Drupal Distributions and Speeding up Site Deployment

How do many Drupal sites get deployed with the same configuration and with contrib/custom modules installed and configured. The answer is distributions and this session shows how to create and use a distribution successfully.

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1. Drupal Distributions - or - How to speed up site deployment Adam Malone http://adammalone.net | http://drupal.org/user/1295980 | @adammalone
2. Distributions Presentation • PHP free presentation (mostly) • Live Demonstration ◦ Start with blank Drupal install ◦ Customise the site ◦ Create a distribution for future use http://adammalone.net | http://drupal.org/user/1295980 | @adammalone
3. Traditionally • Install Drupal • Create some content types/fields • Download modules • Views/Contexts • User roles/permissions http://adammalone.net | http://drupal.org/user/1295980 | @adammalone
4. Teach a Drupaler how to fish Creating any more than 2-3 sites from scratch leads to repetition and inefficiency. Instead, set up base sites once and tweak to unique functionality. http://adammalone.net | http://drupal.org/user/1295980 | @adammalone
5. Features • Discrete packages of functionality • Module preconfigured with your settings • Segregates configuration and content http://adammalone.net | http://drupal.org/user/1295980 | @adammalone
6. Distributions/Installation Profiles Provide single download of: • Drupal core • Contributed modules/themes • Custom features • Site Configuration http://adammalone.net | http://drupal.org/user/1295980 | @adammalone
7. Examples • Commerce Kickstart - http://drupal.org/project/commerce_kickstart • aGov - http://drupal.org/project/agov • OpenPublish - http://drupal.org/project/openpublish • Drupal Commons - http://drupal.org/project/commons • Conference Organizing - http://drupal.org/project/cod http://adammalone.net | http://drupal.org/user/1295980 | @adammalone
8. Live Distribution Creation • Features - http://drupal.org/project/features • Profiler Builder - http://drupal.org/project/profiler_builder • Drush Make - http://drupal.org/project/drush http://adammalone.net | http://drupal.org/user/1295980 | @adammalone
9. Useful hooks for yourprofile.install hook_install_tasks(&$install_state) hook_install_tasks_alter(&$tasks, $install_state) http://adammalone.net | http://drupal.org/user/1295980 | @adammalone
10. The Future • More Distribution based installations • Drupal 8 - CMI http://adammalone.net | http://drupal.org/user/1295980 | @adammalone
11. Questions adam@adammalone.net http://adammalone.net http://adammalone.net | http://drupal.org/user/1295980 | @adammalone