For any additional information regarding commands and configuration files mentioned here, check the man pages [online](https://man.openbsd.org/) or directly on your server with the man command.
-#### Required software
-
-The following packages need to be installed:
+{! backend/installation/generic_dependencies.include !}
- * elixir
- * gmake
- * git
- * postgresql-server
- * postgresql-contrib
- * cmake
- * ffmpeg
- * ImageMagick
+### Preparing the system
+#### Required software
To install them, run the following command (with doas or as root):
Then follow the main installation guide:
* run `mix deps.get`
- * run `mix pleroma.instance gen` and enter your instance's information when asked
+ * run `MIX_ENV=prod mix pleroma.instance gen` and enter your instance's information when asked
* copy config/generated\_config.exs to config/prod.secret.exs. The default values should be sufficient but you should edit it and check that everything seems OK.
* exit your current shell back to a root one and run `psql -U postgres -f /home/_pleroma/pleroma/config/setup_db.psql` to setup the database.
* return to a \_pleroma shell into pleroma's installation directory (`su _pleroma -;cd ~/pleroma`) and run `MIX_ENV=prod mix ecto.migrate`
## Questions
-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**.
+Questions about the installation or didn’t it work as it should be, ask in [#pleroma:libera.chat](https://matrix.to/#/#pleroma:libera.chat) via Matrix or **#pleroma** on **libera.chat** via IRC.