Site maintainers¶

site maintainer¶: A service provider who installs and maintains software on a Lino server according to the requirements of a site operator.

The site maintainer communicates with the site operator, the server provider and the application developer.

The site maintainer grants access to locally customized document templates to the site manager.

A site maintainer knows how to install Python packages (using pip into virtual environments (using virtualenv). Previous experience with hosting Django applications is useful.

A site maintainer is not a software developer and does not need profound knowledge of Lino or the Python language.