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+ | = Installing and Settings Things Up | ||
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+ | You'll only have to do this once. | ||
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+ | ==⊕ Get a Dreamhack | ||
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+ | What's a Dreamhack? To put it simply, it's a mirror of the Dreamwidth site where you can test your changes. | ||
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+ | #Apply for a Dreamhack by [http://hack.dreamwidth.net/apply.shtml filling this form]. | ||
+ | #Get [http://www.chiark.greenend.org.uk/~sgtatham/putty/download.html PuTTY] - choose the 'A Windows installer for everything except PuTTYtel' .exe file - and install it. | ||
+ | #Run PuTTY. In the configuration window, enter "hack.dreamwidth.net" for the host name. Go to Connection/Data and enter the username/login given to you in the welcome e-mail. It should be something like dh-xxx. You may also want to change the Window/Appearance, Window/Colours and Window/Selection settings. Once you're done, go back to Session. Select Default Settings and click on Save. | ||
+ | #Click on Open. Click Yes on the pop-up message box. | ||
+ | #Enter the password given to you in the welcome e-mail when asked. Note that no characters are displayed and the cursor won't move. It's normal. | ||
+ | #Change your password by typing: <source lang="perl">passwd</source> | ||
+ | #On your Dreamhack, the default user is called 'system'. You need to set its password so you can access this account. Type: <source lang="perl">$LJHOME/bin/upgrading/make_system.pl</source> | ||
+ | #Once you're done type: <source lang="perl">start-apache</source> | ||
+ | #You can access your Dreamhack at [http://yourusername.hack.dreamwidth.net/ http://yourusername.hack.dreamwidth.net/] and log in as system. You may want to upgrade your account to a paid one by [http://www.ninetydegrees.hack.dreamwidth.net/admin/capedit going here]. | ||
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Revision as of 22:48, 28 October 2009
To Wikify: http://experiment.dreamwidth.org/9596.html
= Installing and Settings Things Up
You'll only have to do this once.
==⊕ Get a Dreamhack
What's a Dreamhack? To put it simply, it's a mirror of the Dreamwidth site where you can test your changes.
- Apply for a Dreamhack by filling this form.
- Get PuTTY - choose the 'A Windows installer for everything except PuTTYtel' .exe file - and install it.
- Run PuTTY. In the configuration window, enter "hack.dreamwidth.net" for the host name. Go to Connection/Data and enter the username/login given to you in the welcome e-mail. It should be something like dh-xxx. You may also want to change the Window/Appearance, Window/Colours and Window/Selection settings. Once you're done, go back to Session. Select Default Settings and click on Save.
- Click on Open. Click Yes on the pop-up message box.
- Enter the password given to you in the welcome e-mail when asked. Note that no characters are displayed and the cursor won't move. It's normal.
- Change your password by typing:
passwd
- On your Dreamhack, the default user is called 'system'. You need to set its password so you can access this account. Type:
$LJHOME/bin/upgrading/make_system.pl
- Once you're done type:
start-apache
- You can access your Dreamhack at http://yourusername.hack.dreamwidth.net/ and log in as system. You may want to upgrade your account to a paid one by going here.