Ubuntu 11.04 (Natty) -- RVM + PostgreSQL + Passenger setup script

ubuntu-rvm.sh

# run this script on a fresh Ubuntu server installation as root

# copy public ssh key to server's authorized_keys keychain for simple ssh logins
mkdir -p ~/.ssh
echo -e '<your ssh public key here>' > ~/.ssh/authorized_keys


# setup .gemrc
echo -e '---
:verbose: true 
:bulk_threshold: 1000 
:sources:
- http://rubygems.org
- http://gems.github.com
gem: --no-ri --no-rdoc
:benchmark: false
:update_sources: true 
:backtrace: false' > ~/.gemrc


# update ubuntu
aptitude update
aptitude -y dist-upgrade


# setup rvm / postgresql / useful libraries
aptitude -y install build-essential git curl vim rdate htop python-software-properties


# install recommended dependencies as suggested by `rvm notes`
aptitude -y install bison openssl libreadline6 libreadline6-dev zlib1g zlib1g-dev libssl-dev libyaml-dev sqlite3 libsqlite3-0 libxml2-dev libxslt-dev autoconf subversion libcurl4-openssl-dev


# install PostgreSQL
add-apt-repository ppa:pitti/postgresql # install PostgreSQL PPA ((P)ersonal (P)ackage (A)rchive)
aptitude update
aptitude -y install postgresql libpq-dev


# install rvm
bash < <(curl -B http://rvm.beginrescueend.com/install/rvm)


# install ruby 1.9.2 + some global gems
rvm install 1.9.2
rvm use 1.9.2@global
gem install awesome_print map_by_method wirble bundler builder pg
gem install -v2.1.2 builder


# install passenger + nginx
gem install passenger
passenger-install-apache2-module # press Enter to accept, then choose option 2 in order to compile nginx with ssl support


# configure nginx startup script
mkdir /opt/nginx/init.d
wget --no-check-certificate http://github.com/ascarter/nginx-ubuntu-rvm/raw/master/nginx -O /opt/nginx/init.d/nginx
chmod +x /opt/nginx/init.d/nginx
ln -s /opt/nginx/init.d/nginx /etc/init.d/nginx
/etc/init.d/apache2 start
/etc/init.d/apache2 status
/etc/init.d/apache2 stop



# setup new group "wheel" for sudo users
echo Refer to http://articles.slicehost.com/2010/10/18/ubuntu-maverick-setup-part-1#newuser
echo to setup new "wheel" group + sudo users.
echo Remember to add new sudo user to "rvm" group as well.