--- a/extras/iro.tac	Fri Mar 30 15:55:44 2012 +0200
+++ b/extras/iro.tac	Fri Mar 30 16:39:12 2012 +0200
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
 
 from sqlalchemy import create_engine, pool
 
-from iro import config
+from iro import config, install
 from iro.view import xmlrpc
 from iro.model import setEngine, setPool
 from iro.controller.pool import startPool, dbPool
@@ -21,12 +21,29 @@
         startPool(reactor)
         setPool(dbPool)
         reactor.callWhenRunning(config.readConfig)
+        Service.startService(self)
 
 
 def get_application():
     app = Application("Iro")
+    if not install.checkConfig():
+        log.err("You can create a sample configuration file by running iro-install")
+        raise Exception("Please update or create your configuration file iro.conf.")
     config.init()
 
+    if not install.checkDatabaseConnection():
+        raise Exception("Can't connect to database")
+    
+    if not install.checkDatabase():
+        raise Exception("Database not in right format. Please run iro-install --install")
+
+    routes = [ s for s in config.configParser.sections() if not s in ["main",]]
+    ao =  install.getAllRoutes(routes, False)
+    for o in  ao["orphand"]:
+        log.msg("Offer(%s) is orphand (no route using this offer)."%o)
+    if ao["added"]:
+        raise Exception("offerlist is not up-to-date.\nPlease run iro-install --update")
+
     root = resource.Resource()
     root = xmlrpc.appendResource(root)