Bench
=====
The bench allows you to setup Frappe / ERPNext apps on your local Linux (CentOS 6, Debian 7, Ubuntu, etc) machine or a production server. You can use the bench to serve multiple frappe sites. If you are using a DigitalOcean droplet or any other VPS / Dedicated Server, make sure it has >= 1Gb of ram or has swap setup properly.
To do this install, you must have basic information on how Linux works and should be able to use the command-line. If you are looking easier ways to get started and evaluate ERPNext, [download the Virtual Machine](https://erpnext.com/download) or take [a free trial on erpnext.com](https://erpnext.com/pricing).
If you have questions, please ask them on our [forum](https://discuss.erpnext.com/).
Installation
============
Production Setup |
Development Setup |
Installs with master branch |
Installs with develop branch |
The Production setup uses Nginx, and uses Supervisor to manage processes |
The development setup uses Honcho to manage processes (bench start) |
This setup isn't meant for instant updates in code. |
Any code changes will be reflected instantly. |
Background services handle all the work, and they start with the system. |
You need to explicitly start your server |
Uses Celery for job queuing (Frappe 6) |
Uses RQ for job queuing (Frappe 7) |
Easy Setup
---------------------
- This is an opinionated setup with logging and SE Linux. So, it is best to setup on a blank server.
- Tested on Ubuntu 14.04 to 16.04, CentOS 7+, and MacOS X. If you find any problems, post them on our forum: [https://discuss.erpnext.com](https://discuss.erpnext.com)
- This script will install the pre-requisites, install bench and setup an ERPNext site
- Passwords for Frappe Administrator and MariaDB (root) will be asked
- You can then login as **Administrator** with the Administrator password
Open your Terminal and enter:
```
# Linux:
wget https://raw.githubusercontent.com/frappe/bench/master/playbooks/install.py
# Mac OSX:
curl "https://raw.githubusercontent.com/frappe/bench/master/playbooks/install.py" -o install.py
# For development
sudo python install.py --develop
# For production
sudo python install.py --production
# If you're logged in as root, use --user flag to create a user and install using that user
sudo python install.py --develop --user frappe
```
For development, you have to explicitly start services by running `bench start`. This script requires Python2.7+ installed on your machine. You will have to manually create a new site (`bench new-site`) and get apps that you need (`bench get-app`, `bench install-app`).
For production, you will have a preinstalled site with ERPNext installed in it.
You need to run this with a user that is **not** `root`, but can `sudo`. If you don't have such a user, you can search the web for *How to add a new user in { your OS }* and *How to add an existing user to sudoers in { your OS }*.
On Mac OS X, you will have to create a group with the same name as *{ your User }*. On creating this group, you have to assign *{ your User }* to it. You can do this by going to "System preferences" -> "Users & Groups" -> "+" (as if you were adding new account) -> Under "New account" select "Group" -> Type in group name -> "Create group"
This script will:
- Install pre-requisites like git and ansible
- Shallow clones this bench repository under `/usr/local/frappe/bench-repo`
- Runs the Ansible playbook 'playbooks/develop/install.yml', which:
- Installs
- MariaDB and its config
- Redis
- NodeJS
- WKHTMLtoPDF with patched QT
- Initializes a new Bench at `~/frappe/frappe-bench` with `frappe` framework already installed under `apps`.
####Script Options:
```
--help
--verbose
--develop
--production
--site
--user
--bench-branch
--repo-url
```
Updating
========
To manually update the bench, run `bench update` to update all the apps, run
patches, build JS and CSS files and restart supervisor (if configured to).
You can also run the parts of the bench selectively.
`bench update --pull` will only pull changes in the apps
`bench update --patch` will only run database migrations in the apps
`bench update --build` will only build JS and CSS files for the bench
`bench update --bench` will only update the bench utility (this project)
`bench update --requirements` will only update dependencies (python packages) for the apps installed
Guides
=======
- [Configuring HTTPS](https://frappe.github.io/frappe/user/en/bench/guides/configuring-https.html)
- [Using Let's Encrypt to setup HTTPS](https://frappe.github.io/frappe/user/en/bench/guides/lets-encrypt-ssl-setup.html)
- [Diagnosing the Scheduler](https://frappe.github.io/frappe/user/en/bench/guides/diagnosing-the-scheduler.html)
- [Change Hostname](https://frappe.github.io/frappe/user/en/bench/guides/how-to-change-host-name-from-localhost.html)
- [Manual Setup](https://frappe.github.io/frappe/user/en/bench/guides/manual-setup.html)
- [Setup Production](https://frappe.github.io/frappe/user/en/bench/guides/setup-production.html)
- [Setup Multitenancy](https://frappe.github.io/frappe/user/en/bench/guides/setup-multitenancy.html)
- [Stopping Production](https://frappe.github.io/frappe/user/en/bench/guides/stop-production-and-start-development.html)
Resources
=======
- [Background Services](https://frappe.github.io/frappe/user/en/bench/resources/background-services.html)
- [Bench Commands Cheat Sheet](https://frappe.github.io/frappe/user/en/bench/resources/bench-commands-cheatsheet.html)
- [Bench Procfile](https://frappe.github.io/frappe/user/en/bench/resources/bench-procfile.html)