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1 # Pleroma
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3 ## Installation
4
5 ### Dependencies
6
7 * Postgresql version 9.5 or newer
8 * Elixir version 1.4 or newer
9 * NodeJS LTS
10 * Build-essential tools
11
12 #### Installing dependencies on Debian system
13 PostgreSQL 9.6 should be available on debian stable (Jessie) from "main" area. Install it using apt: `apt install postgresql-9.6`. Make sure that older versions are not installed, debian allows multiple versions to coexist but still runs only one version.
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15 You must install elixir 1.4+ from elixir-lang.org, because Debian repos only have 1.3.x version. You will need to add apt repo to sources.list(.d) and import GPG key. Follow instructions here: https://elixir-lang.org/install.html#unix-and-unix-like (See "Ubuntu or Debian 7"). This should be valid until Debian updates elixir in their repositories. Package you want is named `elixir`, so install it using `apt install elixir`
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17 Elixir will also require `make` and probably other related software for building dependencies - in case you don't have them, get them via `apt install build-essential`
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19 NodeJS is available as `nodejs` package on debian. `apt install nodejs`. Debian stable has 4.8.x version. If that does not work, use nodesource's repo https://github.com/nodesource/distributions#deb - version 5.x confirmed to work.
20
21 ### Preparation
22
23 * You probably want application to run as separte user - so create a new one: `adduser pleroma`, you can login as it via `su pleroma`
24 * Clone the git repository into new user's dir (clone as the pleroma user to avoid permissions errors)
25 * Again, as new user, install dependencies with `mix deps.get` if it asks you to install "hex" - agree to that.
26
27 ### Database preparation
28
29 * You'll need to allow password-based authorisation for `postgres` superuser
30 * changing default password for superuser is probably a good idea:
31 * Open psql shell as postgres user - while being root run `su postgres -c psql`
32 * There, enter following: `ALTER USER postgres with encrypted password '<PASSWORD>';` - where <PASSWORD> is just any string, no need to manually encrypt it, postgres will encrypt it automatically for you.
33 * Replace password in file `config/dev.exs` with password you supplied in previous step (look for line like `password: "postgres"`)
34
35 * edit `/etc/postgresql/9.6/main/pg_hba.conf` (Assuming you have 9.6 version) and change the line:
36
37 ```
38 local all postgres peer
39 ```
40
41 to
42
43 ```
44 local all postgres md5
45 ```
46
47 don't forget to revert it in the later step so you won't have to enter password when accessing psql console.
48 * Create and update your database with `mix ecto.create && mix ecto.migrate`. If it gives errors, try running again, this is a known issue.
49 * Undo changes you made in `/etc/postgresql/9.6/main/pg_hba.conf` (replace `md5` with `peer`)
50 * You most likely don't want having some application accessing database as superuser, so you need to create separate user for that. Right now it must be done manually (issue #27).
51 * Open psql shell as postgres user: (as root) `su postgres -c psql`
52 * Create a new PostgreSQL user:
53
54 ```sql
55 \c pleroma_dev
56 CREATE user pleroma;
57 ALTER user pleroma with encrypted password '<your password>';
58 GRANT ALL ON ALL tables IN SCHEMA public TO pleroma;
59 GRANT ALL ON ALL sequences IN SCHEMA public TO pleroma;
60 ```
61
62 * Again, change password in `config/dev.exs`, and change user to `"pleroma"` (line like `username: "postgres"`)
63
64 ### Some additional configuration
65
66 * You will need to let pleroma instance to know what hostname/url it's running on.
67
68 In file `config/dev.exs`, add these lines at the end of the file:
69
70 ```elixir
71 config :pleroma, Pleroma.Web.Endpoint,
72 url: [host: "example.tld", scheme: "https", port: 443]
73 ```
74
75 replacing `example.tld` with your (sub)domain
76
77 * The common and convenient way for adding HTTPS is by using nginx as reverse proxy. You can look at example nginx configuration in `installation/pleroma.nginx`. If you need TLS/SSL certificates for HTTPS, you can look get some for free with letsencrypt: https://letsencrypt.org/
78 On debian you can use `certbot` package and command to manage letsencrypt certificates.
79
80 * (not tested with reboots yet!) You'll also want to set up Pleroma to be run as a systemd service. Example .service can be found in `installation/pleroma.service` you can put it in `/etc/systemd/system/`.
81 Start pleroma by running `service pleroma start`
82 Logs can be watched by using `journalctl -fu pleroma.service`
83
84 * Without systemd you can start Pleroma by starting Phoenix endpoint with `mix phx.server`
85
86 In any case, it should be available on 4000 port on localhost and proxied to 443 port by nginx.
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88
89
90 # Phoenix info
91
92 Ready to run in production? Please [check our deployment guides](http://www.phoenixframework.org/docs/deployment).
93
94 ## Learn more
95
96 * Official website: http://www.phoenixframework.org/
97 * Guides: http://phoenixframework.org/docs/overview
98 * Docs: https://hexdocs.pm/phoenix
99 * Mailing list: http://groups.google.com/group/phoenix-talk
100 * Source: https://github.com/phoenixframework/phoenix