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diff --git a/taler-exchange/README b/taler-exchange/README index 2ea3751..de731fe 100644 --- a/taler-exchange/README +++ b/taler-exchange/README @@ -1,6 +1,59 @@ The exchange for the Taler payment system. -The development version is used for this build. Taler also requires some -bootstrapping in order to follow the usual build steps. +Building this package on Slackware 15.0 requires: -Download and create the expected sourcecode into a tar file by running ./download.sh. + - Postgres 15.x or greater, slackbuilds.org has version 14.x. + - Build a newer version of llvm, by setting CC=clang, and installing llvm from Slackware Current. + - The pre-release version of Gnunet. + +Installing this package automatically creates a number of supporting system +users for the exchange. All are listed in the 'taler-exchange' user group. + +The taler exchange runs in a system of services, and a postgres database must +be configured to service them. The setup described here assumes postgres was +installed with using 'Peer authentication' by default (omitting '-A md5' when +running 'initdb' after postgres installation). + +Create the database and its users for system users which require it: + +``` +sudo -u postgres -- createuser taler-exchange-httpd +sudo -u postgres -- createuser taler-exchange-aggregator +sudo -u postgres -- createuser taler-exchange-closer +sudo -u postgres -- createuser taler-exchange-transfer +sudo -u postgres -- createuser taler-exchange-wirewatch +sudo -u postgres -- createdb taler-exchange --owner taler-exchange-httpd +``` + +Initialize the database schema, which should also be done after upgrades: + +``` +sudo -u taler-exchange-httpd -- taler-exchange-dbinit +``` + +Grant the user access to their tables in the database: + +``` +sudo -u taler-exchange-httpd psql taler-exchange << EOF + GRANT SELECT,INSERT,UPDATE ON ALL TABLES IN SCHEMA exchange TO "taler-exchange-aggregator"; + GRANT SELECT,INSERT,UPDATE ON ALL TABLES IN SCHEMA exchange TO "taler-exchange-closer"; + GRANT SELECT,INSERT,UPDATE ON ALL TABLES IN SCHEMA exchange TO "taler-exchange-transfer"; + GRANT SELECT,INSERT,UPDATE ON ALL TABLES IN SCHEMA exchange TO "taler-exchange-wirewatch"; + GRANT USAGE ON ALL SEQUENCES IN SCHEMA exchange TO "taler-exchange-aggregator"; + GRANT USAGE ON ALL SEQUENCES IN SCHEMA exchange TO "taler-exchange-closer"; + GRANT USAGE ON ALL SEQUENCES IN SCHEMA exchange TO "taler-exchange-transfer"; + GRANT USAGE ON ALL SEQUENCES IN SCHEMA exchange TO "taler-exchange-wirewatch"; +EOF +``` + +To have the taler system start and stop with your host, add to /etc/rc.d/rc.local: + + if [ -x /etc/rc.d/rc.taler-exchange ]; then + /etc/rc.d/rc.taler-exchange start + fi + +And to /etc/rc.d/rc.local_shutdown (creating if needed): + + if [ -x /etc/rc.d/rc.taler-exchange ]; then + /etc/rc.d/rc.taler-exchange stop + fi |