# Installing Plume (for development or production) ## Prerequisites In order to be installed and to work correctly, Plume needs: - *Git* (to get the code) - *Curl* (for RustUp, the Rust installer) - *GCC* and *make* (to compile C dependencies) - *PostgreSQL* or *SQlite 3 development files* (for the database) - *GetText* (to manage translations) - *Rust* and *Cargo* (to build the code) - *OpenSSL* and *OpenSSL librairies* (for security) All the following instructions will need a terminal. Here are the commands to install PostgreSQL and GetText on various operating systems. Some of them may need root permissions. You can also install the project using Docker and docker-compose, please refer to the `Docker install` section. On **Debian**: ```bash apt update # If you want PostgreSQL apt install gettext postgresql postgresql-contrib libpq-dev git curl gcc make openssl libssl-dev # If you want SQlite apt install gettext sqlite3 libsqlite3-dev git curl gcc make openssl libssl-dev ``` On **Fedora**, **CentOS** or **RHEL**: ```bash # If you want PostgreSQL dnf install postgresql-server postgresql-contrib libpqxx libpqxx-devel git curl gcc make openssl openssl-devel gettext # If you want SQLite dnf install libsq3-devel sqlite3 libsqlite3-dev git curl gcc make openssl openssl-devel gettext ``` On **Gentoo**: ```bash emerge --sync # If you want PostgreSQL emerge -avu dev-db/postgresql dev-vcs/git sys-devel/gettext # If you want SQlite emerge -avu dev-db/sqlite dev-vcs/git sys-devel/gettext ``` On **Mac OS X**, with [Homebrew](https://brew.sh/): ```bash brew update # For PostgreSQL brew install postgres gettext git # For SQlite (already present, so only GetText and Git are needed) brew install gettext git ``` ## Configuring PostgreSQL You can either run PostgreSQL from the machine that runs Plume, or from another server. We recommend you to use the first setup for development environments, or in production for small instances. In the first case, just run this command after the PostgreSQL installation, to start it: ``` service postgresql start ``` If you want to have two separate machines, run these commands on the database server once you've installed the dependencies mentioned above on both servers: ```bash service postgresql start su - postgres createuser -d -P plume createdb -O plume plume ``` ## Creating a new user (optional) This step is recommended if you are in a **production environment**, but it is not necessary. ```bash adduser plume su - plume cd ~ ``` Creating a new user will let you use systemd to manage Plume if you want (see the dedicated section below). ## Installing Rust and Cargo We said that Plume needed Rust and Cargo to work, but we didn't install them at the same time as PostgreSQL and GetText, because there is an universal installation method called RustUp. You can install it on **GNU/Linux** and **Mac OS X** with: ```bash curl https://sh.rustup.rs -sSf | sh ``` When asked, choose the *"1) Proceed with installation (default)"* option. Then run this command to be able to run cargo in the current session: ```bash export PATH="$PATH:/home/plume/.cargo/bin:/home/plume/.local/bin:/usr/local/sbin" ``` On **Windows**, you'll need, if you don't already have them, to download and install the [Visual C++ 2015 Build Tools](https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=48159). Then, download the [rustup installer](https://www.rust-lang.org/en-US/install.html) and run it. ## Getting Plume's source code Plume needs to be compiled from source. To download the code, run: ```bash git clone https://github.com/Plume-org/Plume.git cd Plume # If you want PostgreSQL export FEATURES=postgres # If you want SQlite export FEATURES=sqlite ``` ## Configuring Plume Before starting Plume, you'll need to create a configuration file, called `.env`. Here is a sample of what you should put inside. ```bash # The address of the database # (replace USER, PASSWORD, PORT and DATABASE_NAME with your values) # # If you are using SQlite, use the path of the database file (`plume.db` for instance) DATABASE_URL=postgres://USER:PASSWORD@IP:PORT/DATABASE_NAME # For PostgreSQL: migrations/postgres # For SQlite: migrations/sqlite MIGRATION_DIRECTORY=migrations/postgres # The domain on which your instance will be available BASE_URL=plu.me # Secret key used for private cookies and CSRF protection # You can generate one with `openssl rand -base64 32` ROCKET_SECRET_KEY= ``` For more information about what you can put in your `.env`, see [the documentation about environment variables](ENV-VARS.md). ## Running migrations Migrations are scripts used to update the database. They are run by a tool called Diesel, which can be installed with: ```bash cargo install diesel_cli --no-default-features --features $FEATURES --version '=1.3.0' ``` To run the migrations, you can do: ```bash diesel migration run ``` Migrations should be run before using Plume or the `plm` CLI tool, and after each update. When in doubt, run them. ## Running Plume Then, you'll need to install Plume and the CLI tools to manage your instance. ``` cargo install --no-default-features --features $FEATURES cargo install --no-default-features --features $FEATURES --path plume-cli ``` After that, you'll need to setup your instance, and the admin's account. ``` plm instance new plm users new --admin ``` For more information about these commands, and the arguments you can give them, check out [their documentaion](CLI.md). Finally, you can start Plume with: ```bash plume ``` We may provide precompiled packages in the future; if you have experience in these fields and want to help, feel free to discuss this in issues and to propose pull-requests! ## Docker install You can use `docker` and `docker-compose` in order to manage your Plume instance and have it isolated from your host: ```bash git clone git@github.com:Plume-org/Plume.git cd Plume cp docs/docker-compose.sample.yml docker-compose.yml cp docs/docker.sample.env .env # Build the containers docker-compose build # Launch the database docker-compose up -d postgres # Setup the database (create it and run migrations) docker-compose run --rm plume diesel database setup # Setup your instance docker-compose run --rm plume plm instance new docker-compose run --rm plume plm users new --admin # Launch your instance for good docker-compose up -d ``` Then, you can configure your reverse proxy. ## Configuring Nginx Here is a sample Nginx configuration for a Plume instance (replace `blog.example.com` with your domain name): ```nginx server { listen 80; listen [::]:80; server_name blog.example.com; location /.well-known/acme-challenge {} location / { return 301 https://$host$request_uri; } } server { listen 443 ssl http2; listen [::]:443 ssl http2; server_name blog.example.org; access_log /var/log/nginx/access.log; root /home/plume/Plume/ ; SSLCertificateFile /etc/letsencrypt/live/blog.example.com/cert.pem SSLCertificateKeyFile /etc/letsencrypt/live/blog.example.com/privkey.pem SSLCertificateChainFile /etc/letsencrypt/live/blog.example.com/chain.pem # for ssl conf: https://cipherli.st/ ssl_protocols TLSv1.2 TLSv1.3;# Requires nginx >= 1.13.0 else use TLSv1.2 ssl_prefer_server_ciphers on; ssl_dhparam /etc/letsencrypt/ssl-dhparams.pem;# openssl dhparam -out /etc/letsencrypt/ssl-dhparam.pem 4096 ssl_ciphers ECDHE-RSA-AES256-GCM-SHA512:DHE-RSA-AES256-GCM-SHA512:ECDHE-RSA-AES256-GCM-SHA384:DHE-RSA-AES256-GCM-SHA384:ECDHE-RSA-AES256-SHA384; ssl_ecdh_curve secp384r1; # Requires nginx >= 1.1.0 ssl_session_timeout 10m; ssl_session_cache shared:SSL:10m; ssl_session_tickets off; # Requires nginx >= 1.5.9 ssl_stapling on; # Requires nginx >= 1.3.7 ssl_stapling_verify on; # Requires nginx => 1.3.7 resolver 9.9.9.9 80.67.169.12 valid=300s; resolver_timeout 5s; add_header Strict-Transport-Security "max-age=63072000; includeSubDomains; preload"; add_header X-Frame-Options DENY; add_header X-Content-Type-Options nosniff; add_header X-XSS-Protection "1; mode=block"; add_header Content-Security-Policy "default-src 'self' 'unsafe-inline'; frame-ancestors 'self'; frame-src https:"; location ~* \.(jpg|jpeg|png|gif|ico|js|pdf)$ { add_header Cache-Control "public"; expires 7d; } location / { proxy_pass http://localhost:7878/; proxy_set_header Host $http_host; proxy_set_header X-Real-IP $remote_addr; proxy_set_header X-Forwarded-For $proxy_add_x_forwarded_for; proxy_set_header X-Forwarded-Proto $scheme; client_max_body_size 10m; } } ``` ## Configuring Apache If you prefer Apache, you can use this configuration (here too, replace `blog.example.com` with your domain): ```apache ServerName blog.example.com Redirect / https://blog.example.com/ SSLStaplingCache "shmcb:logs/stapling-cache(150000)" ServerAdmin admin@example.com ServerName blog.example.com Header always set Referrer-Policy "strict-origin-when-cross-origin" Header always set Strict-Transport-Security "max-age=31536000" SSLEngine on # for cipher conf: https://cipherli.st/ SSLCipherSuite EECDH+AESGCM:EDH+AESGCM:AES256+EECDH:AES256+EDH SSLProtocol All -SSLv2 -SSLv3 -TLSv1 -TLSv1.1 SSLHonorCipherOrder On Header always set Strict-Transport-Security "max-age=63072000; includeSubDomains; preload" Header always set X-Frame-Options DENY Header always set X-Content-Type-Options nosniff SSLCompression off SSLUseStapling on # Requires Apache >= 2.4.11 SSLSessionTickets Off SSLCertificateFile /etc/letsencrypt/live/blog.example.com/cert.pem SSLCertificateKeyFile /etc/letsencrypt/live/blog.example.com/privkey.pem SSLCertificateChainFile /etc/letsencrypt/live/blog.example.com/chain.pem ProxyPreserveHost On RequestHeader set X-Forwarded-Proto "https" ProxyPass / http://127.0.0.1:7878/ ProxyPassReverse / http://127.0.0.1:7878/ ``` ## Configuring Caddyserver If you prefer [Caddyserver](http://caddyserver.com), you can use this configuration (again, replacing `blog.example.com` with your domain): ``` blog.example.com { proxy / localhost:7878 { transparent } } ``` ## Systemd integration If you want to manage your Plume instance with systemd, you can use the following unit file (to be saved in `/etc/systemd/system/plume.service`): ```toml [Unit] Description=plume [Service] Type=simple User=plume WorkingDirectory=/home/plume/Plume ExecStart=/home/plume/.cargo/bin/plume TimeoutSec=30 Restart=always [Install] WantedBy=multi-user.target ``` Now you need to enable all of these services: ```bash systemctl enable /etc/systemd/system/plume.service ``` Now start the services: ```bash systemctl start plume.service ``` Check that they are properly running: ```bash systemctl status plume.service ``` ## SysVinit integration This script can also be useful if you are using SysVinit. ```bash #!/bin/sh ### BEGIN INIT INFO # Provides: # Required-Start: $remote_fs $syslog # Required-Stop: $remote_fs $syslog # Default-Start: 2 3 4 5 # Default-Stop: 0 1 6 # Short-Description: Start daemon at boot time # Description: Federated blogging # Based on https://raw.githubusercontent.com/fhd/init-script-template/master/template ### END INIT INFO dir="/home/plume/Plume" cmd="/home/plume/.cargo/bin/plume" user="plume" name=`basename $0` pid_file="/var/run/$name.pid" stdout_log="/home/plume/Plume/plume.log" stderr_log="/home/plume/Plume/plume.err" get_pid() { cat "$pid_file" } is_running() { [ -f "$pid_file" ] && ps -p `get_pid` > /dev/null 2>&1 } case "$1" in start) if is_running; then echo "Already started" else echo "Starting $name" cd "$dir" if [ -z "$user" ]; then sudo $cmd >> "$stdout_log" 2>> "$stderr_log" & else sudo -u "$user" $cmd >> "$stdout_log" 2>> "$stderr_log" & fi echo $! > "$pid_file" if ! is_running; then echo "Unable to start, see $stdout_log and $stderr_log" exit 1 fi fi ;; stop) if is_running; then echo -n "Stopping $name.." kill `get_pid` for i in 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 # for i in `seq 10` do if ! is_running; then break fi echo -n "." sleep 1 done echo if is_running; then echo "Not stopped; may still be shutting down or shutdown may have failed" exit 1 else echo "Stopped" if [ -f "$pid_file" ]; then rm "$pid_file" fi fi else echo "Not running" fi ;; restart) $0 stop if is_running; then echo "Unable to stop, will not attempt to start" exit 1 fi $0 start ;; status) if is_running; then echo "Running" else echo "Stopped" exit 1 fi ;; *) echo "Usage: $0 {start|stop|restart|status}" exit 1 ;; esac exit 0 ``` Now start the services: ```bash service plume.service start ``` And check: ```bash service plume.service status ``` ## OpenRC integration This script can also be useful if you are using OpenRC. ```bash #! /sbin/openrc-run name="plume" description="plume : federated blogging" pidfile=/run/plume start() { ebegin "Starting plume" start-stop-daemon -v --start --exec "/home/plume/.cargo/bin/cargo run" --user "plume" --chdir "/home/plume/Plume" --background --stdout "/var/log/plume.log" --stderr "/var/log/plume.err" --make-pidfile --pidfile "/run/plume" -- "phx.server" eend $? } stop() { ebegin "Stopping plume" start-stop-daemon --stop --user "plume" --chdir "/home/plume/Plume" --pidfile "/run/plume" eend $? } ``` Now you need to enable all of these services: ```bash rc-update add plume ``` Now start the services: ```bash /etc/init.d/plume start ``` ## Caveats: - Pgbouncer is not supported yet (named transactions are used). - Rust nightly is a moving target, dependancies can break and sometimes you need to check a few versions to find the one working (run `rustup override set nightly-2018-07-17` in the Plume directory if you have issues during the compilation) ## Acknowledgements Most of this documentation has been written by *gled-rs*. The systemd unit file, Nginx and Apache configurations have been written by *nonbinaryanargeek*. Some parts (especially the instructions to install native dependencies) are from the [Aardwolf project](https://github.com/Aardwolf-Social/aardwolf). The docker instructions, and files have been added by *Eliot Berriot*.