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--- generic:mods:addboard [2016/01/27 23:30]
theexpertnoob created
+++ generic:mods:addboard [2018/07/28 12:23] (current)
matthias [And you thought we were done]
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 Enter these commands one after the other:
-  * cd /opt/piratebox/share
+<code>cd /opt/piratebox/share
-  * sudo cp -Rp board board2
+sudo cp -Rp board board2
-  * cd /opt/piratebox/www
+cd /opt/piratebox/www
-  * sudo ln -s /opt/piratebox/share/board2 board2
+sudo ln -s /opt/piratebox/share/board2 board2
-  * sudo chown -h nobody:nogroup board2
+sudo chown -h nobody:nogroup board2</code>
 Now we need to edit the config so we can execute the scripts needed for the new board.
-  * sudo nano /opt/piratebox/conf/lighttpd/lighttpd.conf
+<code>sudo nano /opt/piratebox/conf/lighttpd/lighttpd.conf</code>
 Scroll to about line 85 and duplicate this
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 run these commands.
-  * sudo rm /opt/piratebox/share/board2/index.html
+<code>sudo rm /opt/piratebox/share/board2/index.html
-  * cd /opt/piratebox/share/board2/res
+cd /opt/piratebox/share/board2/res
-  * sudo rm *.*
+sudo rm *.*</code>
 ==== Make this 2nd board unique ====
-  * sudo nano /opt/piratebox/share/board2/config.pl
+<code>sudo nano /opt/piratebox/share/board2/config.pl</code>
-change the board name to whatever you want.
+change the board name and icon to whatever you want.
-<code>use constant TITLE => 'Secret Board #2';</code>
+<code>use constant TITLE => 'Secret Board #2';
-  *change the icon to whatever you want.
+use constant TITLEIMG => '/piratebox-logo-small.png'</code>
-<code>use constant TITLEIMG => '/piratebox-logo-small.png'</code>
+save and exit
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-The / is relative to www and piratebox-logo-small.png is in the www root.
+The / is relative to www, and piratebox-logo-small.png is in the www root.
-remove the / and drop an image the board2 directory and point to it.
+Remove the /, and upload an image to the board2 directory and point to it.
-be sure permissions and ownership are correct or the logo may not display proplery.
+Be sure permissions and ownership are correct or the logo may not display properly.
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 ==== To activate the board ====
-  * wget -qO- %%http://127.0.0.1/board2/kareha.pl%% &> /dev/null
+<code>wget -qO- %%http://127.0.0.1/board2/kareha.pl%% &> /dev/null</code>
 reboot your box for good measure
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 ===== And you thought we were done =====
 How are your users going to know about this board if you don't have it linked from the main page?
-  * sudo nano /opt/piratebox/www/index.html
+<code>sudo nano /opt/piratebox/www/content/index.html</code>
 add this line after <li><a href="/board/">Forum</a></li>
 <code><li><a href="/board2/">2nd Board</a></li></code>
 save and exit
-  * sudo nano /opt/piratebox/share/Shared/HEADER.txt
+<code>sudo nano /opt/piratebox/src/HEADER.txt</code>
 add this line after <li><a href="/board/">Forum</a></li>
 <code><li><a href="/board2/">2nd Board</a></li></code>
-save and exit
+save and exit then redistribute the new HEADER.txt with
+<code>sudo /opt/piratebox/bin/distribute_files.sh /opt/piratebox/share/Shared 'true'</code>
 ==== Done ====
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 ===== But wait....There's more! =====
 You COULD create a multitude of boards in this manner and point the navigation link to a page with the collection of boards;\\
-However, I will live that for you to figure out. Or may create a tutorial for that if there is a demand for it.
+However, I will leave that for you to figure out. Or I may create a tutorial for that if there is a demand for it.
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 If you have suggestions or need help, come see us in the chat room or on the forum.
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