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diff --git a/docs/content/setup/manual-setup.md b/docs/content/setup/manual-setup.md index 4d03b752..072b2168 100644 --- a/docs/content/setup/manual-setup.md +++ b/docs/content/setup/manual-setup.md @@ -1,41 +1,55 @@ # Manual Installation -## Requirements on your server +!!! info "Requirements on your server" + - Node.js 10.13 or higher + - Database (PostgreSQL, MySQL, MariaDB, SQLite, MSSQL) + The database must use charset `utf8`. This is typically the default in PostgreSQL and SQLite. + In MySQL and MariaDB UTF-8 might need to be set with `alter database <DBNAME> character set utf8 collate utf8_bin;` + Be aware of older MySQL and MariaDB versions which sometimes use shorter representations of UTF-8 than 4 bytes. + This can break if symbols with more bytes are used. + You can use `alter database <DBNAME> character set utf8mb4 COLLATE utf8mb4_unicode_ci` to be on the safe side. + - NPM (and its dependencies, [node-gyp](https://github.com/nodejs/node-gyp#installation)) + - [Yarn Classic](https://classic.yarnpkg.com) 1.22 or higher (Yarn 2 is currently not supported) + - Bash (for the setup script) + - For **building** the HedgeDoc frontend you need a machine with at least **2 GB** RAM. + - Starting with release 1.7 the release tarball includes the prebuilt frontend, so building it yourself is not necessary. -- Node.js 10.13 or up -- Database (PostgreSQL, MySQL, MariaDB, SQLite, MSSQL) - The database must use charset `utf8`. This is typically the default in PostgreSQL and SQLite. - In MySQL and MariaDB UTF-8 might need to be set with `alter database <DBNAME> character set utf8 collate utf8_bin;` - Be aware of older MySQL and MariaDB versions which sometimes use shorter representations of UTF-8 than 4 bytes. - This can break if symbols with more bytes are used. - You can use `alter database <DBNAME> character set utf8mb4 COLLATE utf8mb4_unicode_ci` to be on the safe side. -- NPM (and its dependencies, [node-gyp](https://github.com/nodejs/node-gyp#installation)) -- Yarn -- Bash (for the setup script) -- For **building** the HedgeDoc frontend you need a machine with at least **2 GB** RAM. - - Starting with release 1.7 the release tarball includes the frontend, so building it yourself is not necessary. - -## Instructions - -1. Check if you meet the [requirements at the top of this document](#requirements-on-your-server). -2. Download a [release](https://github.com/hedgedoc/hedgedoc/releases) tarball and extract it. - Alternatively, you can use Git to clone the repository and checkout a release, e.g. with `git clone -b 1.7.2 https://github.com/hedgedoc/hedgedoc.git`. -3. Enter the directory and type `bin/setup`, which will install the dependencies and create configs. -4. Modify the file named `config.json` or configure HedgeDoc through environment variables which will overwrite the configs, see docs [here](../configuration.md). -5. **If using the release tarball for 1.7.0 or newer, this step can be skipped.** - Build the frontend bundle by `yarn run build` (use `yarn run dev` if you are in development) -6. It is recommended to start your server manually once: `NODE_ENV=production yarn start`, this way it's easier to see warnings or errors that might occur (leave out `NODE_ENV=production` for development). +1. Check if you meet the [requirements at the top of this document](#manual-installation). +2. Download the [latest release](https://hedgedoc.org/latest-release/) and extract it. + <small>Alternatively, you can use Git to clone the repository and checkout a release, e.g. with `git clone -b 1.7.2 https://github.com/hedgedoc/hedgedoc.git`.</small> +3. Enter the directory and type `bin/setup`, which will install the dependencies and create example configs. +4. Configure HedgeDoc: You can either use the `config.json` file or environment variables. + For details, have a look at [the configuration documentation](../configuration.md). +5. *:octicons-light-bulb-16: If you used the release tarball for 1.7.0 or newer, this step can be skipped.* + Build the frontend bundle by running `yarn run build`. +6. It is recommended to start your server manually once: + ```shell + NODE_ENV=production yarn start + ``` + This way it's easier to see warnings or errors that might occur. + <small>You can leave out `NODE_ENV=production` for development.</small> 7. Run the server as you like (node, forever, pm2, SystemD, Init-Scripts) -## How to upgrade your installation +## Upgrading + +!!! warning + Before you upgrade, **always read the release notes**. + You can find them on our [releases page](https://hedgedoc.org/releases/). If you are upgrading HedgeDoc from an older version, follow these steps: -1. Check if you meet the [requirements at the top of this document](#requirements-on-your-server). -2. Verify which version you were running before and take a look at [migrations and breaking changes](../guides/migrations-and-breaking-changes.md) to see if additional steps, or configuration changes are necessary! -3. Fully stop your old HedgeDoc server. -4. `git pull` or unzip a new release in the directory. +1. Check if you still meet the [requirements at the top of this document](#requirements-on-your-server). +2. Ensure you read the [release notes](https://hedgedoc.org/releases/) of all versions between your current version + and the latest release. +2. Fully stop your old HedgeDoc server. +3. [Download](https://hedgedoc.org/latest-release/) the new release and extract it over the old directory. + <small>If you use Git, you can check out the new tag with e.g. `git fetch origin && git checkout 1.7.2`</small> 5. Run `bin/setup`. This will take care of installing dependencies. It is safe to run on an existing installation. -6. Build front-end bundle by `yarn run build` (use `yarn run dev` if you are in development). -7. It is recommended to start your server manually once: `NODE_ENV=production yarn start`, this way it's easier to see warnings or errors that might occur (leave out `NODE_ENV=production` for development). +6. *:octicons-light-bulb-16: If you used the release tarball for 1.7.0 or newer, this step can be skipped.* + Build the frontend bundle by running `yarn run build`. +7. It is recommended to start your server manually once: + ```shell + NODE_ENV=production yarn start + ``` + This way it's easier to see warnings or errors that might occur. 8. You can now restart the HedgeDoc server! |