Are these requirements (as listed on the repo README) valid, when using Docker?
Node.js
PostgreSQL
Redis
Nginx
Does that means I will need those installed, plus Docker, for Mastodon to work?
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N/A] I searched or browsed the repo鈥檚 other issues to ensure this is not a duplicate.
Fastidious
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If you using Docker you need no other dependencies on your host machine.
HashDot
on 5 Apr 2017
@HashDot well, then the README needs to be mended. I wish I had the inside knowledge to make it better, documentation is lacking.
Fastidious
on 5 Apr 2017
I think it is more a basic Docker understanding and not a documentation lack.
HashDot
on 5 Apr 2017
@HashDot the main reason of opening this issue was because I know pieces can be run on docker, while others might be left out. A simple example would be running nginx as a frontend, and databases (outside docker), while the ruby application runs under docker.
The README isn鈥檛 clear enough for Mastodon mass adoption. Now, if the intention of the existing documentation is to the blurry, it is achieved.
Fastidious
on 5 Apr 2017
I would like to add another point, I ran into. The documentation does not mention that common server environments like Ubuntu 14.04 are not supported, because it does not support systemed nor openrc, which is needed for the alternative supervisord (here) - that's a little frustrating if you want to setup a mastodon instance.
Vertux
on 17 Apr 2017
The Docker instructions have been updated quite a bit, but they are still lacking mention of problems with 14.04. Would someone be free to open a pull request?
ashfurrow
on 22 Apr 2017
It seems like the new Docker instructions solve OP's problem (confusing list of requirements)
The documentation does not mention that common server environments like Ubuntu 14.04 are not supported
Unfortunately, there are a lot of different platforms. Technically, I think Mastodon can run on most of them. But it is not possible to document everything, especially ad-hoc. Feel free to submit amendments to the documentation. For example, a guide for using Apache instead of nginx has been added by a contributor just like that.
Gargron
on 29 Jun 2017
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@HashDot the main reason of opening this issue was because I know pieces can be run on docker, while others might be left out. A simple example would be running
nginxas a frontend, and databases (outside docker), while the ruby application runs under docker.The README isn鈥檛 clear enough for Mastodon mass adoption. Now, if the intention of the existing documentation is to the blurry, it is achieved.