xref: /webstack/varnish

This is an experimental OpenSolaris build of varnish:

http://varnish.projects.linpro.no/

As with all the experimental OpenSolaris Web Stack packages this is
not suitable for real use, but should be useful for experimenting. 
If you try this out please provide feedback, ideas and suggestions 
to webstack-discuss (a] opensolaris.org

http://opensolaris.org/os/project/webstack/



Trying Varnish
==============


The current prototype is not hooked up to smf, it can only be started
manually. All content is under /usr/varnish and for now there are no
links to standard locations such as /usr/bin. Such cleanup and
integration will occur later if there is interest.

Varnish uses /var/varnish/ but this is not created by the package
right now, so create it manually first.

Below is a sample starting command (run varnishd without any options
for more possibilities). Note that -F starts varnish in the foreground
for convenience in debugging, you wouldn't normally run it that way.

The package is not yet able to deliver a varnish user so we're reusing
webservd for the moment.

% su
# mkdir /var/varnish/
# /usr/varnish/sbin/varnishd -a :80 -b $MY_WEBSERVER:80 -u webservd -g webservd -F -p "cc_command=/opt/SunStudioExpress/bin/cc -c -o %o %s"

or if you don't have Sun Studio installed and want to use gcc:

# /usr/varnish/sbin/varnishd -a :80 -b $MY_WEBSERVER:80 -u webservd -g webservd -F -p "cc_command=/usr/sfw/bin/gcc -c -o %o %s"

Now you can try the various tools in /usr/varnish/bin/

# /usr/varnish/bin/varnishlog


There are known limitations on Solaris right now and there are
probably many integration problems left to resolve since this is an
initial experimental drop of the package. Have fun and let the Web
Stack community know what you find.