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howto:preview_fits_images_with_rts2-xmlrpcd [2009/08/30 09:31] wildihowto:preview_fits_images_with_rts2-xmlrpcd [2013/06/13 18:02] – [(Pre-)view the FITS images] updated B2's example link jtello
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-== Prerequisites ==+===== Prerequisites ===== 
 +  * Update your RTS2 source tree to the latest revision (e.g. 6216). 
  
-* Update your RTS2 source tree to the latest revision (e.g. 6216).  +  * Add to your rts2.ini the lines
-* Add to your rts2.ini the lines+
 <code bash> <code bash>
  [xmlrpcd]  [xmlrpcd]
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 </code> </code>
  
-* If not existent create in the root directory / of your system the directory named ''/images'' +  * If not existent create in the root directory / of your system the directory named ''/images''. 
-* Copy an example FITS file, preferably created with RTS2, to  ''/images</code>'' + 
-* Connect to the postgres database and add a username, password to the table ''users'', e.g.+  * Copy an example FITS file, preferably created with RTS2, to ''/images''. 
 + 
 +  * Connect to the postgres database and add a username, password to the table ''users'', e.g.
 <code bash>  insert into users values ('USERNAME', 'SECRETPASSWORD', NULL, 'name@example.com', 1);</code> <code bash>  insert into users values ('USERNAME', 'SECRETPASSWORD', NULL, 'name@example.com', 1);</code>
 + 
 +===== (Pre-)view the FITS images =====
 +{{ howto:preview.jpg?200|The preview seen in the browser.}}
 +  * Start the daemon interactively with <code>rts2-xmlrpcd  -i</code>
 +  * To preview the images enter the URL ''http://your.system.tld:8889/preview/images'' into a browser, (for an example see [[http://petr:test@bootes2.rts2.org:8889/preview/images/|Bootes2]]).
 +  * To view the images click on the thumbnail.
 +
 +===== Security  =====  
 +''rts2-xmlrpcd'' maps a browser request, e.g. ''http://your.system.tld::8889/preview/'' to the root directory /
 +trying to display all but only files with the extension ''.fits''. That implies that the directory structure of the system and all FITS images therein are exposed to public view.
howto/preview_fits_images_with_rts2-xmlrpcd.txt · Last modified: 2013/06/13 00:00 (external edit)