Couch Potato Server.

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1. Install some needed dependencies..

sudo apt-get install python-dev git-core python-virtualenv php5-sqlite python

2. Create User and Group for Couch Potato Server – couchpotato.

Create user couchpotato:

• home – /opt/couchpotato,
• no password,
• no login.

sudo useradd -d /opt/couchpotato -m couchpotato
sudo adduser www-data couchpotato

3. Download and install Couch Potato Server from GIT.

Download and install newer version of Couch Potato Server to /opt folder.

sudo git clone https://github.com/CouchPotato/CouchPotatoServer.git /opt/couchpotato
sudo mkdir /opt/couchpotato/logs
sudo chown couchpotato:couchpotato /opt/couchpotato -R

sudo python /opt/couchpotato/CouchPotato.py

4. Autostart init script.

sudo cp /opt/couchpotato/init/ubuntu /etc/init.d/couchpotato
sudo cp /opt/couchpotato/init/ubuntu.default /etc/default/couchpotato
sudo chmod +x /etc/init.d/couchpotato
sudo update-rc.d couchpotato defaults

5. Edit startup config file.

sudo nano /etc/default/couchpotato

Add credentials:

CP_USER=couchpotato
CP_HOME=/opt/couchpotato
CP_DATA=/opt/couchpotato
CP_PIDFILE=/var/run//couchpotato.pid
PYTHON_BIN=/usr/bin/python

Usage: /etc/init.d/couchpotato {start|stop|restart|force-reload|status}

6. Configure Apache2 server as Proxy with SSL.

Install Apache2 server using this tutorial:

http://pl.terminal28.com/instalacja-i-konfiguracja-apache-php5-ruby-python-webdav

Create 2 virtualhosts:

Configure virtualhost to listen on port 80 and redirect to port 443 (SSL).

Create config file /etc/apache2/sites-available/couchpotato and add the following records ect.

sudo nano /etc/apache2/sites-available/couchpotato

# couchpotato.yourhost.com - PORT 80
#===========================================================================

<VirtualHost *:80>

ServerName couchpotato.yourhost.com
ServerAlias *.couchpotato.yourhost.com
ErrorLog /var/log/apache2/error.log
CustomLog /var/log/apache2/access.log combined

RewriteCond %{SERVER_PORT} !^443$
RedirectMatch ^/$ https://couchpotato.yourhost.com

</VirtualHost>

#===========================================================================

# couchpotato.yourhost.com - PORT 443
#===========================================================================

<VirtualHost *:443>

ServerName couchpotato.yourhost.com
ServerAlias *.couchpotato.yourhost.com
ErrorLog /var/log/apache2/error.log
CustomLog /var/log/apache2/access.log common

SSLEngine On 
SSLCertificateKeyFile ssl/apache.pem 
SSLCertificateFile ssl/apache.pem

<Proxy *>
Order deny,allow
Allow from all
</Proxy>

ProxyRequests Off
ProxyPass / http://localhost:5050/
ProxyPassReverse / http://couchpotato/

</VirtualHost>

#===========================================================================

sudo ln -s /etc/apache2/sites-available/couchpotato /etc/apache2/sites-enabled/couchpotato

sudo a2enmod proxy
sudo a2enmod proxy_http
sudo /etc/init.d/apache2 restart

7. Acces to Couch Potato Server (SSL).

http://couchpotato.yourhost.com

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