Pootle : simple translation tool

Software version	2.5.0
Operating System	Debian 6
Website	Pootle Website
Last Update	06/09/2013
Others

1 Introduction

Pootle is an online tool that makes the process of translating so much simpler. It allows crowd-sourced translations, easy volunteer contribution and gives statistics about the ongoing work.

Pootle is built using the powerful API of the Translate Toolkit and the Django framework :

2 Installation

You can install Poole directly from the packages, but you won't have the latest version. To get it we'll need to install required packages and download all dependencies via PIP :

aptitude

aptitude install python-pip gcc python2.6-dev libxslt1-dev python-virtualenv

Then install and create the python virtual environment :

virtualenv /var/www/pootle/env/ source /var/www/pootle/env/bin/activate

And finally install Pootle :

pip

pip install pootle

3 Configuration

3.1 Pootle

Then you can initiate the configuration :

pootle

pootle init /var/www/pootle/pootle.conf

Edit the configuration to change allowed host to access to the web frontend :

/var/www/pootle/pootle.conf

# A list of strings representing the host/domain names that this Pootle server # can serve. This is a Django's security measure. More details at # https://docs.djangoproject.com/en/dev/ref/settings/#allowed-hosts ALLOWED_HOSTS = ['127.0.0.1'] # Allow all # ALLOWED_HOSTS = ['*']

WARNING

Edit the configuration and setup the MySQL database instead of the SQLite by default

And launch it :

pootle

pootle --config=/var/www/pootle/pootle.conf start

You'll now get an access to the web interface : http://127.0.0.1:8000
Credentials are : admin/admin

Notes

The first launch will take a few minutes as it populate the database

3.2 Apache

To avoid typing port number on the URL, you can use Apache mod proxy.

aptitude

aptitude install apache2 apache2-utils apache2.2-common libapache2-mod-proxy-html

Then activate modules :

a2enmod

a2enmod proxy_connect a2enmod proxy_http a2enmod proxy_html

And restart Apache.

Then configure your apache :

/etc/apache2/sites-enabled/pootle

<VirtualHost *:80> ServerAdmin webmaster@localhost ServerName pootle.deimos.fr   # Pootle <Location /> order deny,allow allow from all ProxyPass http://server:8000/ ProxyPassReverse http://server:8000/ </Location> </VirtualHost>

You'll need to enable this new site and restart Apache.