New BL6 install, missing backlight/publisher folder for the LR Plugin API URL

Backlight 4, 5 & 6 Support
#1

Howdy All,

I’ve bitten the bullet and re-purchased Backlight again as my old archive of files seemed not to be complete. Started off with the basic Backlight and see if I need the other modules I had purchased again.

Anyhow, I’m trying to configure up the Lightroom plugin which I have installed and during a publish service configuration it requires the “API URL” which according to the docs should live at http://domin_name/backlight/publisher

And that is where my problem lies - there is no backlight/publisher file or folder on my webserver. Even when I look inside the download zip file, that structure is missing so it’s not an upload to my server that has gone wrong.

This is what I can find with reference to anything starting with “publish”

mark@webserver:/var/www$ sudo find . -name “publish*” -print
./html/backlight/data/publisher
./html/backlight/modules/module-publisher/xml/publisher_root.xml
./html/backlight/modules/kookaburra-page/static/patterns/publisherApiDelegate.php
mark@webserver:/var/www$

I searched through the forums and nothing seems to relate to this issue either. Any ideas because I’m stuck.

Thanks
Mark

#2

Well,

That was a quick fix and thanks to AI engines to help me here.

Seems I needed to do two things:

  1. enable mod-rewrite with a2enmod rewrite
  2. Add the following to my 000-default.conf for this website
    <Directory /var/www/html>
    AllowOverride All

    Then of course, restart the web server.

Now the LR plugin is able to authenticate without issues.

Back to dunking more biscuits into tea :slight_smile:

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#3

If you have purchases any add-on modules in the past, contact @Matthew and send him your previous and your current email. This way, he can consolidate them. The easiest way is to hover over his name and the click Message.

For future reference, for questions like this, it’s very helpful to mention that you’re self-hosting and include some information about your OS etc.

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#4

Hi Daniel,

Thanks for the tip off there - As far as I know, the email address is the same however, not sure if the account was purged from the system. Anyhow, I also assume that the older versions of the plugins will not work with the new BL6 so what has happened in the past stays in the past I suppose.

As for the OS details etc - yes - BIG miss on my part there and well pointed out.

#5

As far as I remember, for plugins purchased for Bl2 or newer, you don’t have to buy an upgrade as they automatically upgrade to the latest version.

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#6

As Daniel says, add-ons purchased for Backlight 2 or newer will also work with Backlight 6, while using the Pangolin design modules. The add-ons are not compatible with the newer Kookaburra modules, though I am planning Cart and Client Response compatibility in the future.

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