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  CAT-SOOP

* Web Site: https://catsoop.org
* IRC: #catsoop on OFTC (irc.oftc.net)
* Mailing List: [email protected]
  (subscribe at http://mailman.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo/catsoop-users)


CAT-SOOP is a flexible, programmable learning management system originally
developed primarily for use in MIT's 6.01 (Introduction to Electrical
Engineering and Computer Science via Robotics).

CAT-SOOP is free/libre software, available under the terms of the GNU Affero
General Public License, version 3+.  Please note that the terms of this license
apply to the CAT-SOOP system itself and any plugins in use, but not to any
course material hosted on a CAT-SOOP instance, unless explicitly stated
otherwise.


INSTALLING

To install, run:
  $ pip3 install catsoop

Or, from a clone of the repository, run:
  $ python3 setup.py install

To generate a config.py file, run:
  $ catsoop configure

If you are setting up a public-facing copy of CAT-SOOP (as opposed to a local
copy for debugging purposes), see the instructions at
https://catsoop.org/website/docs/installing/server_configuration

To start the server, run:
  $ catsoop start

To run all the unit tests:
  $ python3 setup.py test


HACKING

See https://catsoop.org/website/docs/contributing/hacking


INCLUDED SOFTWARE

CAT-SOOP incorporates pieces of third-party software.  Licensing information
for the original programs is available in the LICENSE.included_software file.
The CAT-SOOP distribution also includes several pieces of third-party software.
Licensing information for these programs is included in this distribution, in
the LICENSE.bundled_software file.

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To use with MongoDB:

export USE_CLOUD_DB=mongodb
export MONGODB=mongodb://<host>:<portnum>