aboutsummaryrefslogtreecommitdiff
path: root/README.md
diff options
context:
space:
mode:
authoryalh76 <yalh@yahoo.com>2019-07-14 18:17:03 +0200
committeryalh76 <yalh@yahoo.com>2019-07-14 18:17:03 +0200
commit0f0e6422d7790d17c23cd221c800b7599a6f4f1f (patch)
tree4284978814e6466e99e244fff98e8d42465a1fb6 /README.md
parente0d8fa20c3694523b15e5602001a2727314698d9 (diff)
downloadmastodon_ynh-0f0e6422d7790d17c23cd221c800b7599a6f4f1f.tar.gz
mastodon_ynh-0f0e6422d7790d17c23cd221c800b7599a6f4f1f.tar.bz2
mastodon_ynh-0f0e6422d7790d17c23cd221c800b7599a6f4f1f.zip
Update README
Diffstat (limited to 'README.md')
-rw-r--r--README.md24
1 files changed, 10 insertions, 14 deletions
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 27dac5f..77011a1 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -8,10 +8,6 @@
> *This package allow you to install Mastodon quickly and simply on a YunoHost server.
If you don't have YunoHost, please see [here](https://yunohost.org/#/install) to know how to install and enjoy it.*
-:warning: UPDATE 05/06/17 :This app can work now on ARM, but installation takes several hours and you must add a swapfile of 1GB.
-
-:warning: This application uses the Debian backports packages, do not install this application directly in production
-
## Overview
Mastodon is a free, open-source social network. A decentralized alternative to commercial platforms, it avoids the risks of a single company monopolizing your communication. Pick a server that you trust — whichever you choose, you can interact with everyone else. Anyone can run their own Mastodon instance and participate in the social network seamlessly.
@@ -25,6 +21,15 @@ Mastodon is a free, open-source social network. A decentralized alternative to c
## Configuration
+### Install
+
+#### Important points to read before installing
+
+1. **Mastodon** require a dedicated **root domain**, eg. mastodon.domain.tld
+1. The user choosen during the installation is automatically created in Mastodon with admin rights
+1. At the end of the installation a mail is sent to the user with the automatically generated password
+1. It seems important to close the inscriptions for your Mastodon, so that it remains a private body. We invite you to block remote malicious instances from the administration interface. You can also add text on your home page.
+
#### Adding "swapfile" If you have less than 2Go of RAM
```
sudo dd if=/dev/zero of=/swapfile bs=1024 count=1024000
@@ -37,7 +42,6 @@ add this line on /etc/fstab
/swapfile none swap sw 0 0
```
-### Install
#### Using __screen__ in case of disconnect
```
$ sudo apt-get install screen
@@ -49,19 +53,12 @@ Recover after disconnect:
$ screen -d
$ screen -r
```
-The admin user is automatically created as: user@domain.tld
-
### Update
+
#### Using __screen__ highly recommended
`$ sudo yunohost app upgrade mastodon -u https://github.com/YunoHost-Apps/mastodon_ynh --debug `
-## Recommendation
-
-You can't install Mastodon in subdirectory, you must use a domain or subdomain for this application.
-
-It seems important to close the inscriptions for your Mastodon, so that it remains a private body. We invite you to block remote malicious instances from the administration interface. You can also add text on your home page.
-
## Documentation
* Official documentation: https://docs.joinmastodon.org/
@@ -86,7 +83,6 @@ It seems important to close the inscriptions for your Mastodon, so that it remai
Developers info
----------------
-**Only if you want to use a testing branch for coding, instead of merging directly into master.**
Please do your pull request to the [testing branch](https://github.com/YunoHost-Apps/mastodon_ynh/tree/testing).
To try the testing branch, please proceed like that.