The LAPP stack is an opensource web platform that can be used to run dynamic web sites and servers. It is considered by many to be a powerful alternative to the more popular LAMP stack and includes Linux, Apache, PostgreSQL (instead of MySQL) and PHP.
The TurnKey LAPP stack appliance is an easy-to-use, lightweight, installable live CD of LAPP which can run on real hardware in addition to most types of virtual machines.
It features a MacOS X themed web management interface and a new configuration and installation console written in Python.
It is based on Ubuntu 8.04.1 Hardy LTS and is designed to provide users with a pre-integrated, auto-updating, turn-key operating system environment that is carefully built from the ground up with the minimum components needed to run a LAPP stack with maximum usability, efficiency and security.
TurnKey LAPP is part of TurnKey Linux, an opensource project that aims to develop high-quality opensource software appliances that are easy to use, easy to deploy, and free. Our motto is "everything that can be easy, should be easy!"
Here are some key features of "TurnKey LAPP stack LiveCD":
· auto-updated daily with latest security patches
· easy to use configuration console and web management interface
· minimal footprint - includes only minimum components needed
· packaged as an installable Live CD that runs on real machines and VMs
What's New in This Release: [ read full changelog ]
· Added Turnkey web control panel (replaces welcome page). Also fixes displaying correct host when behind proxy (SERVER_ADDR -> HTTP_HOST).
· Added postfix MTA (bound to localhost) to allow sending of email from web applications (e.g., password recovery). Also added webmin-postfix module for convenience.
di-live (installer) PostgreSQL component:
· Added support for complex passwords (LP#416515).
· Added CLI options (user/pass/query/chroot).
· Added postgresql-contrib (additional facilities for pgsql - convenience).
· Pinned phppgadmin to update directly from Debian (security).
· Bugfix: Added missing webmin-apache module.
· Added curl (generically useful in LAPP type appliances).
· Removed "AllowOverride None" directive from default site configuration.
· Regenerates all secrets during installation / firstboot (security).
