Pleroma is an open source social networking platform, which is federated, lightweight, and compatible with OStatus and ActivityPub. In this tutorial, we will guide you on how to install Pleroma on the latest version of Clear Linux.
Before proceeding with the installation of Pleroma, you need to have the following prerequisites:
The first step is to update the packages and dependencies of your system by running the following command:
sudo swupd update
Enter the password for the sudo user when prompted.
Pleroma is written in Elixir and uses PostgreSQL as its database. You can install both Elixir and PostgreSQL by running the following command:
sudo swupd bundle-add dev-utils devpkg-postgresql elixir-lts
Next, install the other dependencies required for the installation of Pleroma by running the following command:
sudo swupd bundle-add rust-toolchain
You need to clone the Pleroma repository from GitHub by running the following command:
git clone https://git.pleroma.social/pleroma/pleroma.git
You can install the bundler gem, which is a package manager for Ruby, using the following command:
sudo gem install bundler
The following command will install all the dependencies of Pleroma:
cd ~/pleroma
mix deps.get --only prod
You need to configure PostgreSQL to work with Pleroma. Run the following command to create a new PostgreSQL user and database for Pleroma:
sudo -iu postgres
createdb pleroma_prod
createuser pleroma_prod --pwprompt
Then enter the password for the pleroma_prod user.
Exit from the postgres user shell by running:
exit
Generate a configuration for Pleroma by running the following command:
mix pleroma.instance gen
Then set up some basic configuration using the following command:
or:
sudo sh -c "echo '{config, %{instance: %{name: \"your-instance-name\", email: \"youremail@example.com\", nodeinfo: %{version: \"2.0\", uri: \"https://your-instance.com/nodeinfo\"} }}, backend: :postgresql, ecto_repos: [Pleroma.Repo], repository: Pleroma.Repo, secret_key_base: \"your-secret-key-base-1234567890123456789012345678901234567890123456789012\", media_proxy: %{root_domain: \"your-instance.com\", ssl: true, access_log: \"/var/log/pleroma/access.log\", error_log: \"/var/log/pleroma/error.log\" }, web_push_vapid_key: \"your-vapid-key\" }." > /etc/pleroma/config.exs"
The configuration file is located at /etc/pleroma/config.exs. You can edit it or add further configuration later as needed.
Note: Replace your-instance-name and youremail@example.com with your own values. You can generate a random secret key base value via mix phx.gen.secret. You can get the your-vapid-key as instructed at: https://docs.joinplero.ma/setup/push-notifications-configuration/
After configuring, you need to compile Pleroma. Run the following command to compile it:
sudo mix do deps.get, compile, ecto.create, ecto.migrate
Finally, start Pleroma with the following command:
cd ~/pleroma
sudo MIX_ENV=prod mix phx.server
Congratulations! You have successfully installed Pleroma on Clear Linux Latest. You should be able to access it from your browser at http://your-server-ip:4000. You can now register an account and start using Pleroma.
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