From 5c2745725e2480f18bc81176575210bbef7f286c Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: lain Date: Mon, 3 Aug 2020 17:44:59 +0200 Subject: [PATCH] Docs: Document installation of frontends Co-authored-by: Roman Chvanikov --- docs/administration/CLI_tasks/frontend.md | 50 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 1 file changed, 50 insertions(+) create mode 100644 docs/administration/CLI_tasks/frontend.md diff --git a/docs/administration/CLI_tasks/frontend.md b/docs/administration/CLI_tasks/frontend.md new file mode 100644 index 000000000..50bb926d0 --- /dev/null +++ b/docs/administration/CLI_tasks/frontend.md @@ -0,0 +1,50 @@ +# Managing frontends + +`mix pleroma.frontend install [--ref ] [--file ] [--build-url ] [--path ] [--build-dir ]` + +Frontend can be installed either from local zip file, or automatically downloaded from the web. + +You can give all the options directly on the command like, but missing information will be filled out by looking at the data configured under `frontends.available` in the config files. + +Currently known `` values are: +- [admin-fe](https://git.pleroma.social/pleroma/admin-fe) +- [kenoma](http://git.pleroma.social/lambadalambda/kenoma) +- [pleroma-fe](http://git.pleroma.social/pleroma/pleroma-fe) +- [fedi-fe](https://git.pleroma.social/pleroma/fedi-fe) +- [soapbox-fe](https://gitlab.com/soapbox-pub/soapbox-fe) + +You can still install frontends that are not configured, see below. + +## Example installations for a known frontend + +For a frontend configured under the `available` key, it's enough to install it by name. + +```bash +mix pleroma.frontend install pleroma +``` + +This will download the latest build for the the pre-configured `ref` and install it. It can then be configured as the one of the served frontends in the config file (see `primary` or `admin`). + +You can override any of the details. To install a pleroma build from a different url, you could do this: + +```bash +mix pleroma.frontend install pleroma --ref 2huedition --build-url https://example.org/raymoo.zip +``` + +Similarly, you can also install from a local zip file. + +```bash +mix pleroma.frontend install pleroma --ref mybuild --file ~/Downloads/doomfe.zip +``` + +The resulting frontend will always be installed into a folder of this template: `${instance_static}/frontends/${name}/${ref}` + +Careful: This folder will be completely replaced on installation + +## Example installation for an unknown frontend + +The installation process is the same, but you will have to give all the needed options on the commond line. For example: + +```bash +mix pleroma.frontend install gensokyo --ref master --build-url https://gensokyo.2hu/builds/marisa.zip +```