Complete support for subdirectory hosting

Fixes #186

babybuddy/settings/base.py

@@ -206,7 +206,7 @@ STATICFILES_FINDERS = [
     "django.contrib.staticfiles.finders.AppDirectoriesFinder",
 ]
 
-STATIC_URL = "static/"
+STATIC_URL = os.path.join(os.environ.get("SUB_PATH") or "", "static/")
 
 STATIC_ROOT = os.path.join(BASE_DIR, "static")
 

docs/setup/configuration.md

@@ -162,6 +162,17 @@ came in via HTTPS).
 - [`ALLOWED_HOSTS`](#allowed_hosts)
 - [`CSRF_TRUSTED_ORIGINS`](#csrf_trusted_origins)
 
+## `SUB_PATH`
+
+*Default:* `None`
+
+If Baby Buddy is hosted in a subdirectory of another server (e.g., `http://www.example.com/babybuddy`)
+this must be set to the subdirectory path (e.g., `/babybuddy`) for correct handling of
+application configuration.
+
+Additional steps are required! See [Subdirectory configuration](subdirectory.md) for
+details.
+
 ## `TIME_ZONE`
 
 *Default:* `UTC`

docs/setup/deployment.md

@@ -76,9 +76,9 @@ requirements are Python, a web server, an application server, and a database.
 
 ### Example deployment
 
-*This example assumes a 512 MB VPS instance with Ubuntu 18.04.* It uses Python 3.6+,
+*This example assumes a 1 GB VPS instance with Ubuntu 20.04.* It uses Python 3.8,
-nginx, uwsgi and sqlite. It should be sufficient for a few users(e.g., two parents
+nginx, uwsgi and sqlite. It should be sufficient for a few users (e.g., two parents
-and 1+ child).
+and any number of children).
 
 1. Install system packages
 
@@ -103,12 +103,9 @@ and 1+ child).
 
         cd /var/www/babybuddy/public
         
-1. Set pipenv to install locally.
+1. Initiate and enter a Python environment with Pipenv locally.
 
         export PIPENV_VENV_IN_PROJECT=1
-
-1. Initiate and enter the Python environment
-
         pipenv install --three
         pipenv shell
 

docs/setup/proxy.md

@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-# Proxy Configurations
+# Proxy configuration
 
 Configuring Baby Buddy to run behind a proxy may require some additional configuration
 depending on the individual proxy configuration. Baby Buddy's environment variables for

docs/setup/subdirectory.md

@@ -0,0 +1,61 @@
+# Subdirectory configuration
+
+Baby Buddy's default configuration assumes deployment in to the root of a web server.
+Some additional configuration is required to install Baby Buddy in a subdirectory of a
+server instead (e.g., to `http://www.example.com/babybuddy`).
+
+## Minimum version
+
+Baby Buddy added full support for subdirectory installing in version **1.10.2**. While
+it is still possible to do a subdirectory installation in older versions of Baby Buddy
+it is not recommended.
+
+## [`SUB_PATH`](../configuration#sub_path)
+
+Set this environment variable to the subdirectory of the Baby Buddy installation. E.g.,
+`SUB_PATH=/babybuddy` if the desired URL is `http://www.example.com/babybuddy`).
+
+## uWSGI + NGINX configuration
+
+When using uWSGI and NGINX (as in the [example deployment](deployment.md#example-deployment))
+the following configurations are required.
+
+*Assume the subdirectory `babybuddy` for configuration change examples below but this
+can be anything includes multiple subdirectories (e.g., `/my/apps/babybuddy`). Other
+paths used in these examples also assume a configuration based on the
+[example deployment](deployment.md#example-deployment).*
+
+### uWSGI
+
+In the app configuration replace the `module` declaration with a `mount` declaration and
+add the `manage-script-name` declaration and [`SUB_PATH`](../configuration#sub_path)
+environment variable to the `[uwsgi]` configuration block.
+
+``` diff
+- module = %(project).wsgi:application
++ mount = /babybuddy=%(project).wsgi:application
++ manage-script-name = true
++ env = SUB_PATH=/babybuddy
+```
+
+### NGINX
+
+Alter the NGINX `server` configuration to include the desired subdirectory path in the
+app (Baby Buddy root) and media `location` declarations *and* add a new declaration for
+the static `location`.
+
+``` diff
+-    location / {
++    location /babybuddy {
+```
+
+``` diff
++    location /babybuddy/static {
++        alias /var/www/babybuddy/public/static;
++    }
+```
+
+``` diff
+-    location /media {
++    location /babybuddy/media {
+```

mkdocs.yml

@@ -1,10 +1,16 @@
 extra_css:
   - css/extras.css
+markdown_extensions:
+  - pymdownx.highlight
+  - pymdownx.inlinehilite
+  - pymdownx.snippets
+  - pymdownx.superfences
 nav:
   - 'index.md'
   - 'Setup':
       - 'setup/deployment.md'
       - 'setup/configuration.md'
+      - 'setup/subdirectory.md'
       - 'setup/proxy.md'
   - 'User Guide':
     - 'user-guide/getting-started.md'