Tech Responsibilities

This page lists the hardware, software, web sites, projects and tools supported by the Freegle-Tech team. Please also see the http://frgl.it/TechTasks tasks list of things to do (and some done). This page needs expanded as and when we have time to fill in the details - this is an important task to ensure that Tech knowledge and procedures are documented and passed on as far as possible.

See here for a list of regular-ish Tech Jobs.

Access details and locations of crucial files etc will not detailed here.

Documentation often gets out of date, or is incomplete in the first place, so consider this a guide for you to scout around, not a definitive statement of fact.

Web site

Website Editing

Website Editing Procedure

Domain names

• DNS config

Web hosting

See message posted to Central 13th October 2011 [1]

Web site system

• runs what?
• rebooting
• database
• email SMTP server
• command line: putty / puttygen
• FTP, eg WinSCP
• Stats
• backup

Sub-domains + layout

• www.ilovefreegle.org
  • /groups/ pages use code on maps.ilovefreegle.org and file at /kml/Freegle.kml
  • /kml/ stores Freegle.kml
• messagemaker.ilovefreegle.org
  • Also known as mm.ilovefreegle.org and mm.frgl.it
• maps.ilovefreegle.org
  • Find a Group JavaScript code
    • Used by www /groups/
    • Used by mapplet, gadget, iframe and facebook code
  • /kml/ stores Freegle.kml
  • Admin page to rebuild the Freegle KML
    • Rebuilt overnight
    • KML file stored in www /kml/ and maps /kml/
• shared.ilovefreegle.org
  • Used for hosting badges: either general purpose badges or for specific events
• surveys.ilovefreegle.org
• freegle.in
• freegle.it

Web site directories

• live and dev
• backup using svn

Databases

phpMyAdmin

• ilovefreegle+perch
• ilovefreegle+shortlinks
• wiki
• LimeSurvey

Perch CMS

• Content
• Group
  • choose location maps option in Edit Group page
• Mailings
• Users

Blog

• Linked to a WordPress account?

Groups database

• used by mm and maps
• updated overnight by scraping groups

wiki

• Check weekly for any dodgy entries (CC)

• What was the decision on whether to approve new members to give them editing rights? 

Freegle Message Maker

Leader

Chris

Helpers

Paul

Find a Group maps

• KML rebuilt daily
• gadgets etc
• Mapping for Groups

Leader

Chris

Links

Procedure for adding external links to website - Links and Partnerships Procedure

Republish

See Republishing.

Non-Web site

email

• Google App
• website server

Documents

• Google Docs

Graphics

• icons+apple touch icons
• Badges

Firefox Freegle Persona

Leader

Chris

Plugins

ModPlugin

The ModPlugin makes moderating Yahoo groups much easier. It's available for the Firefox browser only, and even if you don't use Firefox at the moment you might want to give it a try. Find out more here.

• FF + Java

Member Plugin

The Member Plugin makes Yahoo Groups easier to use for members. It's available for Firefox and Internet Explorer, and you need to opt your group in to using it. Find out more here.

Access keys

These are used by the modplugin. Find out more here.

Spammers

There's a group where you can report spammers - it's here. This helps keep the mails about them off the main groups like Central.

If you use the modplugin, it can scan your group automatically for spammers - see here.

Facebook

See Facebook Republisher and Facebook Freegle Application.