Add support for multiple instances (several websites) to Ubuntu (deb) packages
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Description
My organization is planning to host 2 CKAN instances on the same server. So far, the only server we have with several CKAN instances has CKAN installed from source, however we would prefer to use a managed CKAN for new servers.
Unfortunately, while CKAN itself does support running any number of instances from a single code copy (according to @wardi ), the Debian packages do not support hosting several CKAN instances. At least, that's what [the maintainer's guide has been claiming](https://docs.ckan.org/en/2.9/maintaining/installing/index.html#installing-ckan) for at least 7 years:
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You should install CKAN from package if:
[...]
You only want to run one CKAN website per server
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I have no idea what specific issues prevent that, but identifying them in this ticket would be great. [An old mailing list post](https://lists-archive.okfn.org/pipermail/ckan-dev/2013-October/017421.html) lists the elements to consider to host several CKAN instances on a single OS.
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Research direction
Start with the package-installation section of the CKAN maintainer's guide and the linked 2013 mailing-list post, which lists elements relevant to multiple instances. Identify the package-specific blockers and document or implement the changes needed to support several CKAN websites on one server. Done means the package limitation is removed and the supported setup is described.
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Assessment
- Tech stack
- debian, ubuntu
- Domain
- devops, infrastructure
- Issue type
- Feature
- Difficulty
- 5/5
- Estimated time
- Over a week
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Needs clarification
- Newbie friendliness
- 25/100