Lilac

A content management system based on technologies described by the Indieweb. Lilac contains the following components:

• A micropub server

Installation

1. Clone this repository.
2. Create a virtual environment using pipenv.

   mkdir .venv
   pipenv shell

3. Install the dependencies.

   pipenv install -r requirements.txt
   pipenv install --dev

4. Copy the example configuration and adjust it to your needs.

   cp data/example_config.py data/config.py

5. Create a database.

   alembic upgrade head

6. Run the server.

   # This will run on port 5000, adjust to needs.
   waitress-serve --port 5000 --call "app:create_app"

   You can then connect Lilac to your domain using a reverse proxy server.

Upgrading

1. Pull updates to the repository.

   git pull

2. Update dependencies.

   pipenv update --dev

3. Run migrations on the database.

   alembic upgrade head