OSE Staging Server Notes
OSE Staging Server is used to test installs before they go into production.
OSE's staging server carries the staging site of Discourse.
To access:
- Connect via VPN
- Use Firefox
- Test if you're connected - if you are not, you get a 404 error at https://www.opensourceecology.org/is_staging
Communications
I was able to access the VPN as instructed at https://wiki.opensourceecology.org/wiki/VPN#How_to_connect_to_the_VPN
However, https://www.opensourceecology.org/is_staging returns a 404 error, indicating that I am still on production.
What am I missing?
Can you also remind me the URL for Discourse on Staging? Should that be public info on the wiki?
Marcin
Michael Altfield
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May 12, 2020, 2:13 AM (2 days ago)
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Did you update your DNS after connecting to the VPN? Try using firejail to force a new firefox window's DNS settings after connecting to the VPN. Using `firejail` has the added benefit of letting you access prod in one window and staging in another window (rather than forcing your entire system to staging).
sudo apt-get install firejail firejail --dns=10.241.189.1 firefox
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https://wiki.opensourceecology.org/wiki/OSE_Staging_Server#Accessing_Staging_Websites
The discourse site is currently discourse.opensourceecology.org. But that's not written in stone yet. Other options are forum(s).opensourceecology.org, or discuss.opensourceecology.org, etc. Do you have a preference?
* https://discourse.opensourceecology.org
There's no privacy/security reasons not to make the URL public; it's safely protected behind the VPN. I just haven't added it yet, and we should probably decide what it _should_ be first.