README.md

Update protocol

This protocol is thought to guide the Jenkins instance update for the Wikidata bots

Installation

Prerequisites:

• Python (3.8 was used in our case)
• pip:
  sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install pip
• Java (e.g.: Open Java Development Kit (OpenJDK)) find at "Installation of Java"

Jenkins and virtualenv:

• Jenkins (https://www.jenkins.io/doc/book/installing/linux/)

• sudo pip install virtualenv

Testing the workspace

• Set up a Ghostbot in Jenkins with https://github.com/ernestoab/wikibots and check whether it produces results

Import GeneWiki bots

• Set up Jenkins jobs in accordance to the original Wikibots (e.g.: with the Jenkins Import Plugin) and the desired GitHub repo

Troubleshooting

• make sure python version for virtualenv in the Jenkins Job's execute shell alings with the python version on the server
• check OS, commands like "source" needed to be changed to "."
• In case "virtualenv -p python38 venv" leads to permission errors, run:

cd /var/lib/jenkins/workspace/ 
sudo chown -R jenkins:jenkins *