Support #436
Updated by Daniel Curtis almost 10 years ago
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This is a simple guide for setting up Diaspora* on a FreeBSD FAMP server.
h1. Prerequisites
* Update the system and ports tree
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pkg update && pkg upgrade
portsnap fetch extract
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* Install ca_root_nss
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cd /usr/ports/security/ca_root_nss
make config
make reinstall clean
</pre>
#* *NOTE*: Make sure to enable @*[X]* ETCSYMLINK@ when running make config. This is to prevent an error later when running @bundle install@.
It is assumed that you have a fresh install of FreeBSD, using portsnap for ports tree management. You will also need a non-root user that will own the Diaspora* installation and processes.
* It is *vitally important* that you do not use tabs in make.conf. This will break your system! The settings here are in addition to any others you already have, and are required to prevent conflicts.
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echo 'WITH_PKGNG=yes' >> /etc/make.conf
echo 'WITHOUT="X11"' >> /etc/make.conf
echo 'OPTIONS_UNSET=X11' >> /etc/make.conf
echo '#! DO NOT USE SPACES OR COMMENTS IN THE FOLLOWING LINE EVER!' >> /etc/make.conf
echo 'DEFAULT_VERSIONS= perl5=5.16 ruby=2.1 python=2.7 postgresql=9.3 mysql=5.5' >> /etc/make.conf
echo 'PERL5_DEFAULT=5.16' >> /etc/make.conf
echo 'RUBY_VER=2.1' >> /etc/make.conf
echo 'WANT_PGSQL_VER=93' >> /etc/make.conf
echo 'WANT_MYSQL_VER=55m #! 55m for MariaDB, 55p for Percona' >> /etc/make.conf
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* The following packages are optional but recommended before you begin building Diaspora* on FreeBSD:
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pkg install bash portmaster ca_root_nss sudo gmake git subversion python27 curl automake ImageMagick-nox11 ghostscript9-nox11 ruby21 node libtool bison readline
</pre>
* Install rubygem-nokogiri from ports:
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cd /usr/ports/textproc/rubygem-nokogiri
make install clean
</pre>
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h1. Setup Diaspora Environment
* Add the diaspora user along with the group using the helper script:
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mkdir /usr/local/www/diaspora
adduser
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#* And use the following:
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Username: diaspora
Full name: Diaspora*
Uid (Leave empty for default):
Login group [diaspora]:
Login group is diaspora. Invite diaspora into other groups? []:
Login class [default]:
Shell (sh csh tcsh bash rbash git-shell nologin) [sh]: bash
Home directory [/home/diaspora]: /usr/local/www/diaspora
Home directory permissions (Leave empty for default):
Use password-based authentication? [yes]: no
Lock out the account after creation? [no]:
yes
no
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h2. Install RVM
* Switch to the diaspora user:
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su - diaspora
</pre>
* Install RVM and Ruby 2.1
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curl -sSL https://get.rvm.io | bash -s stable
source /usr/local/www/diaspora/.rvm/scripts/rvm
echo '[[ -s "/usr/local/rvm/scripts/rvm" ]] && source "/usr/local/rvm/scripts/rvm"' >> ~/.bashrc
rvm autolibs read-fail
rvm install 2.1
</pre>
* Install bundler inside of RVM:
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gem install rubygems-bundler bundler
</pre>
* To make life easier for yourself, you should set your Diaspora* environment variables in the shell rc for your shell of choice. Here are some examples:
* bash
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echo 'export RAILS_ENV="production"' >> ~/.bashrc
echo 'export DB="mysql2"' >> ~/.bashrc
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* Exit back into root:
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exit
</pre>
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h1. MariaDB 5.5 Server
PostgreSQL will always offer the best performance on FreeBSD, especially on multi-core systems. PostgreSQL 9.3 offers significant performance benefits over prior versions as well. However my production environment limits the use of PostgreSQL, so I will use MariaDB instead
* Install MariaDB:
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pkg install mariadb55-client mariadb55-server
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h2. Configure MariaDB
* Copy a base MariaDB configuration to use
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cp /usr/local/share/mysql/my-small.cnf /var/db/mysql/my.cnf
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* Tuning: Copy one of the default config files and change the max packet size:
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vi /var/db/mysql/my.cnf
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#* and modify max_allowed_packet to 32M
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max_allowed_packet = 32M
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* Enable and start MariaDB
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echo 'mysql_enable="YES"' >> /etc/rc.conf
service mysql-server start
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* Prepare Database for use by running the secure installation:
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mysql_secure_installation
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*NOTE*: Choose a strong root password and answer yes to all questions.
h3. Create MariaDB Databases and Users
* Login to MariaDB and create appropriate databases and users.
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mysql -u root -p
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#* and run the following SQL queries to create the *diasporadb* database and *diasporauser* user:
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CREATE DATABASE diasporadb CHARACTER SET utf8;
CREATE USER 'diasporauser'@'127.0.0.1' IDENTIFIED BY 'SuperSecretPassword';
GRANT ALL PRIVILEGES ON diasporadb.* TO 'diasporauser'@'127.0.0.1';
flush privileges;
exit
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h1. Install Redis
* Install redis
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pkg install redis
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* Enable and start Redis
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echo 'redis_enable="YES"' >> /etc/rc.conf
service redis start
</pre>
h1. Install Node.js
* Install Node.js and npm:
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pkg install node npm
</pre>
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h1. Install Diaspora*
* Download Diaspora* as the diaspora user run:
<pre>
su - diaspora
git clone git://github.com/diaspora/diaspora.git
cd diaspora
</pre>
h2. Configure Diaspora*
* Copy the example configuration files
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cp config/database.yml.example config/database.yml
cp config/diaspora.yml.example config/diaspora.yml
</pre>
h2. Install With Bundler
* Start by setting bundler to use the system nokogiri gem. This is to prevent an error during install:
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bundle config build.nokogiri "--use-system-libraries --with-xml2-include=/usr/local/include/libxml2"
</pre>
* Install the Ruby libraries required by Diaspora:
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bundle install --without test development --path vendor/bundle
</pre>
h2. Diaspora* Database Setup
* Double check that the database.yml looks right:
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vi config/database.yml
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* Run the following to setup the database:
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bundle exec rake db:create db:schema:load
</pre>
h2. Start Diaspora
* Start Diaspora:
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./script/server
</pre>
h1. Install Nginx
* Install Nginx with Passenger
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cd /usr/ports/www/nginx
make config
make install clean
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*NOTE*: Make sure to enable [X]PASSENGER when running @make config@
* Install the Passenger gem:
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cd /usr/ports/www/rubygem-passenger
make config
make install clean
</pre>
*NOTE*: Make sure to enable (*) NGINX when running @make config@
h2. Configure Nginx
* Create a configuration directory to make managing individual server blocks easier:
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mkdir /usr/local/etc/nginx/conf.d
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* Configuring Nginx and Passenger, edit the @/usr/local/etc/nginx/nginx.conf@ file:
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vi /usr/local/etc/nginx/nginx.conf
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#* And add/modify the following
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user www www;
worker_processes 4;
error_log /var/log/nginx/error.log notice;
pid /var/run/nginx.pid;
events {
worker_connections 1024;
}
http {
passenger_root /usr/local/lib/ruby/gems/2.1/gems/passenger-4.0.59;
passenger_ruby /usr/local/bin/ruby;
passenger_max_pool_size 15;
passenger_pool_idle_time 300;
#passenger_spawn_method direct; # Uncomment on Ruby 1.8 for ENC to work
include mime.types;
default_type application/octet-stream;
sendfile on;
tcp_nopush on;
keepalive_timeout 65;
tcp_nodelay on;
# Load config files from the /etc/nginx/conf.d directory
include /usr/local/etc/nginx/conf.d/*.conf;
}
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*NOTE*: The above configuration will set the ruby used by passenger to the system default ruby.
* Find the exact ruby version that diaspora will use:
<pre>
su - diaspora
passenger-config --ruby-command
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#* Example output:
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passenger-config was invoked through the following Ruby interpreter:
Command: /usr/local/www/diaspora/.rvm/gems/ruby-2.1.5@diaspora/wrappers/ruby
Version: ruby 2.1.5p273 (2014-11-13 revision 48405) [x86_64-freebsd9.3]
To use in Apache: PassengerRuby /usr/local/www/diaspora/.rvm/gems/ruby-2.1.5@diaspora/wrappers/ruby
To use in Nginx : passenger_ruby /usr/local/www/diaspora/.rvm/gems/ruby-2.1.5@diaspora/wrappers/ruby
To use with Standalone: /usr/local/www/diaspora/.rvm/gems/ruby-2.1.5@diaspora/wrappers/ruby /usr/local/www/diaspora/.rvm/gems/ruby-2.1.5@diaspora/gems/passenger-4.0.59/bin/passenger start
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* Return to the root shell:
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exit
</pre>
h3. Diaspora nginx server block
* Create a server block for diaspora
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vi /usr/local/etc/nginx/conf.d/diaspora.conf
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#* And add the following:
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server {
listen 80;
server_name diaspora.example.com;
passenger_enabled on;
passenger_ruby /usr/local/www/diaspora/.rvm/gems/ruby-2.1.5@diaspora/wrappers/ruby;
passenger_user diaspora;
passenger_group diaspora;
access_log /var/log/nginx-diaspora.log;
root /usr/local/www/diaspora/diaspora/public; /usr/local/www/diaspora/public;
}
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* Restart nginx:
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service nginx restart
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