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[https://freesoftwareindia.org/ Loomio] instance at https://codema.in. Loomio is a '''co'''llaborative '''de'''cision-'''ma'''king platform (hence we're using the name '''codema''') where users can initiate discussions and put up proposals.  
[https://freesoftwareindia.org/ Loomio] instance at https://codema.in. Loomio is a '''co'''llaborative '''de'''cision-'''ma'''king platform (hence we're using the name '''codema''') where users can initiate discussions and put up proposals.


== Hosting ==
== Setup ==
We are now on a [https://www.scaleway.com/virtual-cloud-servers DEV1-S instance] virtual cloud server with the following specs:
Caddy -> docker compose from https://github.com/loomio/loomio-deploy/ (with minor modifications to avoid ports 25, 80, 443 from colliding with ports on the host)
Moved to this server to consolidate all groups related to FSCI and Indian Pirates from loomio.org and codema.fsci.org.in to a single loomio instance.


* 2 x86-64 bit Cores
SMTP using Akshay's mail server.
* 2 GB Memory
 
* 20GB SSD Disk
=== Related Services ===
* 100 Mbit/s Bandwidth
 
* 1 Reserved IP (v4)
* [[Wiki.fsci.in]] runs on the same server.
* €5.58/Month


== Coordination ==
== Coordination ==
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== History ==
== History ==
Initially some groups were setup on upstream's service: loomio.org


Before moving the service to current server, we were on a [https://www.scaleway.com/virtual-cloud-servers DEV1-S instance] virtual cloud server with the following specs:
A loomio instance was also set up later on codema.fsci.org.in
 
* 2 x86-64 bit Cores
* 2 GB Memory
* 50GB SSD Disk
* 200 Mbit/s Bandwidth
* 1 Reserved IP (v4)
* €3.99/Month
 
We were initially on a [https://www.scaleway.com/virtual-cloud-servers VC1-S instance] virtual cloud server with the following specs until 31/01/2019.
 
* 2 x86-64 bit Cores
* 2GB Memory
* 50GB SSD Disk
* 1 Reserved Public IPv4
* 200Mbit/s Unmetered bandwidth
* €3.99/Month
 
On 01/02/2019 our server was taken down by [https://scaleway.com Scaleway] quoting payment issues. Payment was failing even after updating the credit card details and following that our server got deleted without proper notifications from Scaleway's side. Screenshot of the email from Scaleway attached below. Fortunately we were provided with a snapshot of the server from which we were able to recover codema to a new server. The service was moved to
 
=== Loomio Deployment Reference ===
 
Initially loomio was deployed and updated on codema.fsci.org.in using this official guide - https://github.com/loomio/loomio-deploy.
Currently loomio is deployed and updated on codema.in using the same official guide but differs on the fact that compose file uses [https://hub.docker.com/r/dannycarrera/nginx-proxy nginx-proxy] and additional parameter of VIRTUAL_HOST_ALIAS in the env file. The VIRTUAL_HOST_ALIAS is for redirecting www.codema.in queries to codema.in. We use the smtp server from nemo.libreinfra.org for sending outbound mails.
 
=== Codema data migration process ===


For migration of loomio groups from both loomio.org and codema.fsci.org.in, the group data was exported using data export options provided by loomio. Changed the url links in the json data to point towards https://codema.in. The resulting json files was imported into the new codema instance after setting up the docker service as described [https://help.loomio.org/en/user_manual/groups/data_export/#import here].  
Later, in December 2019, groups from both these instances were consolidated into a new instance at codema.in. The group data was exported using data export options provided by loomio. Changed the url links in the json data to point towards <nowiki>https://codema.in</nowiki>. The resulting json files was imported into the new codema instance as described [https://help.loomio.org/en/user_manual/groups/data_export/#import here].


=== Codema recovery process ===
=== Takedown and restoration ===
On 01/02/2019 our server was taken down by [https://scaleway.com Scaleway] quoting payment issues. Payment was failing even after updating the credit card details and following that our server got deleted without proper notifications from Scaleway's side. Fortunately we were provided with a snapshot of the server from which we were able to recover codema to a new server.


''Here's a brief description of how codema was recovered after the server take down on 01/01/2019:''
''Here's a brief description of how codema was recovered after the server take down on 01/01/2019:''


Under 'Snapshots' tab in the Scaleway dashboard we were provided with the snapshot (backup) of our codema server. A system image was created from this snapshot and it was used to create a new server with similar specifications. We lost our public IP along with the old server, so a new IP was assigned to the server and then updated the DNS A record of codema.fsci.org.in to point to this new IP. Once the server was up loomio was restarted using the following commands from the loomio installation directory:
Under 'Snapshots' tab in the Scaleway dashboard we were provided with the snapshot (backup) of our codema server. A system image was created from this snapshot and it was used to create a new server with similar specifications. We lost our public IP along with the old server, so a new IP was assigned to the server and then updated the DNS A record of codema.fsci.org.in to point to this new IP. Once the server was up loomio was restarted using standard procedure.
 
  docker-compose down
  docker-compose up -d
 
The logs were checked for errors using the following command:
 
  docker-compose logs -f


Loomio wasn't getting started saying the port 25 was already in use. So the application using that port (which was exim4 in this case) was killed and loomio was restarted again.
An archive of the old loomio page is available at [[Loomio/Archive_1|Loomio Archive]].


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[[Category: Services]]