The document provides an overview of setting up the MetaCPAN virtual machine using tools like VirtualBox and Vagrant, emphasizing ease of installation and configuration. It details the software and hardware requirements, as well as the basic steps for cloning and starting the necessary components. Additionally, it covers file sharing, service management, and troubleshooting tips to prepare developers for contributing to MetaCPAN.

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  The MetaCPAN VM(forDummies?)Olaf Alders @wundercounterToronto Perl MongersOct 24, 2013Monday, 11 November, 13
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  Why bother?Installation andconfiguration fromscratch is non-trivialRemove some of the up-front cost tocontributorsDevelop in an environment whichclosely mimics deploymentMonday, 11 November, 13
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  SoftwareRequirementsVirtualBoxVagrantgitMonday, 11 November,13
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  HardwareRequirementsLess than 1GB hard disk spaceLess than 1 GB of RAMSome arbitrary amount of CPUMonday, 11 November, 13
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  That was theminimumAs far as hardware goes, you canscale upDepends on how far you want to takethisMonday, 11 November, 13
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  The MetaCPAN StackDebianpuppetElasticSearchCatalystCPANor miniCPAN or even somearbitrary CPAN dirsperlbrewMonday, 11 November, 13
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  The Meta Piecescpan-api(the original MetaCPAN)metacpan-webmetacpan-puppetmetacpan-developermetacpan-examplesMonday, 11 November, 13
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  How easy isit?mkdir metacpan && cd metacpangitgitgitgitcloneclonecloneclonegit://github.com/CPAN-API/metacpan-puppet.gitgit://github.com/CPAN-API/cpan-api.gitgit://github.com/CPAN-API/metacpan-web.gitgit://github.com/CPAN-API/metacpan-explorer.gitcd ..git clone git://github.com/CPAN-API/metacpan-developer.gitcd metacpan-developervagrant up && vagrant sshMonday, 11 November, 13
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  Guest vs HostHost:your laptop, PC, whatever. yourhardwareGuest: the installed VMMonday, 11 November, 13
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  So what?Edit codeusing the tools you alreadyhave installed on the *Host*What?Monday, 11 November, 13
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  No SSH setuprequiredvagrantssh “just works”Monday, 11 November, 13
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  Port Forwarding“Just works”cpan-apihttp://localhost:5000metacpan-webhttp://localhost:5001Monday, 11 November, 13
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  Sharing fileswithout scpFilesyou add to the metacpandeveloper folder will be availablein /vagrantFiles you add to /vagrant will beavailable in metacpan-developerMonday, 11 November, 13
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  Managing services onthegueststop, start, restart services/etc/init.d/metacpan-www/etc/init.d/metacpan-api/etc/init.d/elasticsearchMonday, 11 November, 13
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  Does it work?http://localhost:5001http://0.0.0.0:5001Monday,11 November, 13
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  Having trouble?The metacpan-developerREADME haslots of great troubleshooting tipsMonday, 11 November, 13
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  Maybe modules aremissing?ifthe dependencies have changedsince the Vagrant boxfile was built,you may be missing some modulessudo /home/metacpan/bin/install_modulesMonday, 11 November, 13
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  You’re ready tohackWe’ll discuss how to hack MetaCPAN innext month’s presentationMonday, 11 November, 13