map can get relatively large (~100 MiB for mine). Keep that in mind - when hosting a larger number of users. + overlay map can get relatively large (in my case ~100 MiB). Keep that in + mind when hosting a larger number of users. An example configuration excerpt can look like this: |