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Grab the vm file http://mirrors.bouah.net/pub/tatoeba/Tatovm/
Untar the file:
on windows: use 7zip [http://www.7-zip.org/]
on linux: use file-roller or from the terminal:
tar -xvf vmfile
Get and install virtual box [https://www.virtualbox.org/wiki/Downloads]
Load the vm files in virtualbox:
from the GUI: Machine -> Add then browse to the location of the .vbox file
from the commandline: VBoxManage registervm /path/to/vm.vbox
The default http port is 8080 and the default ssh port is 4242
To ssh into the machine use the username tatoeba and password tatoeba:
ssh -p 4242 tatoeba@127.0.0.1
Now you can see the website running in your browser, just point it to the following address:
127.0.0.1:8080
The mysql user is root and password is tatoeba in case you need to do operations directly on the table or import more data
To hack the codebase in your favorite editor in the comfort of your host computer there's 3 ways:
Mount a drive over ssh:
on windows: download netdrive [www.netdrive.net] and use the aforementioned credentials and port
on linux: install sshfs and then mount it using:
sshfs tatoeba@127.0.0.1:4242 /path/to/mountpoint
Mount a drive over webdav:
on windows: use netdrive, the user and password is tatoeba the port is 8080
on linux: use your favorite file manager with webdav support, or install cadaver and connect using the above credentials
Mount a shared file (slow and not recommended):
Setup Guest additions [https://help.ubuntu.com/community/VirtualBox/GuestAdditions]
In the GUI select Devices -> Shared Folders -> Add
browse to the folder you want to share from your host and select it
Select the Make permanent option
Now mount the shared file on the guest system:
mount -t vboxfs /media/sharefoldername /path/to/mountpoint
You can also install a graphical environment (gnome or any other DE) to work directly from the vm:
apt-get install task-gnome-desktop
Make sure your codebase is up to date before coding anything with:
cd ~/tatoeba-www
svn update
After you have hacked the code enough and would want to update the main repository do the following:
make sure your config files aren't being commited:
svn ingore config/*
make sure you're still up to date then commit your changes:
svn update
svn commit