-### Dependencies
-
-* Postgresql version 9.6 or newer
-* Elixir version 1.5 or newer
-* Build-essential tools
-
-### Configuration
-
- * Run `mix deps.get` to install elixir dependencies.
-
- * Run `mix generate_config`. This will ask you a few questions about your instance and generate a configuration file in `config/generated_config.exs`. Check that and copy it to either `config/dev.secret.exs` or `config/prod.secret.exs`. It will also create a `config/setup_db.psql`, which you need to run as PostgreSQL superuser (i.e. `sudo su postgres -c "psql -f config/setup_db.psql"`). It will setup a pleroma db user, database and will setup needed extensions that need to be set up once as superuser.
-
- * Run `mix ecto.migrate` to run the database migrations. You will have to do this again after certain updates.
-
- * You can check if your instance is configured correctly by running it with `mix phx.server` and checking the instance info endpoint at `/api/v1/instance`. If it shows your uri, name and email correctly, you are configured correctly. If it shows something like `localhost:4000`, your configuration is probably wrong, unless you are running a local development setup.
-
- * The common and convenient way for adding HTTPS is by using Nginx as a 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/
- On Debian you can use `certbot` package and command to manage letsencrypt certificates.
-
- * [Not tested with system reboot yet!] You'll also want to set up Pleroma to be run as a systemd service. Example .service file can be found in `installation/pleroma.service` you can put it in `/etc/systemd/system/`.
-
-## Running
-
-By default, it listens on port 4000 (TCP), so you can access it on http://localhost:4000/ (if you are on the same machine). In case of an error it will restart automatically.
-
-### As systemd service (with provided .service file)
-Running `service pleroma start`
-Logs can be watched by using `journalctl -fu pleroma.service`
-
-### Standalone/run by other means
-Run `mix phx.server` in repository's root, it will output log into stdout/stderr
+### OTP releases (Recommended)
+If you are running Linux (glibc or musl) on x86/arm, the recommended way to install Pleroma is by using OTP releases. OTP releases are as close as you can get to binary releases with Erlang/Elixir. The release is self-contained, and provides everything needed to boot it. The installation instructions are available [here](https://docs-develop.pleroma.social/backend/installation/otp_en/).