mongodb needs 0.5 GB for a fresh install. Half of this goes to
kombu.

kombu could use redis or some other transport (see
`#322 </issues/322>`_), so fixing `#322 </issues/322>`_ will help
this issue too.

mongodb database files contain a lot of NUL bytes. So one can
easily use sparse files to save space on disk:

::

     # service mongodb stop
     # cd /var/lib/
     # cp -a --sparse=always mongodb mongodb.new
     # mv mongodb mongodb.old
     # mv mongodb.new mongodb
     # service mongodb start
     # # TEST mongodb
     # rm -rf mongodb.old

Maybe later versions of mongodb do this already internally. The
above was needed on mongodb from debian/stable.

Documenting the "make sparse" possibility will also help this
issue.

The idea is to create a mediagoblin.setup submodule. This should
contain code to get the app running.

Things to move there (as examples):


-  celery\_setup/ -> setup/celery/
-  util.get\_jinja\_loader (and friends?)
-  setup\_beaker, if/when it's coming
-  Maybe code from MediaGoblinApp.**init**()

This issue is to track this idea.

The current configuration for the storage looks like this:

::

    [mediagoblin]
    publicstore_class = StorageBackend
    publicstore_base_dir = %(here)s/user_dev/media/public
    publicstore_base_url = /mgoblin_media/
    publicstore_password = secret

Instead I suggest an alternative configuration scheme:

::

    [storage:publicstore]
    class = StorageBackend
    base_dir = %(here)s/user_dev/media/public
    base_url = /mgoblin_media/
    password = secret

I implemented this on my dev/storage\_config branch.

There is also an other config option with configobj, sub sub
sections:

::

    [storage]
      [ [ publicstore ] ]
      base_dir = %(here)s/user_dev/media/public
      base_url = /mgoblin_media/
    
      [ [ queuestore ] ]
      base_dir = %(here)s/user_dev/media/queue

I don't know, if this one is "better". I would prefer the first
one.