Drush is a command line interface for Drupal that allows users to manage Drupal sites from the terminal, enabling tasks like downloading modules, enabling modules, updating sites, and clearing caches. Ægir is a hosting system for managing multiple Drupal sites through a single control panel where users can create, disable, delete sites, back up sites, and migrate sites to new versions. The document provides examples of using Drush and Ægir for common site management tasks and discusses installing and using their various features.

1. FACE YOUR FEARS:
DRUSH AND ÆGIR
Iztok Smolič | @iztok | iztok@etelje.com | iztoksmolic.com

2. Proud member of Drupal Slovenia

3. Why would designer/themer/site-
builder want to use tools for
hardcore developers?

4. Still using FTP?

5. Drush
Must have for all site builders

6. What is drush?
! Drush is a command line shell and scripting interface
for Drupal
! Controlling your Drupal site outside of the browser,
from a terminal, (shell, command line, …)
! Can be used without Ægir
! Drush can be used on your local machine (works on
Win, OSX and Linux)
! http://drupal.org/project/drush

7. Did you say
command line?

8. Basics commands (UNIX)
! List folder’s content: ls
! Go to folder: cd [path], go one folder back: cd ..
! New folder: mkdir [folder_name]
! Rename file/folder: mv [file_name] [new_name]
! Copy: cp [source] [destination] (cp –r for folders)
! Remove: rm [file], rm –r [folder]
! Show current folder path: pwd

9. Installing on a local computer
! Works best on Mac and Linux OS
! Works on Win, but limited
! Running Linux inside virtual machine may be
the best alternative

10. Basic, useful drush commands
! Download project from D.org: drush dl [name]
! Enable module: drush en [name]
! Enable by name matches: drush en name_*
! Update everything: drush up
! Update specific project: drush up [name]
! Clear cache: drush cc
! Clear all cache: drush cc all
! Get a list of commands: drush
! More here: http://drush.ws/help

11. Use cases and examples
! Site has a broken theme function and you can’t navigate to
the performance page to clear the cache!
! solution: drush cc all
! You need to update the site over FTP.
! much easier and faster: drush up
! You download views and before enabling it you find out that
module ctools is needed!
! drush dl views,
drush en views_ui
it will download and enable all dependencies modules

12. Help and tips
! Drush documentation:
http://www.drush.ws/
! commands: drush –help
! groups.drupal.org/drush
! drush cheatsheet: http://www.scribd.com/doc/57989208/
Drush-4-Cheat-Sheet
! Check if you favorite module implemented drush support
! features
! backup_migrate

13. Ægir
Host your sites in style

14. What is Ægir?
! Hosting system for managing Drupal sites
! It is basicaly a Drupal site with which you can control all of
your hosted sites
! You can run tasks like:
! Create, disable, delete sites
! Backup site, restore backups
! Migrate (update) sites

15. Installation
! Ægir is only a set of modules:
! Hostmaster (http://drupal.org/project/provision)
! Drush (http://drupal.org/project/drush)
! Provision (http://drupal.org/project/provision)
! Eldir Theme
! Installation:
! http://community.aegirproject.org/installing
! apt-get install aegir
! Hosted solutions like omega8.cc and Koumbit

16. Documentation
! Homepage:
http://aegirproject.org
! Discussion and support:
http://community.aegirproject.org/discussion
IRC: #aegir @ irc.freenode.net

17. Aegir
structure
Server
Additional to localhost we can
have multiple servers controlled
by one Ægir instance
Platform
Drupal core or distribution
located on a server.
Site
Instance of one site inside a
platform. Regular multisite
structure.

18. Multisite
structure
Modules and
themes from
directory “all”
are available
by all modules

19. Tips
! Updating site’s core with migrate task
! example: create new platform Drupal 7.2 and
migrate from D 7.0 to D 7.2 platform
! works for major versions migrations too (Ægir also
checks if modules are available for destination
version)
! Clone site and perform module updates (you keep the
production site safe)

20. Host distributions!
Distributions are Drupal’s packaged profiles for specific use.
! Acquia 6 & 7 ! OpenPublic
! OpenAtrium ! ManagingNews
! Drupal Commons ! COD
! OpenScholar ! Open Enterprise
Make you own “distributions” with favorite modules or even
installation profile.

21. Advance use
! Host sites on multiple servers – control with one Ægir
instance
! Using Ægir in deployment workflow best practice:
(http://greenbeedigital.com.au/content/drupal-
deployments-workflows-version-control-drushmake-and-
aegir)
using platform for one site, versioned
! Allowing clients to manage own sites – making a real hosting
platform
! Expand:
http://community.aegirproject.org/contrib-modules

22. Demo Time
Get yours at http://omega8.cc/contact/Demo