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diff --git a/doc/database.rst b/doc/database.rst index 433335c..6ef8cba 100644 --- a/doc/database.rst +++ b/doc/database.rst @@ -1,6 +1,10 @@ Setting up the databases ======================== +There are two databases in HyperKitty: one for the Django app, configured in +the regular ``DATABASES`` variable, and one for the KittyStore backend, +configured in the ``KITTYSTORE_URL`` variable. + Now you can create the KittyStore and HyperKitty databases, and set their access URLs in ``hyperkitty_standalone/settings.py`` (or ``hyperkitty_standalone/settings_local.py``). HyperKitty's database can be @@ -9,7 +13,14 @@ created using the following command:: python hyperkitty_standalone/manage.py syncdb python hyperkitty_standalone/manage.py migrate hyperkitty -KittyStore's database will be created automatically on first access. +KittyStore's database will be created automatically on first access, but you +still need to configure its URI. The syntax is as follows:: + + KITTYSTORE_URL = "scheme://username:password@hostname:port/database_name" + +The scheme may be "sqlite", "postgres", or "mysql". For example, with sqlite:: + + KITTYSTORE_URL = "sqlite:////path/to/hyperkitty/directory/kittystore.db' Then, you can run ``kittystore-import`` to import existing archives into the mailman database. Thoses archives can be downloaded by calling |