Synnefo

Synnefo WEBAPP node is the server that runs the web application bundled within

the synnefo package. The application provides 2 different interfaces.

Web admin

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Synnefo web administration interface. Allows administrator users to manage the

synnefo application via web interface.

Web application

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Web interface which allows users to create/configure/manage their virtual

machines.

.. _dispatcher-deploy:

Dispatcher

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The logic dispatcher is part of the Synnefo Django project and must run

on :ref:`LOGIC <LOGIC_NODE>` nodes.

The dispatcher retrieves messages from the queue and calls the appropriate

handler function as defined in the queue configuration in `/etc/synnefo/*.conf`

files.

The default configuration should work directly without any modifications.

For the time being The dispatcher must be run by hand::

  $ synnefo-dispatcher

The dispatcher should run in at least 2 instances to ensure high

(actually, increased) availability.

.. _static-files:

Static files

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* Choose an appropriate path (e.g. /var/lib/synnefo/static/) from which your web 

  server will serve all static files (js/css) required by Synnefo web frontend to 

  run.

* Change ``MEDIA_ROOT`` value in your settings to point to that directory.

* Run the following command which will create symlinks of static files in

  that directory::

    $ synnefo-manage link_static

**Sample nginx configuration using fcgi**

.. literalinclude:: ../_static/synnefo.nginx.conf

`download <../_static/synnefo.nginx.conf>`_

run the fcgi server::

    $ synnefo-manage runfcgi host=127.0.0.1 port=8015