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# Installing on FreeBSD
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This document was written for FreeBSD 12.1, but should be work on future releases.
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## Required software
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This assumes the target system has `pkg(8)`.
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```
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# pkg install elixir postgresql12-server postgresql12-client postgresql12-contrib git-lite sudo nginx gmake acme.sh cmake
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```
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Copy the rc.d scripts to the right directory:
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Setup the required services to automatically start at boot, using `sysrc(8)`.
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```
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# sysrc nginx_enable=YES
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# sysrc postgresql_enable=YES
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```
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## Initialize postgres
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```
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# service postgresql initdb
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# service postgresql start
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```
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## Configuring Pleroma
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Create a user for Pleroma:
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```
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# pw add user pleroma -m
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# echo 'export LC_ALL="en_US.UTF-8"' >> /home/pleroma/.profile
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# su -l pleroma
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```
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Clone the repository:
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```
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$ cd $HOME # Should be the same as /home/pleroma
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$ git clone -b stable https://git.pleroma.social/pleroma/pleroma.git
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```
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Configure Pleroma. Note that you need a domain name at this point:
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```
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$ cd /home/pleroma/pleroma
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$ mix deps.get # Enter "y" when asked to install Hex
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$ mix pleroma.instance gen # You will be asked a few questions here.
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$ cp config/generated_config.exs config/prod.secret.exs
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```
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Since Postgres is configured, we can now initialize the database. There should
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now be a file in `config/setup_db.psql` that makes this easier. Edit it, and
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*change the password* to a password of your choice. Make sure it is secure, since
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it'll be protecting your database. As root, you can now initialize the database:
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```
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# cd /home/pleroma/pleroma
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# sudo -Hu postgres -g postgres psql -f config/setup_db.psql
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```
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Postgres allows connections from all users without a password by default. To
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fix this, edit `/var/db/postgres/data12/pg_hba.conf`. Change every `trust` to
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`password`.
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Once this is done, restart Postgres with:
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```
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# service postgresql restart
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```
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Run the database migrations.
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Back as the pleroma user, run the following to implement any database migrations.
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```
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# su -l pleroma
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$ cd /home/pleroma/pleroma
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$ MIX_ENV=prod mix ecto.migrate
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```
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You will need to do this whenever you update with `git pull`:
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## Configuring acme.sh
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We'll be using acme.sh in Stateless Mode for TLS certificate renewal.
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First, as root, allow the user `acme` to have access to the acme log file, as follows:
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```
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# touch /var/log/acme.sh.log
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# chown acme:acme /var/log/acme.sh.log
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# chmod 600 /var/log/acme.sh.log
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```
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Next, obtain your account fingerprint:
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```
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# sudo -Hu acme -g acme acme.sh --register-account
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```
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You need to add the following to your nginx configuration for the server
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running on port 80:
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```
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location ~ ^/\.well-known/acme-challenge/([-_a-zA-Z0-9]+)$ {
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default_type text/plain;
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return 200 "$1.6fXAG9VyG0IahirPEU2ZerUtItW2DHzDzD9wZaEKpqd";
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}
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```
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Replace the string after after `$1.` with your fingerprint.
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Start nginx:
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```
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# service nginx start
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```
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It should now be possible to issue a cert (replace `example.com`
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with your domain name):
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```
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# sudo -Hu acme -g acme acme.sh --issue -d example.com --stateless
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```
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Let's add auto-renewal to `/etc/crontab`
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(replace `example.com` with your domain):
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```
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/usr/local/bin/sudo -Hu acme -g acme /usr/local/sbin/acme.sh -r -d example.com --stateless
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```
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### Configuring nginx
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FreeBSD's default nginx configuration does not contain an include directive, which is
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typically used for multiple sites. Therefore, you will need to first create the required
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directory as follows:
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```
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# mkdir -p /usr/local/etc/nginx/sites-available
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```
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Next, add an `include` directive to `/usr/local/etc/nginx/nginx.conf`, within the `http {}`
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block, as follows:
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```
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http {
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...
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include /usr/local/etc/nginx/sites-available/*;
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}
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```
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As root, copy `/home/pleroma/pleroma/installation/pleroma.nginx` to
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`/usr/local/etc/nginx/sites-available/pleroma.nginx`.
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Edit the defaults of `/usr/local/etc/nginx/sites-available/pleroma.nginx`:
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* Change `ssl_trusted_certificate` to `/var/db/acme/certs/example.tld/example.tld.cer`.
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* Change `ssl_certificate` to `/var/db/acme/certs/example.tld/fullchain.cer`.
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* Change `ssl_certificate_key` to `/var/db/acme/certs/example.tld/example.tld.key`.
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* Change all references of `example.tld` to your instance's domain name.
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## Creating a startup script for Pleroma
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Pleroma will need to compile when it initially starts, which typically takes a longer
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period of time. Therefore, it is good practice to initially run pleroma from the
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command-line before utilizing the rc.d script. That is done as follows:
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```
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# su -l pleroma
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$ cd $HOME/pleroma
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$ MIX_ENV=prod mix phx.server
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```
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Copy the startup script to the correct location and make sure it's executable:
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```
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# cp /home/pleroma/pleroma/installation/freebsd/rc.d/pleroma /usr/local/etc/rc.d/pleroma
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# chmod +x /usr/local/etc/rc.d/pleroma
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```
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Update the `/etc/rc.conf` and start pleroma with the following commands:
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```
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# sysrc pleroma_enable=YES
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# service pleroma start
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```
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#### Create your first user
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If your instance is up and running, you can create your first user with administrative rights with the following task:
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```shell
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sudo -Hu pleroma MIX_ENV=prod mix pleroma.user new <username> <your@emailaddress> --admin
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```
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## Conclusion
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Restart nginx with `# service nginx restart` and you should be up and running.
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Make sure your time is in sync, or other instances will receive your posts with
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incorrect timestamps. You should have ntpd running.
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## Questions
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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**.
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