GeoNode

If you just want to try GeoNode, it is recommended to use Ubuntu 12.04 and install the latest stable release:

sudo add-apt-repository ppa:geonode/release
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install geonode

If instead, you are interested in doing development on the source code, here are the instructions for Ubuntu 12.04:

# Essential build tools and libraries
sudo apt-get install build-essential libxml2-dev libxslt-dev

# Python native dependencies
sudo apt-get install python-dev python-virtualenv python-imaging python-lxml python-pyproj python-shapely python-nose python-httplib2

# Java dependencies
sudo apt-get install -y --force-yes openjdk-6-jdk ant maven2 --no-install-recommends

# Supporting tools
sudo apt-get install -y  git gettext

# Setup virtualenv tools
sudo pip install virtualenvwrapper

# Add virtualenvwrapper to your environment
export VIRTUALENVWRAPPER_PYTHON=/usr//bin/python
export WORKON_HOME=~/.venvs
source /usr/local/bin/virtualenvwrapper.sh
export PIP_DOWNLOAD_CACHE=$HOME/.pip-downloads

# Setup a virtualenv for geonode
mkvirtualenv geonode
workon geonode

# Clone GeoNode
git clone https://github.com/GeoNode/geonode.git

# Install GeoNode in the local virtualenv
pip install -e geonode --use-mirrors
cd geonode

# Compile GeoServer
paver setup

# Start the development servers
paver start

# Visit the development geonode site
http://localhost:8000

openSUSE Development Build Instructions:

# Add Application:Geo and Python repositories
zypper -ar http://download.opensuse.org/repositories/Application:/Geo/openSUSE_12.2/ GEO
zypper -ar http://download.opensuse.org/repositories/devel:/languages:/python/openSUSE_12.1/ python
zypper refresh

# Basic build packages
zypper install gcc gcc-c++ python-devel libgeos-devel libproj-devel

# Python native dependencies
zypper install python-pip python-virtualenv python-imaging python-lxml

# Java dependencies
zypper install java-1_7_0_openjdk-devel ant maven

# Supporting tools
zypper install git gettext-runtime

# Create virtualenv and activate it
virtualenv venv --system-site-packages
source venv/bin/activate
cd venv

# Clone GeoNode
git clone https://github.com/GeoNode/geonode.git

# Install GeoNode in the local virtualenv
pip install -e geonode --use-mirrors

cd geonode

# Compile GeoServer
paver setup

# Start the servers
paver start

Windows Development Build Instructions:

Prerequisites:
# Java JDK
# Python 2.6+
# ant (bin directory must be on system PATH)
# maven2 (bin directory must be on system PATH)
# Python distutils (easy_install)
# git

# Install and configure from the windows command prompt
If you don't already have python virtualenv installed, then do it now:
     easy_install virtualenv

# Create virtualenv and activate it
cd <Directory to install the virtualenv & geonode into>
virtualenv venv
venv\scripts\activate

# Install Python native dependencies
easy_install PIL lxml==2.3
# this command will look for and install binary distributions (pip install will attempt to build and fail)

# Clone GeoNode
git clone https://github.com/GeoNode/geonode.git

# Install GeoNode in the local virtualenv
pip install -e geonode --use-mirrors

cd geonode

# Compile GeoServer
paver setup

# Start the servers
# This WON'T work on windows without changes to pavement.py
# and a windows batch script for starting jetty
paver start

Once fully started, you should see a message indicating the address of your geonode. The default username and password are admin and admin:

Development GeoNode is running at http://localhost:8000/
The GeoNode is an unstoppable machine
Press CTRL-C to shut down

Note

When running virtualenv venv the --system-site-packages option is not required. If not enabled, the bootstrap script will sandbox your virtual environment from any packages that are installed in the system, useful if you have incompatible versions of libraries such as Django installed system-wide. On the other hand, most of the times it is useful to use a version of the Python Imaging Library provided by your operating system vendor, or packaged other than on PyPI. When in doubt, however, just leave this option out.

GPL License

GeoNode is Copyright 2010 OpenPlans.

GeoNode is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or (at your option) any later version.

GeoNode is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the GNU General Public License for more details.

You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License along with GeoNode. If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.