Creating a new profile

Quick tutorial on creating a new profile.

Here is a quick tutorial that explains how to create a new profile. There are two parts, a) the frontend site and b) the backend profile.

Setting up the DNS

Cloudflare manages the DNS records for openup.org.za. If we will be using an openup.org.za subdomain, add a record there. On the Cloudflare dash, find the domain you would like to use and add a CNAME record pointing to inspiring-dubinsky-c19ab4.netlify.com

Create a new domain name and point it to the Wazimap-NG server. In this case I am creating a new CNAME DNS entry called covid.openup.org.za that redirects to Netlify which is currently hosting the Wazi-NG frontend.

Adding a CNAME DNS entry

Setting up the frontend

Add the new domain name to the Netlify configuration. Find the configuration on this page.

Create a new domain alias on Netlify

After adding the alias the SSL/TLS certificate should renew to be valid for the new hostname.

Look for the lock icon when you visit the new hostname

Check the status at the HTTPS section:

If after 10 minutes it hasn't renewed, click Renew Certificate and check in another 10 minutes.

Setting up the backend

The backend is also simple to create. Login at https://production.wazimap-ng.openup.org.za/admin and add a new profile https://production.wazimap-ng.openup.org.za/admin/profile/profile/add/.

Provide a useful name for the profile - this one will be called Covid. Choose a Geography Hierarchy. I am choosing the pre-installed 2016 boundaries with wards hierarchy. This uses boundaries used in the 2016 South African municipal elections.

Assign the new domain name created above in the config field

{
  "urls": [
    "covid.openup.org.za"
  ]
}

Here is my completed profile screen

Save and you're done.

Visit http://covid.openup.org.za/ to see if everything is setup. It should look like the image below.