New TurnKey Rails version (11.3)
Tue, 2011/12/06 - 09:18
Changes:
- Installed security updates.
- Enabled etckeeper garbage collection by default.
- Upgraded to latest inithooks version (adhoc re-initialization via turnkey-init)
- VMWare build: run vmware-config-tools.pl on first boot
- Amazon EC2 EBS build: support resizing of root filesystem
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New TurnKey Rails version (11.2)
Tue, 2011/08/02 - 10:29
Changes:
- Built-in support for TurnKey domain management and dynamic DNS
configuration, powered by Amazon Route 53, a robust cloud DNS
service:
http://www.turnkeylinux.org/dns
- Pre-installed all available security updates (see manifest for package versions)
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New TurnKey Rails version (11.1)
Thu, 2011/01/27 - 13:15
Changes:
- Replaced Ruby with Ruby Enterprise (performance).
- Set MySQL root password on firstboot (convenience, security).
- Force MySQL to use Unicode/UTF8.
- Set postfix MTA myhostname to localhost (bugfix).
- Included libreadline-dev so rails console works (bugfix).
Major component versions
| ruby-enterprise | 1.8.7-2010.02_i386_ubuntu10.04 |
| mysql-server | 5.1.41-3ubuntu12.8 |
| apache2 | 2.2.14-5ubuntu8.4 |
| build-essential | 11.4build1 |
Note: Please refer to turnkey-core's changelog for changes common to all appliances. Here we only describe changes specific to this appliance.
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New TurnKey Rails version (2009.10-2)
Wed, 2010/04/14 - 08:15
Changes:
- Installed all security updates (see manifest for package versions).
- Install security updates on firstboot (except when running live).
- Trick webmin into not checking for upgrades (managed by apt).
- Updated di-live mysql mechanism and secret regeneration.
- Included latest version of inithooks and updated scripts.
- Included wget as per common request.
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New TurnKey Rails version (2009.10)
Fri, 2009/10/23 - 15:35
Changes:
- Switched to Phusion Passenger for Apache (mod_rails) instead of mongrel_cluster (simpler to configure and maintain).
- Including git version control (convenience).
- Regenerates all secrets during installation / firstboot (security).
- Added Turnkey web control panel (replaces welcome page). Also provides example Rails application using controller, views, etc.
- Upgraded Ruby on Rails gems:
- rails 2.3.4
- actionmailer 2.3.4
- actionpack 2.3.4
- activerecord 2.3.4
- activeresource 2.3.4
- rake 0.8.7
- fastthread 1.0.7
Major component versions
| mysql-server | 5.0.51a-3ubuntu5.4 |
| apache2 | 2.2.8-1ubuntu0.11 |
| ruby | 4.1 |
| build-essential | 11.3ubuntu1 |
| git-core | 1:1.5.4.3-1ubuntu2.1 |
| rubygems | 1.3.5 |
| rails | 2.3.4 |
| rake | 0.8.7 |
| passenger | 2.2.5 |
Note: Please refer to turnkey-core's changelog for changes common to all appliances. Here we only describe changes specific to this appliance.
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New TurnKey Rails version (2009.03-hardy)
Thu, 2009/03/26 - 17:31
Release focus: security, bugfix and updates
Changes:
- Upgraded to Ruby on Rails 2.3.2
- Upgraded Rails Gems
- Actionmailer
- Actionpack
- Activerecord
- Activeresource
- Rake
- Fastthread
- Bugfix: Apache not proxying requests to the mongrel cluster (LP#348899)
- Improved Rails passwords and secrets generation mechanism (security)
- Database password is now randomly generated, and regenerated during installation
- Regenerate more secure secret key during installation
Major component versions
| kernel | 2.6.24-23.48 |
| mysql-server | 5.0.51a-3ubuntu5.4 |
| apache2 | 2.2.8-1ubuntu0.5 |
| ruby | 4.1 |
| build-essential | 11.3ubuntu1 |
| rubygems | 1.3.1 |
| rails | 2.3.2 |
| rake | 0.8.4 |
| mongrel | 1.1.5 |
| mongrel_cluster | 1.0.5 |
Note: please refer to turnkey-core's changelog for changes common to all appliances. Here we only describe changes specific to this appliance.
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New TurnKey Rails version (2009.02-hardy)
Sat, 2009/02/28 - 18:16
Release focus: security, usability, bugfixes and updates
Changes:
- added SSL support
- added webmin administration modules for apache and mysql (convenience)
- set empty mysql root password in live/demo mode (for convenience)
Major component versions
| kernel | 2.6.24-23.48 |
| mysql-server | 5.0.51a-3ubuntu5.4 |
| apache2 | 2.2.8-1ubuntu0.3 |
| ruby | 4.1 |
| build-essential | 11.3ubuntu1 |
| rubygems | 1.3.1 |
| rails | 2.2.2 |
| rake | 0.8.3 |
| mongrel | 1.1.5 |
| mongrel_cluster | 1.0.5 |
Note: please refer to turnkey-core's changelog for changes common to all appliances. Here we only describe changes specific to this appliance.
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New TurnKey Rails version (2008.12.10-hardy)
Wed, 2008/12/10 - 16:23
Release focus: Bugfixes and updates
Changes:
- Updated to latest rails version - 2.2.2 (release notes)
- Regenerate rails secret during installation
- Regenerate ssh keys during installation
- Allow the user to set the mysql root password during installation
- Fixed manual partitioning support in the installer (#LP301251)
- Configuration console now saves the default route when configuring a static ip so the settings are not lost between system restarts (#LP303498)
- Includes iptables, webmin-firewall module and exemplary configuration (blueprint)
Major component versions
| kernel | 2.6.24-22.45 |
| apache2 | 2.2.8-1ubuntu0.3 |
| mysql-server | 5.0.51a-3ubuntu5.4 |
| ruby | 1.8.6.111-2ubuntu1.2 |
| build-essential | 11.3ubuntu1 |
Ruby on Rails component versions
| rubygems | 1.3.1 |
| rails | 2.2.2 |
| rake | 0.8.3 |
| mongrel | 1.1.5 |
| mongrel_cluster | 1.0.5 |
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New TurnKey Rails appliance (2008.11.18-hardy)
Tue, 2008/11/18 - 15:27
Notes
- Example rails application at /var/www/railsapp
- Apache configured as a load-balancing reverse proxy to a 3-node mongrel cluster
- Mysql databases setup for production, development and testing
- Ruby on Rails components (see below for versions)
- RubyGems package manager installed from upstream tarball
- Apt and RubyGems are both package management systems and may potentially conflict
- We recommend using RubyGems for managing Rails components (called gems) and Apt for everything else.
- Other components installed using RubyGems: rails, mysql support, mongrel_cluster, etc.
- RubyGems package manager installed from upstream tarball
- This release includes all updates included in the 2008.10.17-hardy-x86 releases, such as the new configuration console, and web management interface.
Default credentials (service, username, password)
| console, webmin, ssh | root | <blank> |
| mysql | root | <blank> |
| railsapp_{production, development, test} | railsapp_user | r4ilsp4ssw0rd |
Major component versions
| kernel | 2.6.24-21.43 |
| apache2 | 2.2.8-1ubuntu0.3 |
| mysql-server | 5.0.51a-3ubuntu5.3 |
| ruby | 1.8.6.111-2ubuntu1.2 |
| build-essential | 11.3ubuntu1 |
Ruby on Rails component versions
| rubygems | 1.3.1 |
| rails | 2.1.2 |
| rake | 0.8.3 |
| mongrel | 1.1.5 |
| mongrel_cluster | 1.0.5 |