How to Install Pleroma on Windows 11

Pleroma is a free and open-source social networking platform that allows users to post and interact with messages in a decentralized manner. In this tutorial, we will walk you through the steps to install Pleroma on Windows 11.

Prerequisites

Before we get started, make sure you have the following prerequisites:

• A Windows 11 machine
• PowerShell installed

Installation

Follow the steps below to install Pleroma:

1. Open PowerShell with administrator privileges.

2. Install Chocolatey by running the following command:

   Set-ExecutionPolicy Bypass -Scope Process -Force; [System.Net.ServicePointManager]::SecurityProtocol = [System.Net.ServicePointManager]::SecurityProtocol -bor 3072; iwr https://chocolatey.org/install.ps1 -UseBasicParsing | iex
   

3. Install Git by running the following command:

   choco install git
   

4. Install Elixir by running the following command:

   choco install elixir
   

5. Clone the Pleroma repository by running the following command:

   git clone https://git.pleroma.social/pleroma/pleroma.git
   

6. Go to the Pleroma directory by running the following command:

   cd pleroma
   

7. Install the dependencies by running the following command:

   mix deps.get
   

8. Configure the database by running the following command:

   mix ecto.setup
   

9. Compile the assets by running the following command:

   mix phx.digest
   

10. Start the Pleroma instance by running the following command:

    mix phx.server
    

11. Once the server is started, open your web browser and go to http://localhost:4000/. You should now be able to see the Pleroma instance running.

Conclusion

Congratulations! You have successfully installed Pleroma on Windows 11. You can now use it as social networking platform on your machine.

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