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pip install $( bin/pip-swh-packages --with-testing )		pip install $( bin/pip-swh-packages --with-testing )


Step 3 --- set up storage		Step 3 --- set up storage
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Then you will need a local storage service that will archive and serve source		Then you will need a local storage service that will archive and serve source
code artifacts via a REST API. The Software Heritage storage layer comes in two		code artifacts via a REST API. The Software Heritage storage layer comes in two
parts: a content-addressable object storage on your file system (for file		parts: a content-addressable :term:`object storage` on your file system (for file
contents) and a Postgres database (for the graph structure of the archive). See		contents) and a Postgres database (for the graph structure of the archive). See
the :ref:`data-model` for more information. The storage layer is configured via		the :ref:`data-model` for more information. The storage layer is configured via
a YAML configuration file, located at		a YAML configuration file, located at
``~/.config/swh/storage/storage.yml``. Create it with a content like:		``~/.config/swh/storage/storage.yml``. Create it with a content like:

.. code-block:: yaml		.. code-block:: yaml

storage:		storage:
cls: local		cls: local
args:		args:
db: "dbname=softwareheritage-dev"		db: "dbname=softwareheritage-dev"
objstorage:		objstorage:
cls: pathslicing		cls: pathslicing
args:		args:
root: /srv/softwareheritage/objects/		root: /srv/softwareheritage/objects/
slicing: 0:2/2:4		slicing: 0:2/2:4

Make sure that the object storage root exists on the filesystem and is writable		Make sure that the :term:`object storage` root exists on the filesystem and is writable
to your user, e.g.::		to your user, e.g.::

sudo mkdir -p /srv/softwareheritage/objects		sudo mkdir -p /srv/softwareheritage/objects
sudo chown "${USER}:" /srv/softwareheritage/objects		sudo chown "${USER}:" /srv/softwareheritage/objects

You are done with object storage setup! Let's setup the database::		You are done with :term:`object storage` setup! Let's setup the database::

swh-db-init storage -d softwareheritage-dev		swh-db-init storage -d softwareheritage-dev

``softwareheritage-dev`` is the name of the DB that will be created, it should		``softwareheritage-dev`` is the name of the DB that will be created, it should
match the ``db`` line in ``storage.yml``		match the ``db`` line in ``storage.yml``

To check that you can successfully connect to the DB (you should not be asked		To check that you can successfully connect to the DB (you should not be asked
for a password)::		for a password)::
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