== Prerequisites ==

You'll need [http://git-scm.com/ git] and [http://trac.buildbot.net/wiki/DownloadInstall buildbot-slave] before you can proceed.

A buildslave makes TCP connections to the buildmaster, which `tahoe-lafs.org` operates.  You do not need a publicly routable IP address.

== Configuration ==

Anyone who can get their code into the development repos, can take control the of the user account running the buildslave process.
Therefore, create a dedicated user account to run this process.   

== Name The Buildslave == 
Choose a name for your buildslave which will fit into the list of buildslave names: [//buildbot-tahoe-lafs/buildslaves].
A hostname would be a good choice.

== Get a Password ==
Email Brian (warner-tahoe_at_lothar_dot_com) and ask for a password.

== Create a Buildslave ==
Execute the following commands:
* tahoe-lafs:  {{{buildbot create-slave $BASEDIR_TAHOE tahoe-lafs.org:9987 $SLAVENAME $PASSWORD}}}
* zfec:  {{{buildbot create-slave $BASEDIR_ZFEC tahoe-lafs.org:12987 $SLAVENAME $PASSWORD}}}
* pycryptopp:  {{{buildbot create-slave $BASEDIR_PYCRYPTOPP tahoe-lafs.org:10998 $SLAVENAME $PASSWORD}}}

Those three use the same $SLAVENAME, $PASSWORD and hostname, but a different $BASEDIR and a different port number.

For the $BASEDIR your can use whatever directory you want.

Then {{{buildbot start $BASEDIR}}}.

== Monitor Output ==
Okay, once you've gotten all this working then we'll see your machine on the [//buildbot-tahoe-lafs/waterfall?show_events=true buildbot pages] and we'll see how well Tahoe-LAFS passes unit tests on your platform.

=== More Details ===
The official buildslave creation documentation is [http://djmitche.github.com/buildbot/docs/latest/Creating-a-buildslave.html#Creating-a-buildslave here].

==== Optional Configurations ====
You can use other mechanisms to limit the privileges available to the buildbot, such as jail, chroot, or Solaris Zones. You can optionally use a different user account or other privilege-limiting mechanisms to keep the tahoe-lafs, pycryptopp, and zfec buildslaves (see below) separated.