So some time ago, I had come here asking for help running it on a VM on Synology. However, after rightly being redirected to docker.
I promised to create a video tutorial but I chickened out and wrote the instructions with screenshots. @emyoulation and @DavidMStraub hopefully I have not disappointed you with the delay and going by a writeup instead of a video.
Hi @vivian, thanks, that’s awesome! Since the original post, we have set up a new documentation site at Introduction - Gramps Web API which is populated from the Markdown files in the docs folder. Feel free to add a link in a PR!
By the way, yesterday, I have opened a new pull request with some (backwards compatible) changes to the configuration system and the docker image. This will simplify the docker-based deployment, getting rid of two of the steps in this procedure.
Oh woah… the new update looks awesome. I will update the article accordingly. I did notice the new doc site and it is so much easier and better looking now.
I have also made sure I have linked to the new doc site and will issue a PR
Edit: I Will request a PR after your changes have been merged.
Personally, I prefer articles over videos when actually working a task. (Although videos can create more confidence for novices trying to determine whether a task is within their skill set and degree of commitment.)
Writing good articles tends to force me to explore a process more exhaustively. It benefits me as a user because I learn the subject more thoroughly in order to write about it. I hope you’ve found this benefit too!
As an open-source all-volunteer project, I don’t think there is any expectation of specific commitments or timelines. People contribute effort as it fits into their life. And any contribution is a blessing.
There was a person posting to Matrix looking to get Gramps going in Russian on a Synology NAS. The moderator was unfamiliar with modern NAS products that are more than a network-visible file folder.
I posted a link in that thread to your article. Dunno if that notifies the user who originally asked but who has signed out.
I totally agree on this point. I did write it at least 4-5 times and made sure every screenshot matched and so on. I am so thorough now that I can write it with my eyes closed.
I am waiting for David to merge his PR and then I will be able to make the screenshot changes.
Portainer is great but I will also do a write up of directly using the docker compose command.
Being new to Docker and just having installed a Docker Desktop on a Win 11 PC to get to know Docker better, I am curious whether it might be possible to install this code and how I would go about it if it is possible?