-This guide will assume that you have administrative rights, either as root or a user with [sudo permissions](https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Sudo). If you want to run this guide with root, ignore the `sudo` at the beginning of the lines, unless it calls a user like `sudo -Hu pleroma`; in this case, use `su <username> -s $SHELL -c 'command'` instead.
+This guide will assume that you have administrative rights, either as root or a user with [sudo permissions](https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Sudo). If you want to run this guide with root, ignore the `sudo` at the beginning of the lines, unless it calls a user like `sudo -Hu akkoma`; in this case, use `su <username> -s $SHELL -c 'command'` instead.
### Required packages
### Required packages
@@ -9,11+12,16 @@ This guide will assume that you have administrative rights, either as root or a
* `elixir`
* `git`
* `base-devel`
* `elixir`
* `git`
* `base-devel`
+* `cmake`
+* `file`
#### Optional packages used in this guide
* `nginx` (preferred, example configs for other reverse proxies can be found in the repo)
* `certbot` (or any other ACME client for Let’s Encrypt certificates)
#### Optional packages used in this guide
* `nginx` (preferred, example configs for other reverse proxies can be found in the repo)
* `certbot` (or any other ACME client for Let’s Encrypt certificates)
+### Install media / graphics packages (optional, see [`docs/installation/optional/media_graphics_packages.md`](../installation/optional/media_graphics_packages.md))
-**Note**: To execute a single command as the Pleroma system user, use `sudo -Hu pleroma command`. You can also switch to a shell by using `sudo -Hu pleroma $SHELL`. If you don’t have and want `sudo` on your system, you can use `su` as root user (UID 0) for a single command by using `su -l pleroma -s $SHELL -c 'command'` and `su -l pleroma -s $SHELL` for starting a shell.
+**Note**: To execute a single command as the Akkoma system user, use `sudo -Hu akkoma command`. You can also switch to a shell by using `sudo -Hu akkoma $SHELL`. If you don’t have and want `sudo` on your system, you can use `su` as root user (UID 0) for a single command by using `su -l akkoma -s $SHELL -c 'command'` and `su -l akkoma -s $SHELL` for starting a shell.
-* Git clone the PleromaBE repository and make the Pleroma user the owner of the directory:
+* Git clone the AkkomaBE repository and make the Akkoma user the owner of the directory:
* Answer with `yes` if it asks you to install `rebar3`.
* Answer with `yes` if it asks you to install `rebar3`.
- * This may take some time, because parts of pleroma get compiled first.
+ * This may take some time, because parts of akkoma get compiled first.
* After that it will ask you a few questions about your instance and generates a configuration file in `config/generated_config.exs`.
* After that it will ask you a few questions about your instance and generates a configuration file in `config/generated_config.exs`.
-* Check the configuration and if all looks right, rename it, so Pleroma will load it (`prod.secret.exs` for productive instance, `dev.secret.exs` for development instances):
+* Check the configuration and if all looks right, rename it, so Akkoma will load it (`prod.secret.exs` for productive instance, `dev.secret.exs` for development instances):
-If you want to open your newly installed instance to the world, you should run nginx or some other webserver/proxy in front of Pleroma and you should consider to create a systemd service file for Pleroma.
+If you want to open your newly installed instance to the world, you should run nginx or some other webserver/proxy in front of Akkoma and you should consider to create a systemd service file for Akkoma.
#### Nginx
#### Nginx
@@ -154,8+168,8 @@ If that doesn’t work, make sure, that nginx is not already running. If it stil
* Copy the example nginx configuration and activate it:
```shell
* Copy the example nginx configuration and activate it:
-Questions about the installation or didn’t it work as it should be, ask in [#pleroma:matrix.org](https://matrix.heldscal.la/#/room/#freenode_#pleroma:matrix.org) or IRC Channel **#pleroma** on **Freenode**.
+If you encounter any issues or have questions regarding the install process, feel free to ask at [meta.akkoma.dev](https://meta.akkoma.dev/).