{"id":4132,"date":"2025-04-20T09:16:43","date_gmt":"2025-04-20T09:16:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/code2deploy.com\/blog\/?p=4132"},"modified":"2025-04-20T09:16:43","modified_gmt":"2025-04-20T09:16:43","slug":"rapidpro-deployment-end-to-end-guide","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/code2deploy.com\/blog\/rapidpro-deployment-end-to-end-guide\/","title":{"rendered":"RapidPro Deployment (End-to-End Guide)"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This blog outlines the detailed steps to deploy a production-grade RapidPro system. The deployment covers the full stack from PostgreSQL and Redis to ElasticSearch, Mailroom, Courier, RP-Indexer, and the main RapidPro service, with proper configurations for each component.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>1. PostgreSQL Installation and Configuration<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Install PostgreSQL and PostGIS:<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table class=\"has-fixed-layout\"><tbody><tr><td>sudo apt install postgresql postgresql-contrib<br>sudo apt install postgis<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Create a Database User:<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table class=\"has-fixed-layout\"><tbody><tr><td>sudo -i -u postgres<br>createuser temba &#8211;pwprompt -d<br>createdb temba<br>psql<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Enable Required Extensions in DB:<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table class=\"has-fixed-layout\"><tbody><tr><td>\\c temba<br>CREATE EXTENSION postgis;<br>CREATE EXTENSION postgis_topology;<br>CREATE EXTENSION hstore;<br>CREATE EXTENSION &#8220;uuid-ossp&#8221;;<br>\\q<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>2. Redis Installation and Configuration<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table class=\"has-fixed-layout\"><tbody><tr><td>sudo apt-get install redis-server<br>redis-server &#8211;version<br>sudo systemctl start redis-server<br>sudo systemctl status redis-server<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>3. Elasticsearch Installation and Configuration<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table class=\"has-fixed-layout\"><tbody><tr><td>curl -fsSL https:\/\/artifacts.elastic.co\/GPG-KEY-elasticsearch | sudo gpg &#8211;dearmor -o \/usr\/share\/keyrings\/elastic.gpg<br><br>echo &#8220;deb [signed-by=\/usr\/share\/keyrings\/elastic.gpg] https:\/\/artifacts.elastic.co\/packages\/7.x\/apt stable main&#8221; | sudo tee -a \/etc\/apt\/sources.list.d\/elastic-7.x.list<br><br>sudo apt update<br>sudo apt install elasticsearch<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Configure Elasticsearch:<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">sudo nano \/etc\/elasticsearch\/elasticsearch.yml<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Add:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table class=\"has-fixed-layout\"><tbody><tr><td>cluster.name: my-application<br>node.name: node-1<br>network.host: localhost<br>http.port: 9200<br>sudo systemctl start elasticsearch<br>sudo systemctl enable elasticsearch<br>curl -X GET &#8216;http:\/\/localhost:9200&#8217;<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>4. Mailroom Installation and Configuration<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Create Mailroom User and Set Up:<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table class=\"has-fixed-layout\"><tbody><tr><td>sudo adduser mailroom<br>sudo usermod -aG sudo mailroom<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Clone Repository and Install Go:<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table class=\"has-fixed-layout\"><tbody><tr><td>cd \/home\/mailroom\/<br>git clone &#8211;depth 1 &#8211;branch v7.4.1 https:\/\/github.com\/nyaruka\/mailroom.git<br>wget https:\/\/go.dev\/dl\/go1.17.7.linux-amd64.tar.gz<br>tar -xzf go1.17.7.linux-amd64.tar.gz<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Update Bash Config:<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table class=\"has-fixed-layout\"><tbody><tr><td>echo &#8216;export GOPATH=$HOME\/go&#8217; &gt;&gt; ~\/.bashrc<br>echo &#8216;export PATH=$GOPATH\/bin:$GOROOT\/bin:$PATH&#8217; &gt;&gt; ~\/.bashrc<br>source ~\/.bashrc<br>go version<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Build Mailroom:<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table class=\"has-fixed-layout\"><tbody><tr><td>cd mailroom<br>go build .\/cmd\/mailroom<br>mkdir app<br>cp mailroom app<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Environment File:<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table class=\"has-fixed-layout\"><tbody><tr><td>sudo vim app\/environment<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Paste environment variables provided.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Create Systemd Service:<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table class=\"has-fixed-layout\"><tbody><tr><td>sudo vim \/etc\/systemd\/system\/mailroom.service<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Add the systemd unit configuration provided.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table class=\"has-fixed-layout\"><tbody><tr><td>sudo systemctl daemon-reload<br>sudo systemctl start mailroom.service<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>5. Courier Installation and Configuration<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Set Up User:<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table class=\"has-fixed-layout\"><tbody><tr><td>sudo adduser courier<br>sudo usermod -aG sudo courier<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Clone Repo and Build:<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table class=\"has-fixed-layout\"><tbody><tr><td>cd \/home\/courier\/<br>git clone &#8211;depth 1 &#8211;branch v7.4.0 https:\/\/github.com\/nyaruka\/courier.git<br>cd courier<br>go build .\/cmd\/courier<br>mkdir app<br>cp courier app<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Environment File:<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table class=\"has-fixed-layout\"><tbody><tr><td>sudo vim app\/environment<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Paste environment variables provided.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Systemd Service:<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table class=\"has-fixed-layout\"><tbody><tr><td>sudo vim \/etc\/systemd\/system\/courier.service<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Add systemd unit file configuration.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table class=\"has-fixed-layout\"><tbody><tr><td>sudo systemctl daemon-reload<br>sudo systemctl start courier.service<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>6. RP-Indexer Installation and Configuration<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Set Up User:<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table class=\"has-fixed-layout\"><tbody><tr><td>sudo adduser rp-indexer<br>sudo usermod -aG sudo rp-indexer<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Clone Repo and Build:<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table class=\"has-fixed-layout\"><tbody><tr><td>cd \/home\/rp-indexer\/<br>git clone &#8211;depth 1 &#8211;branch v7.4.0 https:\/\/github.com\/nyaruka\/rp-indexer.git<br>cd rp-indexer<br>go build .\/cmd\/rp-indexer<br>mkdir app<br>cp rp-indexer app<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Environment File:<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table class=\"has-fixed-layout\"><tbody><tr><td>sudo vim app\/environment<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Paste required configuration.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Systemd Service:<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table class=\"has-fixed-layout\"><tbody><tr><td>sudo vim \/etc\/systemd\/system\/rp-indexer.service<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Add systemd config and start service:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table class=\"has-fixed-layout\"><tbody><tr><td>sudo systemctl daemon-reload<br>sudo systemctl start rp-indexer.service<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>7. RapidPro Installation and Configuration<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>System Preparation:<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table class=\"has-fixed-layout\"><tbody><tr><td>sudo adduser rapidpro<br>sudo usermod -aG sudo rapidpro<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Clone RapidPro Repository:<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table class=\"has-fixed-layout\"><tbody><tr><td>cd \/home\/rapidpro\/<br>git clone &#8211;depth 1 &#8211;branch v7.4.0 https:\/\/github.com\/nyaruka\/rapidpro.git<br>cd rapidpro<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Create Virtual Environment:<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table class=\"has-fixed-layout\"><tbody><tr><td>sudo apt install python3-venv python3-dev libpq-dev<br>python3 -m venv venv<br>source venv\/bin\/activate<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Install Requirements:<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table class=\"has-fixed-layout\"><tbody><tr><td>pip install &#8211;upgrade pip<br>pip install -r requirements.txt<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Environment Configuration:<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table class=\"has-fixed-layout\"><tbody><tr><td>cp temba\/settings.py.example temba\/settings.py<br>sudo vim temba\/settings.py<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Update database, Redis, Elasticsearch, Mailroom, Courier, and RP-Indexer URLs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Create .env file with sensitive variables like:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table class=\"has-fixed-layout\"><tbody><tr><td>DATABASE_URL=postgres:\/\/temba:yourpassword@localhost:5432\/temba<br>REDIS_URL=redis:\/\/localhost:6379\/0<br>ELASTICSEARCH_URL=http:\/\/localhost:9200<br>&#8230;<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Apply Migrations:<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table class=\"has-fixed-layout\"><tbody><tr><td>python manage.py migrate<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Create Superuser:<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table class=\"has-fixed-layout\"><tbody><tr><td>python manage.py createsuperuser<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Collect Static Files:<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table class=\"has-fixed-layout\"><tbody><tr><td>python manage.py collectstatic<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Configure Gunicorn:<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table class=\"has-fixed-layout\"><tbody><tr><td>sudo vim \/etc\/systemd\/system\/rapidpro.service<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Add:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table class=\"has-fixed-layout\"><tbody><tr><td>[Unit]<br>Description=Gunicorn instance to serve RapidPro<br>After=network.target<br><br>[Service]<br>User=rapidpro<br>Group=www-data<br>WorkingDirectory=\/home\/rapidpro\/rapidpro<br>Environment=&#8221;PATH=\/home\/rapidpro\/rapidpro\/venv\/bin&#8221;<br>ExecStart=\/home\/rapidpro\/rapidpro\/venv\/bin\/gunicorn temba.wsgi:application &#8211;bind 127.0.0.1:8000<br><br>[Install]<br>WantedBy=multi-user.target<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table class=\"has-fixed-layout\"><tbody><tr><td>sudo systemctl daemon-reload<br>sudo systemctl start rapidpro<br>sudo systemctl enable rapidpro<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Configure Nginx:<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table class=\"has-fixed-layout\"><tbody><tr><td>sudo apt install nginx<br>sudo vim \/etc\/nginx\/sites-available\/rapidpro<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Example config:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table class=\"has-fixed-layout\"><tbody><tr><td>server {<br>&nbsp; &nbsp; listen 80;<br>&nbsp; &nbsp; server_name your_domain.com;<br><br>&nbsp; &nbsp; location = \/favicon.ico { access_log off; log_not_found off; }<br>&nbsp; &nbsp; location \/static\/ {<br>&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; root \/home\/rapidpro\/rapidpro;<br>&nbsp; &nbsp; }<br><br>&nbsp; &nbsp; location \/ {<br>&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; include proxy_params;<br>&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; proxy_pass http:\/\/127.0.0.1:8000;<br>&nbsp; &nbsp; }<br>}<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table class=\"has-fixed-layout\"><tbody><tr><td>sudo ln -s \/etc\/nginx\/sites-available\/rapidpro \/etc\/nginx\/sites-enabled<br>sudo nginx -t<br>sudo systemctl restart nginx<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Set Up Celery Workers and Beat Scheduler:<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Celery Worker:<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table class=\"has-fixed-layout\"><tbody><tr><td>sudo vim \/etc\/systemd\/system\/celery.service<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Add:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table class=\"has-fixed-layout\"><tbody><tr><td>[Unit]<br>Description=Celery Worker Service<br>After=network.target<br><br>[Service]<br>User=rapidpro<br>WorkingDirectory=\/home\/rapidpro\/rapidpro<br>Environment=&#8221;PATH=\/home\/rapidpro\/rapidpro\/venv\/bin&#8221;<br>ExecStart=\/home\/rapidpro\/rapidpro\/venv\/bin\/celery -A temba worker &#8211;loglevel=info<br><br>[Install]<br>WantedBy=multi-user.target<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Celery Beat:<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table class=\"has-fixed-layout\"><tbody><tr><td>sudo vim \/etc\/systemd\/system\/celerybeat.service<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Add:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table class=\"has-fixed-layout\"><tbody><tr><td>[Unit]<br>Description=Celery Beat Scheduler Service<br>After=network.target<br><br>[Service]<br>User=rapidpro<br>WorkingDirectory=\/home\/rapidpro\/rapidpro<br>Environment=&#8221;PATH=\/home\/rapidpro\/rapidpro\/venv\/bin&#8221;<br>ExecStart=\/home\/rapidpro\/rapidpro\/venv\/bin\/celery -A temba beat &#8211;loglevel=info<br><br>[Install]<br>WantedBy=multi-user.target<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table class=\"has-fixed-layout\"><tbody><tr><td>sudo systemctl daemon-reload<br>sudo systemctl start celery.service<br>sudo systemctl start celerybeat.service<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This blog outlines the detailed steps to deploy a production-grade RapidPro system. 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