The most convenient way of listing your searchable items
automatically is to use
the diva
distribution of OpenSimulator. It already comes with
MISearch enabled.
Metaverse Ink's search of OpenSims is based on two modules:
DataSnapshot and Metaverse Ink's ImageService. The
DataSnapshot module comes in the core distribution of
OpenSim, but it is disabled by default. The ImageService is
an optional module that can be downloaded and installed
independently from
OpenSim's Metaverse
Ink. These two modules are independent: you can have one
without the other. The DataSnapshot module enables regions
to publish their searchable data with search engines; the
ImageService module extends regions with the ability to
serve certain images onto the web -- only images
associated with things marked for search, all others are
refused service.
To enable the DataSnapshot module, edit your OpenSim.ini file, and make the following two changes in the DataSnapshot section:
- change the variable index_sims to true.
- uncomment the line data_services="http://metaverseink.com/cgi-bin/register.py"
Note that the data_services variable can take a comma-separated list of data services, so you can
index your content in several search engines. To add more, simply add the other search engines' URLs
separated by commas.
To install and run the ImageService module, download it
from here
and follow the instructions in the README.txt file.
Only parcels explicitly marked for search, along with their images, will be visible and indexed by Metaverse Ink.
Please allow up to 6 hours to see your regions and parcels listed. |