Run the site locally

Goal

Run the Sagan site application locally, so that it can be browsed at http://localhost:8080.

Prerequisites

1. Get the source
2. Install JDK 7

Steps

Option 1: Build and run from an executable JAR

The Sagan app is built using [Spring Boot][boot], which makes running any application as simple as executing a jar file.

First, assemble the JAR file for the site:

$ ./gradlew :sagan-site:build -x check

NOTE: the -x check argument above skips running tests in the interest of time.

Then run the app with java -jar:

$ java -jar sagan-site/build/libs/sagan-site.jar

A few seconds later you'll see a log entry to the effect of

sagan.SiteMain  : Started SiteMain in 8.455 seconds

And that means you can now browse the site at http://localhost:8080. Enjoy!

Option 2: Run directly from the build system

While it's important to understand the simple process of building and executing a jar as detailed above, an even more convenient approach is to use the run Gradle task:

$ ./gradlew :sagan-site:run

Option 3: Run directly from within the IDE

Assuming that you have followed the instructions to use an IDE, you can easily run the application by opening the sagan.SiteMain class and executing it's main() method.

Next steps

• Enable search locally
• Import production data
• Enable admin access locally