8 files changed, 448 insertions, 32 deletions
diff --git a/docs/installation/alpine_linux_en.md b/docs/installation/alpine_linux_en.md
index e1d69c873..a9b5afd33 100644
--- a/docs/installation/alpine_linux_en.md
+++ b/docs/installation/alpine_linux_en.md
@@ -203,12 +203,12 @@ sudo -Hu pleroma MIX_ENV=prod mix pleroma.user new <username> <your@emailaddress
 #### Further reading
 
 * [Admin tasks](Admin tasks)
-* [Backup your instance](Backup-your-instance)
-* [Configuration tips](General tips for customizing pleroma fe)
-* [Hardening your instance](Hardening-your-instance)
-* [How to activate mediaproxy](How-to-activate-mediaproxy)
-* [Small Pleroma-FE customizations](Small customizations)
-* [Updating your instance](Updating-your-instance)
+* [Backup your instance](backup.html)
+* [Configuration tips](general-tips-for-customizing-pleroma-fe.html)
+* [Hardening your instance](hardening.html)
+* [How to activate mediaproxy](howto_mediaproxy.html)
+* [Small Pleroma-FE customizations](small_customizations.html)
+* [Updating your instance](updating.html)
 
 ## Questions
 
diff --git a/docs/installation/arch_linux_en.md b/docs/installation/arch_linux_en.md
index 26e1ab86a..d25fe1d12 100644
--- a/docs/installation/arch_linux_en.md
+++ b/docs/installation/arch_linux_en.md
@@ -201,12 +201,12 @@ sudo -Hu pleroma MIX_ENV=prod mix pleroma.user new <username> <your@emailaddress
 #### Further reading
 
 * [Admin tasks](Admin tasks)
-* [Backup your instance](Backup-your-instance)
-* [Configuration tips](General tips for customizing pleroma fe)
-* [Hardening your instance](Hardening-your-instance)
-* [How to activate mediaproxy](How-to-activate-mediaproxy)
-* [Small Pleroma-FE customizations](Small customizations)
-* [Updating your instance](Updating-your-instance)
+* [Backup your instance](backup.html)
+* [Configuration tips](general-tips-for-customizing-pleroma-fe.html)
+* [Hardening your instance](hardening.html)
+* [How to activate mediaproxy](howto_mediaproxy.html)
+* [Small Pleroma-FE customizations](small_customizations.html)
+* [Updating your instance](updating.html)
 
 ## Questions
 
diff --git a/docs/installation/centos7_en.md b/docs/installation/centos7_en.md
index 19bff7461..9ae55cc4a 100644
--- a/docs/installation/centos7_en.md
+++ b/docs/installation/centos7_en.md
@@ -265,12 +265,12 @@ sudo -Hu pleroma MIX_ENV=prod mix pleroma.user new <username> <your@emailaddress
 #### Further reading
 
 * [Admin tasks](Admin tasks)
-* [Backup your instance](Backup-your-instance)
-* [Configuration tips](General tips for customizing pleroma fe)
-* [Hardening your instance](Hardening-your-instance)
-* [How to activate mediaproxy](How-to-activate-mediaproxy)
-* [Small Pleroma-FE customizations](Small customizations)
-* [Updating your instance](Updating-your-instance)
+* [Backup your instance](backup.html)
+* [Configuration tips](general-tips-for-customizing-pleroma-fe.html)
+* [Hardening your instance](hardening.html)
+* [How to activate mediaproxy](howto_mediaproxy.html)
+* [Small Pleroma-FE customizations](small_customizations.html)
+* [Updating your instance](updating.html)
 
 ## Questions
 
diff --git a/docs/installation/debian_based_en.md b/docs/installation/debian_based_en.md
index 7d39ca5f9..08f8bf369 100644
--- a/docs/installation/debian_based_en.md
+++ b/docs/installation/debian_based_en.md
@@ -191,12 +191,12 @@ sudo -Hu pleroma MIX_ENV=prod mix pleroma.user new <username> <your@emailaddress
 #### Further reading
 
 * [Admin tasks](Admin tasks)
-* [Backup your instance](Backup-your-instance)
-* [Configuration tips](General tips for customizing pleroma fe)
-* [Hardening your instance](Hardening-your-instance)
-* [How to activate mediaproxy](How-to-activate-mediaproxy)
-* [Small Pleroma-FE customizations](Small customizations)
-* [Updating your instance](Updating-your-instance)
+* [Backup your instance](backup.html)
+* [Configuration tips](general-tips-for-customizing-pleroma-fe.html)
+* [Hardening your instance](hardening.html)
+* [How to activate mediaproxy](howto_mediaproxy.html)
+* [Small Pleroma-FE customizations](small_customizations.html)
+* [Updating your instance](updating.html)
 
 ## Questions
 
diff --git a/docs/installation/debian_based_jp.md b/docs/installation/debian_based_jp.md
index 84b9666c8..627ddfe39 100644
--- a/docs/installation/debian_based_jp.md
+++ b/docs/installation/debian_based_jp.md
@@ -180,9 +180,13 @@ mix set_moderator username [true|false]
 
 #### コンフィギュレーションとカスタマイズ
 
-* [Configuration tips](General tips for customizing pleroma fe)
-* [Small Pleroma-FE customizations](Small customizations)
 * [Admin tasks](Admin tasks)
+* [Backup your instance](backup.html)
+* [Configuration tips](general-tips-for-customizing-pleroma-fe.html)
+* [Hardening your instance](hardening.html)
+* [How to activate mediaproxy](howto_mediaproxy.html)
+* [Small Pleroma-FE customizations](small_customizations.html)
+* [Updating your instance](updating.html)
 
 ## 質問ある？
 
diff --git a/docs/installation/gentoo_en.md b/docs/installation/gentoo_en.md
index b7c42a477..1a9023983 100644
--- a/docs/installation/gentoo_en.md
+++ b/docs/installation/gentoo_en.md
@@ -284,12 +284,12 @@ If you opted to allow sudo for the `pleroma` user but would like to remove the a
 #### Further reading
 
 * [Admin tasks](Admin tasks)
-* [Backup your instance](Backup-your-instance)
-* [Configuration tips](General tips for customizing pleroma fe)
-* [Hardening your instance](Hardening-your-instance)
-* [How to activate mediaproxy](How-to-activate-mediaproxy)
-* [Small Pleroma-FE customizations](Small customizations)
-* [Updating your instance](Updating-your-instance)
+* [Backup your instance](backup.html)
+* [Configuration tips](general-tips-for-customizing-pleroma-fe.html)
+* [Hardening your instance](hardening.html)
+* [How to activate mediaproxy](howto_mediaproxy.html)
+* [Small Pleroma-FE customizations](small_customizations.html)
+* [Updating your instance](updating.html)
 
 ## Questions
 
diff --git a/docs/installation/migrating_from_source_otp_en.md b/docs/installation/migrating_from_source_otp_en.md
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..0b41d0c0e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/docs/installation/migrating_from_source_otp_en.md
@@ -0,0 +1,151 @@
+# Switching a from-source install to OTP releases
+## What are 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, it is easily administered via the provided shell script to open up a remote console, start/stop/restart the release, start in the background, send remote commands, and more.
+### Can I still run the develop branch if I decide to use them?
+Yes, we produce builds for every commit in `develop`. However `develop` is considered unstable, please don't use it in production because of faster access to new features, unless you need them as an app developer.
+## Why would one want to switch?
+Benefits of OTP releases over from-source installs include:
+* **Less space used.** OTP releases come without source code, build tools, have docs and debug symbols stripped from the compiled bytecode and do not cointain tests, docs, revision history.
+* **Minimal system dependencies.** Excluding the database and reverse proxy, only `curl`, `unzip` and `ncurses` are needed to download and run the release. Because Erlang runtime and Elixir are shipped with Pleroma, one can use the latest BEAM optimizations and Pleroma features, without having to worry about outdated system repos or a missing `erlang-*` package.
+* **Potentially less bugs and better performance.** This extends on the previous point, because we have control over exactly what gets shipped, we can tweak the VM arguments and forget about weird bugs due to Erlang/Elixir version mismatches.
+* **Faster and less bug-prone mix tasks.** On a from-source install one has to wait untill a new Pleroma node is started for each mix task and they execute outside of the instance context (for example if a user was deleted via a mix task, the instance will have no knowledge of that and continue to display status count and follows before the cache expires). Mix tasks in OTP releases are executed by calling into a running instance via RPC, which solves both of these problems.
+
+### Sounds great, how do I switch?
+Currently we support Linux machines with GNU (e.g. Debian, Ubuntu) or musl (e.g. Alpine) libc and `x86_64`, `aarch64` or `armv7l` CPUs. If you are unsure, check the [Detecting flavour](otp_en.html#detecting-flavour) section in OTP install guide. If your platform is supported, proceed with the guide, if not check the [My platform is not supported](#my-platform-is-not-supported) section.
+### I don't think it is worth the effort, can I stay on a from-source install?
+Yes, currently there are no plans to deprecate them.
+
+### My platform is not supported
+If you think your platform is a popular choice for running Pleroma instances, or has the potential to become one, you can [file an issue on our Gitlab](https://git.pleroma.social/pleroma/pleroma/issues/new). If not, guides on how to build and update releases by yourself will be available soon.
+## Pre-requisites
+You will be running commands as root. If you aren't root already, please elevate your priviledges by executing `sudo su`/`su`.
+
+The system needs to have `curl` and `unzip` installed for downloading and unpacking release builds.
+
+Debian/Ubuntu:
+```sh
+apt install curl unzip
+```
+Alpine:
+```
+apk add curl unzip
+
+```
+## Moving content out of the application directory
+When using OTP releases the application directory changes with every version so it would be a bother to keep content there (and also dangerous unless `--no-rm` option is used when updating). Fortunately almost all paths in Pleroma are configurable, so it is possible to move them out of there.
+
+Pleroma should be stopped before proceeding.
+
+### Moving uploads/custom public files directory
+```sh
+# Create uploads directory and set proper permissions (skip if using a remote uploader)
+# Note: It does not have to be `/var/lib/pleroma/uploads`, you can configure it to be something else later
+mkdir -p /var/lib/pleroma/uploads
+chown -R pleroma /var/lib/pleroma
+
+# Create custom public files directory
+# Note: It does not have to be `/var/lib/pleroma/static`, you can configure it to be something else later
+mkdir -p /var/lib/pleroma/static
+chown -R pleroma /var/lib/pleroma
+
+# If you use the local uploader with default settings your uploads should be located in `~pleroma/uploads`
+mv ~pleroma/uploads /var/lib/pleroma/uploads
+
+# If you have created the custom public files directory with default settings it should be located in `~pleroma/instance/static`
+mv ~pleroma/instance/static /var/lib/pleroma/static
+```
+
+### Moving emoji
+Assuming you have all emojis in subdirectories of `priv/static/emoji` moving them can be done with
+```sh
+mkdir /var/lib/pleroma/static/emoji
+ls -d ~pleroma/priv/static/emoji/*/ | xargs -i sh -c 'mv "{}" "/var/lib/pleroma/static/emoji/$(basename {})"'
+```
+
+But, if for some reason you have custom emojis in the root directory you should copy the whole directory instead.
+```sh
+mv ~pleroma/priv/static/emoji /var/lib/pleroma/static/emoji
+```
+and then copy custom emojis to `/var/lib/pleroma/static/emoji/custom`. 
+
+This is needed because storing custom emojis in the root directory is deprecated, but if you just move them to `/var/lib/pleroma/static/emoji/custom` it will break emoji urls on old posts.
+
+Note that globs have been replaced with `pack_extensions`, so if your emojis are not in png/gif you should [modify the default value](config.html#emoji).
+
+### Moving the config
+```sh
+# Create the config directory
+# The default path for Pleroma config is /etc/pleroma/config.exs
+# but it can be set via PLEROMA_CONFIG_PATH environment variable
+mkdir -p /etc/pleroma
+
+# Move the config file
+mv ~pleroma/config/prod.secret.exs /etc/pleroma/config.exs
+
+# Change `use Mix.Config` at the top to `import Config`
+$EDITOR /etc/pleroma/config.exs
+```
+## Installing the release
+Before proceeding, get the flavour from [Detecting flavour](otp_en.html#detecting-flavour) section in OTP installation guide.
+```sh
+# Delete all files in pleroma user's directory
+rm -r ~pleroma/*
+
+# Set the flavour environment variable to the string you got in Detecting flavour section.
+# For example if the flavour is `arm64-musl` the command will be
+export FLAVOUR="arm64-musl"
+
+# Clone the release build into a temporary directory and unpack it
+# Replace `master` with `develop` if you want to run the develop branch
+su pleroma -s $SHELL -lc "
+curl 'https://git.pleroma.social/api/v4/projects/2/jobs/artifacts/master/download?job=$FLAVOUR' -o /tmp/pleroma.zip
+unzip /tmp/pleroma.zip -d /tmp/
+"
+
+# Move the release to the home directory and delete temporary files
+su pleroma -s $SHELL -lc "
+mv /tmp/release/* ~pleroma/
+rmdir /tmp/release
+rm /tmp/pleroma.zip
+"
+
+# Start the instance to verify that everything is working as expected
+su pleroma -s $SHELL -lc "./bin/pleroma daemon"
+
+# Wait for about 20 seconds and query the instance endpoint, if it shows your uri, name and email correctly, you are configured correctly
+sleep 20 && curl http://localhost:4000/api/v1/instance
+
+# Stop the instance
+su pleroma -s $SHELL -lc "./bin/pleroma stop"
+```
+
+## Setting up a system service
+OTP releases have different service files than from-source installs so they need to be copied over again.
+
+Debian/Ubuntu:
+```sh
+# Copy the service into a proper directory
+cp ~pleroma/installation/pleroma.service /etc/systemd/system/pleroma.service
+
+# Reload service files
+systemctl reload-daemon
+
+# Reenable pleroma to start on boot
+systemctl reenable pleroma
+
+# Start pleroma
+systemctl start pleroma
+```
+
+Alpine:
+```sh
+# Copy the service into a proper directory
+cp -f ~pleroma/installation/init.d/pleroma /etc/init.d/pleroma
+
+# Start pleroma
+rc-service pleroma start
+```
+## Running mix tasks
+Refer to [Running mix tasks](otp_en.html#running-mix-tasks) section from OTP release installation guide.
+## Updating
+Refer to [Updating](otp_en.html#updating) section from OTP release installation guide.
diff --git a/docs/installation/otp_en.md b/docs/installation/otp_en.md
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..fa71f23e1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/docs/installation/otp_en.md
@@ -0,0 +1,261 @@
+# Installing on Linux using OTP releases
+
+## Pre-requisites
+* A machine running Linux with GNU (e.g. Debian, Ubuntu) or musl (e.g. Alpine) libc and `x86_64`, `aarch64` or `armv7l` CPU, you have root access to. If you are not sure if it's compatible see [Detecting flavour section](#detecting-flavour) below
+* A (sub)domain pointed to the machine
+
+You will be running commands as root. If you aren't root already, please elevate your priviledges by executing `sudo su`/`su`.
+
+While in theory OTP releases are possbile to install on any compatible machine, for the sake of simplicity this guide focuses only on Debian/Ubuntu/Alpine.
+
+### Detecting flavour
+
+Paste the following into the shell:
+```sh
+arch="$(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.
+
+### Installing the required packages
+
+Other than things bundled in the OTP release Pleroma depends on:
+* curl (to download the release build)
+* unzip (needed to unpack release builds)
+* ncurses (ERTS won't run without it)
+* PostgreSQL (also utilizes extensions in postgresql-contrib)
+* nginx (could be swapped with another reverse proxy but this guide covers only it)
+* certbot (for Let's Encrypt certificates, could be swapped with another ACME client, but this guide covers only it)
+
+Debian/Ubuntu:
+```sh
+apt install curl unzip libncurses5 postgresql postgresql-contrib nginx certbot
+```
+Alpine:
+
+```sh
+echo "http://nl.alpinelinux.org/alpine/latest-stable/community" >> /etc/apk/repositories
+apk update
+apk add curl unzip ncurses postgresql postgresql-contrib nginx certbot
+```
+
+## Setup
+### Configuring PostgreSQL
+#### (Optional) Installing RUM indexes
+RUM indexes are an alternative indexing scheme that is not included in PostgreSQL by default. You can read more about them on the [Configuration page](config.html#rum-indexing-for-full-text-search). They are completely optional and most of the time are not worth it, especially if you are running a single user instance (unless you absolutely need ordered search results).
+
+Debian/Ubuntu (available only on Buster/19.04):
+```sh
+apt install postgresql-11-rum
+```
+Alpine:
+```sh
+apk add git build-base postgresql-dev
+git clone https://github.com/postgrespro/rum /tmp/rum
+cd /tmp/rum
+make USE_PGXS=1
+make USE_PGXS=1 install
+cd
+rm -r /tmp/rum
+```
+#### (Optional) Performance configuration
+For optimal performance, you may use [PGTune](https://pgtune.leopard.in.ua), don't forget to restart postgresql after editing the configuration
+
+Debian/Ubuntu:
+```sh
+systemctl restart postgresql
+```
+Alpine:
+```sh
+rc-service postgresql restart
+```
+### Installing Pleroma
+```sh
+# Create the Pleroma user
+adduser --system --shell  /bin/false --home /opt/pleroma pleroma
+
+# Set the flavour environment variable to the string you got in Detecting flavour section. 
+# For example if the flavour is `arm64-musl` the command will be
+export FLAVOUR="arm64-musl"
+
+# Clone the release build into a temporary directory and unpack it
+su pleroma -s $SHELL -lc "
+curl 'https://git.pleroma.social/api/v4/projects/2/jobs/artifacts/master/download?job=$FLAVOUR' -o /tmp/pleroma.zip
+unzip /tmp/pleroma.zip -d /tmp/
+"
+
+# Move the release to the home directory and delete temporary files
+su pleroma -s $SHELL -lc "
+mv /tmp/release/* /opt/pleroma
+rmdir /tmp/release
+rm /tmp/pleroma.zip
+"
+# Create uploads directory and set proper permissions (skip if planning to use a remote uploader)
+# Note: It does not have to be `/var/lib/pleroma/uploads`, the config generator will ask about the upload directory later
+
+mkdir -p /var/lib/pleroma/uploads
+chown -R pleroma /var/lib/pleroma
+
+# Create custom public files directory (custom emojis, frontend bundle overrides, robots.txt, etc.)
+# Note: It does not have to be `/var/lib/pleroma/static`, the config generator will ask about the custom public files directory later
+mkdir -p /var/lib/pleroma/static
+chown -R pleroma /var/lib/pleroma
+
+# Create a config directory
+mkdir -p /etc/pleroma
+chown -R pleroma /etc/pleroma
+
+# Run the config generator
+su pleroma -s $SHELL -lc "./bin/pleroma_ctl instance gen --output /etc/pleroma/config.exs --output-psql /tmp/setup_db.psql"
+
+# Create the postgres database
+su postgres -s $SHELL -lc "psql -f /tmp/setup_db.psql"
+
+# Create the database schema
+su pleroma -s $SHELL -lc "./bin/pleroma_ctl migrate"
+
+# If you have installed RUM indexes uncommend and run
+# su pleroma -s $SHELL -lc "./bin/pleroma_ctl migrate --migrations-path priv/repo/optional_migrations/rum_indexing/"
+
+# Start the instance to verify that everything is working as expected
+su pleroma -s $SHELL -lc "./bin/pleroma daemon"
+
+# Wait for about 20 seconds and query the instance endpoint, if it shows your uri, name and email correctly, you are configured correctly
+sleep 20 && curl http://localhost:4000/api/v1/instance
+
+# Stop the instance
+su pleroma -s $SHELL -lc "./bin/pleroma stop"
+```
+
+### Setting up nginx and getting Let's Encrypt SSL certificaties
+
+```sh
+# Get a Let's Encrypt certificate
+certbot certonly --standalone --preferred-challenges http -d yourinstance.tld
+
+# Copy the Pleroma nginx configuration to the nginx folder
+# The location of nginx configs is dependent on the distro
+
+# For Debian/Ubuntu:
+cp /opt/pleroma/installation/pleroma.nginx /etc/nginx/sites-available/pleroma.nginx
+ln -s /etc/nginx/sites-available/pleroma.nginx /etc/nginx/sites-enabled/pleroma.nginx
+# For Alpine:
+cp /opt/pleroma/installation/pleroma.nginx /etc/nginx/conf.d/pleroma.conf
+# If your distro does not have either of those you can append
+# `include /etc/nginx/pleroma.conf` to the end of the http section in /etc/nginx/nginx.conf and
+cp /opt/pleroma/installation/pleroma.nginx /etc/nginx/pleroma.conf
+
+# Edit the nginx config replacing example.tld with your (sub)domain
+$EDITOR path-to-nginx-config
+
+# Verify that the config is valid
+nginx -t
+
+# Start nginx
+# For Debian/Ubuntu:
+systemctl start nginx
+# For Alpine:
+rc-service nginx start
+```
+
+At this point if you open your (sub)domain in a browser you should see a 502 error, that's because pleroma is not started yet.
+
+### Setting up a system service
+Debian/Ubuntu:
+```sh
+# Copy the service into a proper directory
+cp /opt/pleroma/installation/pleroma.service /etc/systemd/system/pleroma.service
+
+# Start pleroma and enable it on boot
+systemctl start pleroma
+systemctl enable pleroma
+```
+Alpine:
+```sh
+# Copy the service into a proper directory
+cp /opt/pleroma/installation/init.d/pleroma /etc/init.d/pleroma
+
+# Start pleroma and enable it on boot
+rc-service pleroma start
+rc-update add pleroma
+```
+
+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://webchat.freenode.net/?channels=%23pleroma) 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/issues/new)
+
+## Post installation
+
+### Setting up auto-renew Let's Encrypt certificate
+```sh
+# Create the directory for webroot challenges
+mkdir -p /var/lib/letsencrypt
+
+# Uncomment the webroot method
+$EDITOR path-to-nginx-config
+
+# Verify that the config is valid
+nginx -t
+```
+Debian/Ubuntu:
+```sh
+# Restart nginx
+systemctl restart nginx
+
+# Ensure the webroot menthod and post hook is working
+certbot renew --cert-name yourinstance.tld --webroot -w /var/lib/letsencrypt/ --dry-run --post-hook 'systemctl nginx reload'
+
+# Add it to the daily cron
+echo '#!/bin/sh
+certbot renew --cert-name yourinstance.tld --webroot -w /var/lib/letsencrypt/ --dry-run --post-hook "systemctl reload nginx"
+' > /etc/cron.daily/renew-pleroma-cert
+chmod +x /etc/cron.daily/renew-pleroma-cert
+
+# If everything worked the output should contain /etc/cron.daily/renew-pleroma-cert
+run-parts --test /etc/cron.daily
+```
+Alpine:
+```sh
+# Restart nginx
+rc-service nginx restart
+
+# Start the cron daemon and make it start on boot
+rc-service crond start
+rc-update add crond
+
+# Ensure the webroot menthod and post hook is working
+certbot renew --cert-name yourinstance.tld --webroot -w /var/lib/letsencrypt/ --dry-run --post-hook 'rc-service nginx reload'
+
+# Add it to the daily cron
+echo '#!/bin/sh
+certbot renew --cert-name yourinstance.tld --webroot -w /var/lib/letsencrypt/ --dry-run --post-hook "rc-service nginx reload"
+' > /etc/periodic/daily/renew-pleroma-cert
+chmod +x /etc/periodic/daily/renew-pleroma-cert
+
+# If everything worked this should output /etc/periodic/daily/renew-pleroma-cert
+run-parts --test /etc/periodic/daily
+```
+### Running mix tasks
+Throughout the wiki and guides there is a lot of references to mix tasks. Since `mix` is a build tool, you can't just call `mix pleroma.task`, instead you should call `pleroma_ctl` stripping pleroma/ecto namespace.
+
+So for example, if the task is `mix pleroma.user set admin --admin`, you should run it like this:
+```sh
+su pleroma -s $SHELL -lc "./bin/pleroma_ctl user set admin --admin"
+```
+### Updating
+Generally, doing the following is enough:
+```sh
+# Download the new release
+su pleroma -s $SHELL -lc "./bin/pleroma_ctl update"
+
+# Migrate the database, you are advised to stop the instance before doing that
+su pleroma -s $SHELL -lc "./bin/pleroma_ctl migrate"
+```
+But you should **always check the release notes/changelog** in case there are config deprecations, special update steps, etc.
+
+## Further reading
+* [Configuration](config.html)
+* [Pleroma's base config.exs](https://git.pleroma.social/pleroma/pleroma/blob/master/config/config.exs)
+* [Hardening your instance](hardening.html)
+* [Pleroma Clients](clients.html)
+* [Emoji pack manager](Mix.Tasks.Pleroma.Emoji.html)