ownCloud News Updater ===================== ownCloud does not require people to install threading or multiprocessing libraries. Because the feed update process is mainly limited by I/O, parallell fetching of RSS feed updates can speed up the updating process significantly. In addition the cronjob can get `into a deadlock `_ which will cause the updater to get stuck resulting in your feeds not to being updated anymore. This can be solved by using a script that uses the `updater API `_ Preinstallation --------------- To run the updates via an external threaded script the cron updater has to be disabled. To do that go to the admin section an uncheck the "Use ownCloud cron" checkbox or open **owncloud/data/news/config/config.ini** set:: useCronUpdates = true to:: useCronUpdates = false Then install the following packages (my vary depending on your distribution): * python3-pip * python3-setuptools * make If you are **on Debian 7** you want to create a symlink for pip to make use of the Makefile:: sudo ln -s /usr/bin/pip-3.2 /usr/bin/pip3 Updating -------- .. note:: In general it is recommended to update the updater after every News app update If you have installed the updater on your system you can update it by running:: sudo make update The **init and config files won't be updated** and you need to update them manually in case there is a breaking change therefore follow the `CHANGELOG.md `_ to stay up to date with the updater changes. Finally reload the systemd service:: sudo systemctl restart owncloud-news-updater or SysVinit script:: sudo /etc/init.d/owncloud-news-updater restart No installation --------------- If you do not want to install the script at all you can call it directly using:: python3 -m owncloud_news_updater -c /path/to/config.ini .. note:: Keep in mind that you need to restart the script if you want to run a new version Installation: No init system ---------------------------- If you decide against using an init system to run the script simply run:: sudo setup.py install Then you can run the updater daemon using:: owncloud-news-updater --user USERNAME --password PASSWORD http://yourcloud.com or if you are using a config file:: owncloud-news-updater -c /path/to/config To see all config options run:: owncloud-news-updater -h .. note:: Keep in mind that you need to restart the script if you want to run a new version Installation: SystemD --------------------- To install the script for systemd run:: sudo make install-systemd Then edit the config in **/etc/owncloud/news/updater.ini** with your details and run:: owncloud-news-updater -c /etc/owncloud/news/updater.ini to test your settings. If everything worked out fine, enable the systemd unit with:: sudo systemctl enable owncloud-news-updater.service sudo systemctl start owncloud-news-updater.service If you make changes to the **updater.ini** file don't forget to reload the service with:: sudo systemctl restart owncloud-news-updater.service Installation: SysVinit ---------------------- .. note:: Debian 7 (wheezy) is the only supported Linux distribution for SysVinit and support will be dropped once Debian 8.1 is released To install the script for SysVinit run:: sudo make install-sysvinit Then edit the config in **/etc/owncloud/news/updater.ini** with your details and run:: owncloud-news-updater -c /etc/owncloud/news/updater.ini to test your settings. If everything worked out fine, enable the init script with:: sudo update-rc.d owncloud-news-updater defaults sudo /etc/init.d/owncloud-news-updater start If you make changes to the **updater.ini** file don't forget to reload the service with:: sudo /etc/init.d/owncloud-news-updater restart Uninstallation -------------- To uninstall the updater run:: sudo make uninstall Self signed certificates ------------------------ Should you use a self signed certificate over SSL, first consider getting a free valid cert signed by `StartSSL `_. If you don't want to get a valid certificate, you need to add it to the installed certs:: cat /path/to/your/cert/cacert.pem >> /usr/local/lib/python3.X/dist-packages/requests/cacert.pem The directories might vary depending on your distribution and Python version. Debugging --------- If you are using JournalD which is included in SystemD you can read the error log using:: journalctl -u owncloud-news-updater.service Development ----------- If you want to edit the python code and test it run:: python3 -m owncloud_news -c /path/to/config.ini