Installation & Admin¶

Welcome to the GeoNode Training Installation & Admin documentation vlatest.

This module is more oriented to users having some System Administrator background.

At the end of this section you will be able to setup from scratch the whole GeoNode infrastructure and understand how to the different pieces are interconnected and which are their dependencies.

Prerequisites

Before proceeding with the reading, it is strongly recommended to be sure having clear the following concepts:

GeoNode and Django framework basic concepts

What is Python

What is a DBMS

What is a Java Virtual Machine and the JDK

Basic TCP/IP and networking concepts

Linux OS basic shell and maintenance commands

Apache HTTPD Server and WSGI Python bindings

Linux Admin Intro: This section describes how to setup a Virtual Machine running Ubuntu.
GeoNode (vlatest) installation on Ubuntu 16.04: This section will guide the user through the steps necessary to install GeoNode on Ubuntu.
GeoNode (vlatest) update from older versions: This section will guide the user through the steps necessary to update GeoNode from old versions.