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diff --git a/docs/installation/otp_en.md b/docs/installation/otp_en.md index 12078cb20..22edb207f 100644 --- a/docs/installation/otp_en.md +++ b/docs/installation/otp_en.md @@ -1,12 +1,17 @@ # Installing on Linux using OTP releases +{! backend/installation/otp_vs_from_source.include !} + +This guide covers a installation using OTP releases as built by the Pleroma project, it is meant as a fallback to distribution packages/recipes which are the preferred installation method. +To install Pleroma from source, please check out the corresponding guide for your distro. + ## Pre-requisites -* A machine running Linux with GNU (e.g. Debian, Ubuntu) or musl (e.g. Alpine) libc and `x86_64`, `aarch64` or `armv7l` CPU, you have root access to. If you are not sure if it's compatible see [Detecting flavour section](#detecting-flavour) below +* A machine you have root access to running Debian GNU/Linux or compatible (eg. Ubuntu), or Alpine on `x86_64`, `aarch64` or `armv7l` CPU. If you are not sure what you are running see [Detecting flavour section](#detecting-flavour) below * A (sub)domain pointed to the machine -You will be running commands as root. If you aren't root already, please elevate your priviledges by executing `sudo su`/`su`. +You will be running commands as root. If you aren't root already, please elevate your privileges by executing `sudo -i`/`su`. -While in theory OTP releases are possbile to install on any compatible machine, for the sake of simplicity this guide focuses only on Debian/Ubuntu and Alpine. +Similarly to other binaries, OTP releases tend to be only compatible with the distro they are built on, as such this guide focuses only on Debian/Ubuntu and Alpine. ### Detecting flavour @@ -15,7 +20,7 @@ Paste the following into the shell: arch="$(uname -m)";if [ "$arch" = "x86_64" ];then arch="amd64";elif [ "$arch" = "armv7l" ];then arch="arm";elif [ "$arch" = "aarch64" ];then arch="arm64";else echo "Unsupported arch: $arch">&2;fi;if getconf GNU_LIBC_VERSION>/dev/null;then libc_postfix="";elif [ "$(ldd 2>&1|head -c 9)" = "musl libc" ];then libc_postfix="-musl";elif [ "$(find /lib/libc.musl*|wc -l)" ];then libc_postfix="-musl";else echo "Unsupported libc">&2;fi;echo "$arch$libc_postfix" ``` -If your platform is supported the output will contain the flavour string, you will need it later. If not, this just means that we don't build releases for your platform, you can still try installing from source. +This should give your flavour string. If not this just means that we don't build releases for your platform, you can still try installing from source. ### Installing the required packages @@ -31,7 +36,7 @@ Other than things bundled in the OTP release Pleroma depends on: === "Alpine" ``` - echo "http://nl.alpinelinux.org/alpine/latest-stable/community" >> /etc/apk/repositories + awk 'NR==2' /etc/apk/repositories | sed 's/main/community/' | tee -a /etc/apk/repositories apk update apk add curl unzip ncurses postgresql postgresql-contrib nginx certbot file-dev ``` @@ -50,7 +55,6 @@ Per [`docs/installation/optional/media_graphics_packages.md`](optional/media_gra === "Alpine" ``` - echo "http://nl.alpinelinux.org/alpine/latest-stable/community" >> /etc/apk/repositories apk update apk add imagemagick ffmpeg exiftool ``` @@ -232,7 +236,7 @@ At this point if you open your (sub)domain in a browser you should see a 502 err If everything worked, you should see Pleroma-FE when visiting your domain. If that didn't happen, try reviewing the installation steps, starting Pleroma in the foreground and seeing if there are any errrors. -Still doesn't work? Feel free to contact us on [#pleroma on freenode](https://irc.pleroma.social) or via matrix at <https://matrix.heldscal.la/#/room/#freenode_#pleroma:matrix.org>, you can also [file an issue on our Gitlab](https://git.pleroma.social/pleroma/pleroma-support/issues/new) +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, you can also [file an issue on our Gitlab](https://git.pleroma.social/pleroma/pleroma-support/issues/new). ## Post installation @@ -301,4 +305,4 @@ This will create an account withe the username of 'joeuser' with the email addre ## 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, you can also [file an issue on our Gitlab](https://git.pleroma.social/pleroma/pleroma-support/issues/new). |