Testing install scripts
To test Alaveteli install scripts on my Apple Silicon mac without Vagrant I have been using OrbStack.
From the OrbStack dashboard, you can create a new Debian machine, you can then right click on the VM and "Open Terminal"
This will open a shell in the virtual machine. Install rsyslog and get the install script.
$ curl https://raw.githubusercontent.com/mysociety/commonlib/master/bin/install-site.sh -o ~/install-site.sh
Install Alaveteli.
$ sudo sh ~/install-site.sh alaveteli alaveteli alaveteli.orb.local
Wait until "Installation complete" message, then start thin.
$ sudo systemctl start alaveteli-thin
In your browser go to http://alaveteli.orb.local/ - NB: no SSL by default.
You can become the alaveteli user with sudo -iu alaveteli and move into your Alaveteli directory.
cd /var/www/alaveteli.orb.local/alaveteli
From here you can run the standard Alaveteli Rails commands using bin/rails or bundle exec rails.
OrbStack supports two-way file sharing so all your files on your Mac are available from the VM. So you can cd into your local Alaveteli directory where a non master or WIP branch might be checked out.
Due to how the install script works you actually should cd in to the parent directory.
$ cd /Users/gbp/Developer/work # not you alaveteli directory
From there you can run the install script with the dev flag.
$ sudo sh ~/install-site.sh --dev alaveteli alaveteli alaveteli.orb.local
You can become the alaveteli user with sudo -iu alaveteli and move into your Alaveteli directory.
cd /Users/gbp/Developer/work/alaveteli # not the parent directory this time
And start the development server.
$ RAILS_DEVELOPMENT_HOSTS=alaveteli.orb.local bin/rails s -b 0.0.0.0
In your browser go to http://alaveteli.orb.local:3000/ - NB: no SSL by default.