Pillar setup

Pillar setup

Describes the process of installing pillars. 



Installation Guide for a ChecksumPillar

This is a installation guide for version 1.6 of the ReferenceChecksumPillar using a PostgreSQL database and certificates. Installation being performed on Linux.

Dependencies:

For the ChecksumPillar to be able to run, the following is required on the machine, before installation:

  • Requires Java v. 8 (can be either Oracle or OpenJDK)

  • Requires installation of PostgreSQL.

  • Requires open firewall to the ActiveMQ of the setup.



For configuring the ChecksumPillar to be able to participate in a repository-setup, the following is required:

Installation of the ChecksumPillar

Download the software for the ChecksumPillar:
> wget http://sbforge.org/nexus/content/repositories/releases/org/bitrepository/reference/bitrepository-reference-pillar/1.6/bitrepository-reference-pillar-1.6-distribution.tar.gz

Unpack the package:
> tar xvf bitrepository-reference-pillar-1.6-distribution.tar.gz

Install the database

Start in the root of the installation directory, and run the following through a terminal:

> createuser -P -s -e bitmag
(write 'bitmag' for both username and password)
> createdb checksumdb
> createdb auditdb
> psql -d checksumdb -f sql/postgres/checksumDBCreation.sql
> psql -d auditdb -f sql/postgres/auditContributorDBCreation.sql

Configuration

Place the RepositorySettings.xml, the ReferenceSettings.xml and the certificate in the 'conf' directory.

ReferenceSettings

Change the following in the ReferenceSettings (The dots means parts of the ReferenceSettings, which you can ignore):

<ReferenceSettings xmlns="http://bitrepository.org/settings/ReferenceSettings.xsd">
...
  <PillarSettings>
    <PillarID>YOUR_PILLAR_ID</PillarID>
    <PillarType>CHECKSUM</PillarType>
...
    <AuditTrailContributerDatabase>
      <DriverClass>org.postgresql.Driver</DriverClass>
      <DatabaseURL>jdbc:postgresql:auditdb</DatabaseURL>
      <Username>bitmag</Username>
      <Password>bitmag</Password>
    </AuditTrailContributerDatabase
    <ChecksumDatabase>
      <DriverClass>org.postgresql.Driver</DriverClass>
      <DatabaseURL>jdbc:postgresql:checksumdb</DatabaseURL>
      <Username>bitmag</Username>
      <Password>bitmag</Password>
    </ChecksumDatabase>
...
  </PillarSettings>
</ReferenceSettings>

Bitmag.sh

Change the path to the certificate in the bitmag.sh file in the 'bin' folder.

Setup as a Service