diff --git a/INSTALL.md b/INSTALL.md index 3193ea1..3aa46a8 100644 --- a/INSTALL.md +++ b/INSTALL.md @@ -1,36 +1,30 @@ -# Friendica Directory Install +# Friendica Directory Install Instructions -## Get the source code +## 1. Get the source code -If you want to install Friendica Directory in `/path/to/friendica-directory` +For a planned install of Friendica Directory in the `/path/to/friendica-directory` folder. -### Using Composer +### Using Git and Composer -Composer is a popular dependency management tool for PHP projects. [Getting Started with Composer](https://getcomposer.org/doc/00-intro.md). - -``` -cd /path/to -composer create-project friendica/friendica-directory --no-dev -``` - -### Using Git - -Git is a popular version control management tool. [Getting Started with Git](https://git-scm.com/book/en/v2/Getting-Started-Installing-Git). +Git is a popular version control management tool. +[Getting Started with Git](https://git-scm.com/book/en/v2/Getting-Started-Installing-Git). You'll also need Composer to grab the project dependencies. +Composer is a popular dependency management tool for PHP projects. +[Getting Started with Composer](https://getcomposer.org/doc/00-intro.md). ``` cd /path/to -git clone https://github.com/friendica/friendica-directory +git clone https://github.com/friendica/friendica-directory friendica-directory cd friendica-directory composer install ``` -### Using an archive +### Using a stable release archive On the [Friendica Directory Github Releases page](https://github.com/friendica/friendica-directory/releases), you can find the latest source archive named `friendica-directory-.zip`. -Simply unpack the archive in `/path/to/friendica-directory`. +Simply unpack the archive in `/path/to/friendica-directory`, the dependencies are already included. ## Set up a database and a user @@ -45,7 +39,7 @@ Sample commands from the MariaDB console for a local install: > GRANT ALL ON `friendica-directory`.* TO 'friendica-directory'@'localhost' IDENTIFIED BY "password"; ``` -## Initialize database schema +## 2. Initialize database schema Using the details gathered from the previous step, follow the instructions in the Friendica Directory Install Wizard. @@ -54,7 +48,7 @@ cd /path/to/friendica-directory bin/console install ``` -## Configure your web server +## 3. Configure your web server The document root of Friendica Directory is `/public`. @@ -67,13 +61,16 @@ In your Virtual Host file, set your document root as follow: ``` DocumentRoot /path/to/friendica-directory/public/ ``` + ### Nginx Include this line your nginx config file. +<<<<<<< master ``` root /path/to/friendica-directory/public; ``` -## Set up the background task + +## 4. Set up the background task Friendica Directory relies on a background task running every minute to keep the directory up to date. @@ -84,8 +81,8 @@ Add this line to your crontab: * * * * * cd /path/to/friendica-directory && php bin/cron.php ``` -## Seed your directory +## 5. Seed your directory Your directory is ready, but empty. To start filling it, you can: -- Set your hostname as the main directory in [Friendica](https://github.com/friendica/friendica)'s admin settings -- Add existing directories in your polling queue: `bin/console directory-add https://dir.friendica.social` +- Set your host name as the main directory in [Friendica](https://github.com/friendica/friendica)'s admin settings. +- Add existing directories in your polling queue: `bin/console directory-add https://dir.friendica.social`.