Addressing comments

- support public_network for vagrant box
- using python3-5 for centos based installations
- Revisiting docs.
  - More changes will be incorporated in another PR.
- Parameterize MongoDB host mount path for docker deployments

docs/server/source/introduction.md

@@ -22,7 +22,6 @@ Note that there are a few kinds of nodes:
 There are some old RethinkDB-based deployment instructions as well:
 
 * [Deploy a bare-bones RethinkDB-based node on Azure](appendices/azure-quickstart-template.html)
-* [Deploy a bare-bones RethinkDB-based node on any Ubuntu machine with Ansible](appendices/template-ansible.html)
 * [Deploy a RethinkDB-based testing cluster on AWS](appendices/aws-testing-cluster.html)
 
 Instructions for setting up a client will be provided once there's a public test net.

docs/server/source/quickstart.md

@@ -1,12 +1,6 @@
 # Quickstart
 
-This page has instructions to set up a single stand-alone BigchainDB node manually for learning or experimenting. Instructions for other cases are [elsewhere](introduction.html). You might try one of the following deployment methods
+This page has instructions to set up a single stand-alone BigchainDB node for learning or experimenting. Instructions for other cases are [elsewhere](introduction.html). We will assume you're using Ubuntu 16.04 or similar. If you're not using Linux, then you might try [running BigchainDB with Docker](appendices/run-with-docker.html).
-as well, depending on your choice:
-- [BigchainDB with Docker](appendices/run-with-docker.html).
-- [BigchainDB with Vagrant](appendices/run-with-vagrant.html).
-- [BigchainDB with Ansible](appendices/run-with-ansible.html).
-
-For manual installation, We will assume you're using Ubuntu 16.04 or similar.
 
 A. Install MongoDB as the database backend. (There are other options but you can ignore them for now.)
 

pkg/Vagrantfile

@@ -33,7 +33,13 @@ Vagrant.configure(VAGRANTFILE_API_VERSION) do |config|
         end
       end
       bdb.vm.hostname = instance["name"]
-      bdb.vm.network instance["network"]["type"], ip: instance["network"]["ip"]
+      if instance["network"]["type"] == "private_network"
+        bdb.vm.network instance["network"]["type"], ip: instance["network"]["ip"]
+      elsif instance["network"]["type"] == "public_network"
+        bdb.vm.network instance["network"]["type"], use_dhcp_assigned_default_route: true, bridge: instance["network"]["bridge"]
+      else
+        raise "Invalid network type: Please specify one of the following: [private_network, public_network]"
+      end
       bdb.vm.box = instance["box"]["name"]
       bdb.vm.synced_folder ".", "/bigchaindb"
       bdb.vm.provision :shell, inline: "cd /bigchaindb/scripts;/bin/bash #{instance["upstart"]}"

pkg/ansible/roles/bigchaindb-driver/defaults/main.yml

@@ -8,10 +8,10 @@ dependencies_deb:
 dependencies_yum:
   - gcc-c++
   - "@Development Tools"
-  - python34-devel
+  - python35u-devel
   - libffi-devel
   - openssl-devel
-  - python34-setuptools
+  - python35u-setuptools
 
 dependencies_dnf:
   - gcc-c++
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ dependencies_dnf:
   - python3-devel
   - libffi-devel
   - openssl-devel
+  - python3-pip
 
 python_pip_upgrade: true
 python_setuptools_upgrade: true

pkg/ansible/roles/bigchaindb-driver/tasks/centos.yml

@@ -8,5 +8,5 @@
   tags: [bigchaindb-driver]
   
 - name: Install pip
-  shell: "easy_install-3.4 pip"
+  shell: "easy_install-3.5 pip"
   tags: [bigchaindb-driver]

pkg/ansible/roles/bigchaindb/defaults/main.yml

@@ -10,10 +10,10 @@ dependencies_deb:
 dependencies_yum:
   - gcc-c++
   - "@Development Tools"
-  - python34-devel
+  - python35u-devel
   - libffi-devel
   - openssl-devel
-  - python34-setuptools
+  - python35u-setuptools
 
 dependencies_dnf:
   - gcc-c++
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ dependencies_dnf:
   - python3-devel
   - libffi-devel
   - openssl-devel
+  - python3-pip
 
 python_pip_upgrade: true
 python_setuptools_upgrade: true

pkg/ansible/roles/bigchaindb/tasks/centos.yml

@@ -14,3 +14,7 @@
     update_cache: yes
   with_items: "{{ dependencies_yum }}"
   tags: [bigchaindb]
+
+- name: Install pip
+  shell: "easy_install-3.5 pip"
+  tags: [bigchaindb-driver]

pkg/ansible/roles/mongodb/defaults/main.yml

@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ mongodb_yum_base_url: "https://repo.mongodb.org/yum/{{ ansible_os_family|lower }
 mongodb_dnf_base_url: "https://repo.mongodb.org/yum/{{ ansible_os_family|lower }}/7/{{ mongodb_package }}/{{ mongodb_version }}/{{ ansible_architecture }}"
 
 # MongoDB running config
-mongodb_storage_path: /data/db
+mongodb_storage_path: /data/db/main
 mongodb_log_path: /var/log/mongodb
 mongodb_config_path: /data/configdb
 se_linux: "TODO: (muawiakh)"
@@ -25,10 +25,12 @@ directories:
 
 # Docker configuration
 mongodb_default_port: 27017
-mongodb_docker_image: "mongo:3.4.1"
+mongodb_docker_image: "mongo:3.4.4"
 mongodb_docker_name: "mongodb"
 mongodb_docker_published_ports:
   - 172.17.0.1:27017:27017
+mongodb_host_mount_dir_db: /tmp/mongodb_docker/db
+mongodb_host_mount_dir_config: /tmp/mongodb_docker/configdb
 mongodb_docker_volumes:
-  - "/tmp/mongodb_docker/db:{{ mongodb_storage_path }}"
+  - "{{ mongodb_host_mount_dir_db }}:{{ mongodb_storage_path }}"
-  - "/tmp/mongodb_docker/configdb:{{ mongodb_config_path }}"
+  - "{{ mongodb_host_mount_dir_config }}:{{ mongodb_config_path }}"

pkg/config/bdb-config.yaml

@@ -8,5 +8,7 @@
   deploy_docker: true # [true, false]
   network:
     ip: "10.20.30.50"
-    type: "private_network" # Currently, only private network is supported.
+    type: "private_network"
+    # Active network interface on host, Only required for public network e.g  "en0: Wi-Fi (AirPort)"
+    bridge: "<network-interface-host>"
   upstart: "/bigchaindb/scripts/bootstrap.sh" # Path to upstart script

pkg/scripts/bootstrap_helper.sh

@@ -79,6 +79,7 @@ install_deps_deb() {
 install_deps_centos() {
     echo "Installing Dependencies..."
     yum install epel-release -y
+    yum install -y https://centos7.iuscommunity.org/ius-release.rpm
     yum install ansible -y
 }
 install_deps_fedora() {