-# Pleroma
+<img src="https://git.pleroma.social/pleroma/pleroma/uploads/8cec84f5a084d887339f57deeb8a293e/pleroma-banner-vector-nopad-notext.svg" width="300px" />
-## Installation
-
-### Dependencies
-
-* Postgresql version 9.6 or newer
-* Elixir version 1.4 or newer
-* NodeJS LTS
-* Build-essential tools
-
-#### Installing dependencies on Debian system
-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 since Debian allows multiple versions to coexist but still runs only one version.
-
-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`
-
-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`
-
-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.
-
-### Preparation
-
- * You probably want application to run as separte user - so create a new one: `adduser pleroma`, you can login as it via `su pleroma`
- * Clone the git repository into new user's dir (clone as the pleroma user to avoid permissions errors)
- * Again, as new user, install dependencies with `mix deps.get` if it asks you to install "hex" - agree to that.
-
-### Database setup
-
- * You'll need to allow password-based authorisation for `postgres` superuser
- * Changing default password for superuser is probably a good idea:
- * Open psql shell as postgres user - while being root run `su postgres -c psql`
- * There, enter following:
+## About
- ```sql
- ALTER USER postgres with encrypted password '[PASSWORD]';
- ```
+Pleroma is a microblogging server software that can federate (= exchange messages with) other servers that support ActivityPub. What that means is that you can host a server for yourself or your friends and stay in control of your online identity, but still exchange messages with people on larger servers. Pleroma will federate with all servers that implement ActivityPub, like Friendica, GNU Social, Hubzilla, Mastodon, Misskey, Peertube, and Pixelfed.
- where [PASSWORD] is any string, no need to manually encrypt it - postgres will encrypt it automatically for you.
- * Replace password in file `config/dev.exs` with password you supplied in previous step (look for line like `password: "postgres"`)
-
- * Edit `/etc/postgresql/9.6/main/pg_hba.conf` (Assuming you have the 9.6 version) and change the line:
+Pleroma is written in Elixir and uses PostgresSQL for data storage. It's efficient enough to be ran on low-power devices like Raspberry Pi (though we wouldn't recommend storing the database on the internal SD card ;) but can scale well when ran on more powerful hardware (albeit only single-node for now).
- ```
- local all postgres peer
- ```
+For clients it supports the [Mastodon client API](https://docs.joinmastodon.org/api/guidelines/) with Pleroma extensions (see the API section on <https://docs-develop.pleroma.social>).
- to
+- [Client Applications for Pleroma](https://docs-develop.pleroma.social/backend/clients/)
- ```
- local all postgres md5
- ```
-
- don't forget to revert it in the later step so you won't have to enter password when accessing psql console.
- * Create and update your database with `mix ecto.create && mix ecto.migrate`. If it gives errors, try running again, this is a known issue.
- * Undo changes you made in `/etc/postgresql/9.6/main/pg_hba.conf` (replace `md5` with `peer`)
- * You most likely don't want having some application accessing database as a superuser, so you should create separate user for Pleroma. Right now it must be done manually (issue #27).
- * Open psql shell as postgres user: (as root) `su postgres -c psql`
- * Create a new PostgreSQL user:
-
- ```sql
- \c pleroma_dev
- CREATE user pleroma;
- ALTER user pleroma with encrypted password '[your password]';
- GRANT ALL ON ALL tables IN SCHEMA public TO pleroma;
- GRANT ALL ON ALL sequences IN SCHEMA public TO pleroma;
- ```
-
- * Again, change password in `config/dev.exs`, and change user to `"pleroma"` (line like `username: "postgres"`)
-
-### Some additional configuration
-
- * You will need to let pleroma instance to know what hostname/url it's running on.
-
- In file `config/dev.exs`, add these lines at the end of the file:
-
- ```elixir
- config :pleroma, Pleroma.Web.Endpoint,
- url: [host: "example.tld", scheme: "https", port: 443]
- ```
-
- replacing `example.tld` with your (sub)domain
-
- * 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
+## Installation
-By default, it listens on port 4000 (TCP), so you can access it on http://localhost:4000/ (if you it on same machine). In case of an error it will restart automatically.
+### 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/).
-### As systemd service (with provided .service file)
-Running `service pleroma start`
-Logs can be watched by using `journalctl -fu pleroma.service`
+### From Source
+If your platform is not supported, or you just want to be able to edit the source code easily, you may install Pleroma from source.
-### Standalone/run by other means
-Run `mix phx.server` in repository's root, it will output log into stdout/stderr
+- [Debian-based](https://docs-develop.pleroma.social/backend/installation/debian_based_en/)
+- [Debian-based (jp)](https://docs-develop.pleroma.social/backend/installation/debian_based_jp/)
+- [Alpine Linux](https://docs-develop.pleroma.social/backend/installation/alpine_linux_en/)
+- [Arch Linux](https://docs-develop.pleroma.social/backend/installation/arch_linux_en/)
+- [Gentoo Linux](https://docs-develop.pleroma.social/backend/installation/gentoo_en/)
+- [NetBSD](https://docs-develop.pleroma.social/backend/installation/netbsd_en/)
+- [OpenBSD](https://docs-develop.pleroma.social/backend/installation/openbsd_en/)
+- [OpenBSD (fi)](https://docs-develop.pleroma.social/backend/installation/openbsd_fi/)
+- [CentOS 7](https://docs-develop.pleroma.social/backend/installation/centos7_en/)
-# Phoenix info
+### OS/Distro packages
+Currently Pleroma is not packaged by any OS/Distros, but if you want to package it for one, we can guide you through the process on our [community channels](#community-channels). If you want to change default options in your Pleroma package, please **discuss it with us first**.
-Ready to run in production? Please [check our deployment guides](http://www.phoenixframework.org/docs/deployment).
+### Docker
+While we don’t provide docker files, other people have written very good ones. Take a look at <https://github.com/angristan/docker-pleroma> or <https://glitch.sh/sn0w/pleroma-docker>.
-## Learn more
+## Documentation
+- Latest Released revision: <https://docs.pleroma.social>
+- Latest Git revision: <https://docs-develop.pleroma.social>
- * Official website: http://www.phoenixframework.org/
- * Guides: http://phoenixframework.org/docs/overview
- * Docs: https://hexdocs.pm/phoenix
- * Mailing list: http://groups.google.com/group/phoenix-talk
- * Source: https://github.com/phoenixframework/phoenix
+## Community Channels
+* IRC: **#pleroma** and **#pleroma-dev** on freenode, webchat is available at <https://irc.pleroma.social>
+* Matrix: <https://matrix.to/#/#freenode_#pleroma:matrix.org> and <https://matrix.to/#/#freenode_#pleroma-dev:matrix.org>
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