Tips and FAQ

1. Q: What can I do with the ./edx-datajam script?

   A: There is help included, ./edx-datajam --help provides more info.

2. Q: I'm done, how do I get out of this thing?

   A: You can shutdown the virtual environment with the command ./edx-datajam halt. To start it again later, you can use ./edx-datajam start.

3. Q: I'm using Ubuntu and I keep having problems with NFS, what do I do?

   A: Your best bet is to edit /etc/exports and remove all vagrant related entries from that file. There should be a block of them with a comment above and a comment below that mentions vagrant. Once that's all set, restart the nfs service with sudo service nfs-kernel-server restart.

4. Q: How do I run the startnew.py script on the datajam VM?

   A: Try the following:

   cd /edx/app/datajam/xblock

   /edx/app/edxapp/venvs/edxapp/src/xblock/script/startnew.py

   This creates the XBlock on your local machine under DATAJAM_FOLDER\datajam\xblock. Note that you might find that cookiecutter is missing, in which case you should run pip install cookiecutter first and then try again.