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     doc_futureplans
     doc_repooverview
     doc_datasources
+
+.. toctree::
+    :maxdepth: 1
+
+    :caption: Operations
+
+    ops_deployment
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+.. _ops_deployment:
+
+==========
+Deployment
+==========
+
+::
+
+    # mkdir -p /opt/varfish-download
+    # cd /opt/varfish-download
+    # wget --no-check-certificate https://file-public.cubi.bihealth.org/transient/varfish/anthenea/varfish-site-data-v1-20210728b-grch37.tar.gz{,.sha256}
+    # sha256sum --check varfish-site-data-v1-20210728b-grch37.tar.gz.sha256
+    # tar xf varfish-site-data-v1-20210728b-grch37.tar.gz
+    # ls volumes
+    exomiser  jannovar  minio  postgres  redis  traefik
+
+::
+
+    # git clone https://github.com/varfish-org/varfish-docker-compose.git /opt/varfish-docker-compose
+    # cd /opt/varfish-docker-compose
+    # mkdir -p .prod
+    # mv /opt/varfish-download/volumes .prod/volumes
+    # mkdir -p .prod/volumes/{minio,redis,varfish-static,varfish-dynamic}/data
+
+::
+
+    # mkdir -p .prod/secrets
+    # echo password >.prod/secrets/db-password
+    # echo postgresql://varfish:password@postgres/varfish >.prod/secrets/db-url
+    # echo minio-root-password >.prod/secrets/minio-root-password
+    # echo minio-varfish-password >.prod/secrets/minio-varfish-password
+    # pwgen 100 1 >.prod/secrets/varfish-server-django-secret-key
+    # mkdir -p .prod/config/nginx
+    # cp utils/nginx/nginx.conf .prod/config/nginx
+
+::
+    # DOWNLOAD=reduced-exomes DIR_PREFIX=$PWD/.prod bash download-data.sh
+
+Bring up the system for the first time.
+Note that the startup of the web server will be delayed until all migrations are applied.
+This will take some time. You might also see some errors during the startup of the web server.
+
+::
+    # docker compose pull
+    # docker compose up
+
+Do not worry about an error message like the following. This is expected with the first launch and
+will be temporary.
+
+::
+
+    # django.db.utils.OperationalError: connection to server at "postgres" (172.18.0.4), port 5432 failed: FATAL:  the database system is starting up
+
+Now go to the website and see issue with self-signed certificate.
+
+To use letsencrypt (server must be reachable from the letsencrypt servers on the internet), use the following docker compose override file based on ``docker-compose.override.yml``.
+
+.. code-block:: diff
+
+    --- docker-compose.override.yml-traefik-le      2024-03-01 11:28:56.279538290 +0100
+    +++ docker-compose.override.yml 2024-03-01 15:34:27.847961896 +0100
+    @@ -23,7 +23,7 @@
+        # EXTRA command lines to make traefik use the config file from bind
+        # mount
+        # NOTE: update the following line
+    -      - "--certificatesresolvers.le.acme.email=YOUR_EMAIL@YOUR_DOMAIN.com"
+    +      - "--certificatesresolvers.le.acme.email=admin@examplecom"
+        - "--certificatesresolvers.le.acme.storage=/letsencrypt/acme.json"
+        - "--certificatesresolvers.le.acme.tlschallenge=true"
+        volumes:
+    @@ -41,7 +41,7 @@
+        - "traefik.http.middlewares.xforward.headers.customrequestheaders.X-Forwarded-Proto=https"
+        - "traefik.http.routers.varfish-web.entrypoints=web,websecure"
+        - "traefik.http.routers.varfish-web.middlewares=xforward"
+    -      - "traefik.http.routers.varfish-web.rule=HostRegexp(`{catchall:.+}`)"
+    +      - "traefik.http.routers.varfish-web.rule=HostRegexp(`varfish.example.com`)"
+        - "traefik.http.services.varfish-web.loadbalancer.server.port=8080"
+        - "traefik.http.routers.varfish-web.tls=true"
+        # EXTRA labels lines for varfish-web to enable letsencrypt.
+
+To use a custom certificate, to the following:
+
+::
+
+    mkdir -p .prod/config/traefik/tls
+    cp utils/traefik-cert/config/certificates.toml .prod/config/traefik
+    # certificate (chain) goes here
+    $EDITOR .prod/config/traefik/tls/server.crt
+    # certificate private key goes here
+    $EDITOR .prod/config/traefik/tls/server.key
+
+Now, launch again:
+
+::
+
+    docker compose up
+
+To launch the containers in daemon mode, use:
+
+::
+
+    docker compose up -d
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