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[docs] Remove filesystem logging directives from example systemd unit config (#1206)
* remove filesystem logging directives from example systemd unit config * [docs] Update docs to reflect new systemd config Co-authored-by: tsmethurst <tobi.smethurst@protonmail.com>
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@ -4,10 +4,10 @@ This is the binary installation guide for GoToSocial. It is assumed that you alr
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## 1: Prepare VPS
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In a terminal on the VPS or your homeserver, make the directory that GoToSocial will run from, the directory it will use as storage, the directory it will store LetsEncrypt certificates in, and the directory it will store logs in:
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In a terminal on the VPS or your homeserver, make the directory that GoToSocial will run from, the directory it will use as storage, and the directory it will store LetsEncrypt certificates in:
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```bash
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mkdir /gotosocial && mkdir /gotosocial/storage && mkdir /gotosocial/storage/certs && mkdir /var/log/gotosocial
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mkdir /gotosocial && mkdir /gotosocial/storage && mkdir /gotosocial/storage/certs
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```
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If you don't have root permissions on the machine, use something like `~/gotosocial` instead.
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You should now be able to log in to your instance using the email address and password of the account you just created. We recommend using [Pinafore](https://pinafore.social) or [Tusky](https://tusky.app) for this.
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## 7. Enable the systemd service
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## 7. \[Optional\] Enable the systemd service
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If you don't like manually starting GoToSocial on every boot you might want to create a systemd service that does that for you.
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First create a new user and group for your gotosocial installation.
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First stop your GoToSocial instance.
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Then create a new user and group for your GoToSocial installation:
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```bash
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sudo useradd -r gotosocial
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sudo usermod -a -G gotosocial gotosocial
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```
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Then make them the owner of your GoToSocial installation since they will need to read and write in it.
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Then make them the owner of your GoToSocial installation since they will need to read and write in it:
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```bash
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sudo chown -R gotosocial:gotosocial /gotosocial /var/log/gotosocial
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sudo chown -R gotosocial:gotosocial /gotosocial
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```
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You can find a `gotosocial.service` file in the `example` folder on [github](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/superseriousbusiness/gotosocial/main/example/gotosocial.service) or your installation.
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Copy it to `/etc/systemd/system/gotosocial.service`.
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Copy it to `/etc/systemd/system/gotosocial.service`:
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```bash
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sudo cp /gotosocial/example/gotosocial.service /etc/systemd/system/
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```
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Then use `sudoedit /etc/systemd/system/gotosocial.service` to change the `ExecStart=` and `WorkingDirectory=` lines according to your installation.
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If you have been following this guide word for word the defaults should be fine.
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After you're done enable the service.
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After you're done enable the service:
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```bash
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sudo systemctl enable --now gotosocial.service
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```
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## 8. Reverse proxy (optional)
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## 8. \[Optional\] Reverse proxy
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If you want to run other webservers on port 443 or want to add an additional layer of security you might want to use [nginx](./nginx.md), [Caddy](./caddy.md) or [Apache httpd](./apache-httpd.md) as reverse proxy
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ExecStart=/gotosocial/gotosocial --config-path config.yaml server start
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WorkingDirectory=/gotosocial
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StandardOutput=append:/var/log/gotosocial/access.log
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StandardError=append:/var/log/gotosocial/error.log
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# Sandboxing options to harden security
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# Details for these options: https://www.freedesktop.org/software/systemd/man/systemd.exec.html
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NoNewPrivileges=yes
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