[Opensim-dev] First time setup of OpenSim - paths to configure

[Diva Canto]

Hi Ai,

On 8/24/2015 2:03 AM, Ai Austin wrote:
> I am going through a number of scenarios for setting up OpenSim from 
> scratch on a new system as if I was a new user... checking documents, 
> .ini file comments and seeing where simplifications can be made.
>
> Rather than raise Mantis issue or suggestions for small things, I hope 
> folks on this list will not mind me raising a question or two here 
> which can probably be resolved quickly one way or the other.
>
> 1. The handling of FlotsamAssetCache.ini.  FlotsamAssetCache is 
> enabled as the choice between the alternatives in the example .ini 
> setup.  The setup will load config-include\FlotsamAssetcache.ini.. but 
> if its not present it prints out a message but uses the defaults.  I 
> wonder if this can be simplified and just avoid one step or this 
> message by just renaming the example file 
> config-include\FlotsamAssetcache.ini.example to 
> config-include\FlotsamAssetcache.ini ?

The file system asset cache (flotsam) is not really needed for 
standalones, especially those that use sqlite. Sqlite is already a local 
file system storage. So maybe the thing to do here is to avoid printing 
that warning message. I'll look into it.

OpenSim is a complicated server. One can run it out of the box to get 
something going, but in order to use it for more than tinkering in one's 
computer, it requires some non-trivial technical knowledge that is not 
possible to hide; it would be unwise to even try to hide it. (On the 
bright side, OpenSim is easier to set up than e.g. a Diaspora node)

> 2. Like we have a convention of Public Port 8002 and (firewall 
> protected if we wish) PrivatePort 8003 for a grid.. we have a 
> convention of port 9000 for a standalone PublicPort.  But have we 
> established a convention for the PrivatePort for a standalone?  If 
> not, can we do that?  As ports 9000-90xx tend to get used for add on 
> regions in a setup.. we ought to avoid port numbers just after 9000. 
> Would 9900 work as a suggestion?

Standalones don't have a private port like the grids. The only port(s) 
they have is/are public, so that clients can make contact. I don't know 
when the port number conventions started. Standalones could have TCP 
port 8002 to be consistent with grids, and then one or more UDP ports in 
the range 9000. But that would miss some of the story of these ports, 
too -- the viewers use the TCP port not just to use the login service 
but also to use some of the simulator functions.