Install open-edx from your own git repository... error HELP

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Leo Zurick

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Jan 17, 2019, 11:31:06 AM1/17/19
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Here is a crazy idea that I've been working  on since yesterday.

I had such a hard time trying to customizing open-edx, in order to
make it look different. Mostly related to visual styles, hiding edx
logos, favicons, edx default texts, and so on

And every time I do something wrong, the site stops working so I have
to start again from scratch and do all the customizations.

Is there a simple way to install it with  edx.platform-install.sh .
but pointing to my own github repository? Just replacing the URL,
doesn't work

sudo wget https://raw.githubusercontent.com/lpm0073/edx.scripts/master/edx.platform-install.sh

Thanks in advance!!

Lupus Furyo

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Jan 17, 2019, 2:48:54 PM1/17/19
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Hi
Changing look and feel does not require what you request/ask about. I would certainly not hide Powered by Open edX Logo in footer of the theme, as requested by Open edX devs.

As for other customization to the platform, If I now remember correctly, you would need to go through two steps
Fork on GitHub the repo
" edX configuration"
change all entries there to point to your own fork of
"edx-platform"
and follow the standard installation steps outlined in the official docu.
Best, L.

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Leo Zurick

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Jan 17, 2019, 2:54:35 PM1/17/19
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"edx-platform"
and follow the standard installation steps outlined in the official docu.


Thanks, the thing is, the standar installation usea a script that doesn't poit at all to any github repo,  

When you check   edx.platform-install.sh .

i cannot find a place to add my git url.

What am I missing? 

Lupus Furyo

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Jan 17, 2019, 4:22:57 PM1/17/19
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Hai, please take a look at the last lines of the script you're referring to

export OPENEDX_RELEASE=open-release/hawthorn.master
# 2. Bootstrap the Ansible installation:
wget https://raw.githubusercontent.com/edx/configuration/$OPENEDX_RELEASE/util/install/ansible-bootstrap.sh -O - | sudo -H bash

# 3. (Optional) If this is a new installation, randomize the passwords:
wget https://raw.githubusercontent.com/edx/configuration/$OPENEDX_RELEASE/util/install/generate-passwords.sh -O - | bash

# 4. Install Open edX:
wget https://raw.githubusercontent.com/edx/configuration/$OPENEDX_RELEASE/util/install/native.sh -O - | bash > install.out

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Nate Aune

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Jan 17, 2019, 5:42:16 PM1/17/19
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Leo - have you looked into comprehensive theming as a way to capture all the site customizations that you're making?

Lawrence McDaniel has also published this really great blog post about how to make your own custom theme

Styling Open edX tips and tricks

Changing the logo



Leo Zurick

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Jan 17, 2019, 8:32:29 PM1/17/19
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I did, actually i followed those tutorials, but every time i have to install a new server, i have to do it from scratch and follow those steps one by one, the idea is to pre-set an installer with my configs and preferences from my git repository

Leo Zurick

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Jan 18, 2019, 7:53:25 AM1/18/19
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Hai, please take a look at the last lines of the script you're referring to

export OPENEDX_RELEASE=open-release/hawthorn.master
# 2. Bootstrap the Ansible installation:
wget https://raw.githubusercontent.com/edx/configuration/$OPENEDX_RELEASE/util/install/ansible-bootstrap.sh -O - | sudo -H bash

# 3. (Optional) If this is a new installation, randomize the passwords:
wget https://raw.githubusercontent.com/edx/configuration/$OPENEDX_RELEASE/util/install/generate-passwords.sh -O - | bash

# 4. Install Open edX:
wget https://raw.githubusercontent.com/edx/configuration/$OPENEDX_RELEASE/util/install/native.sh -O - | bash > install.out




yes i saw them, and i fork edx/configuration/  but I cannot find things like, set and specific theme, defaul text from home page and things like that, I tried a simple text, pointing to my repository with a different logo, not the default 2 circles logo
but it seems that it gets the files from somewhere else
not just a git repository
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