How to Install Pleroma on Fedora Server Latest?

In this tutorial, we will guide you through the steps to install Pleroma on Fedora Server Latest.

Prerequisites

Before starting, ensure that the following prerequisites are met:

  • Fedora Server Latest is installed in your system.
  • You have access to the root user account or a user with sudo privileges.

Step 1: Update Packages

To keep your system updated, execute the following command to update the packages.

sudo dnf update -y

Step 2: Install Dependencies

Pleroma requires some dependencies to be installed on your system. Install the required packages by executing the following command.

sudo dnf install -y curl git gcc g++ make automake autoconf postgresql-devel openssl-devel jq protobuf-devel sqlite-devel

Step 3: Install Elixir

Pleroma is a Phoenix Framework application that requires Elixir to be installed. Add the Elixir repository to your system.

sudo dnf install https://dl.fedoraproject.org/pub/epel/epel-release-latest-8.noarch.rpm

Install Elixir by running the following command.

sudo dnf install elixir

To verify if Elixir is installed, run the following command.

elixir --version

If Elixir is installed, you will see the version number in the output.

Step 4: Clone the Pleroma Repository

Clone the Pleroma repository using the following command.

git clone https://git.pleroma.social/pleroma/pleroma.git

Step 5: Configure Pleroma

Configure Pleroma by navigating to the cloned repository's root directory.

cd pleroma

Copy the pleroma.example.secret.exs file to config/prod.secret.exs.

cp config/prod.secret.exs pleroma.example.secret.exs

Edit the pleroma.example.secret.exs and update the following details:

  • secret_key_base - by default, it's set to nil. Replace it with a secret key.
config :pleroma, :secret_key_base, "abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz1234567890"
  • database_url - update the variables accordingly. For example:
config :pleroma, :dbconnection, [ 
   adapter: Ecto.Adapters.Postgres,
   username: "pleroma",
   password: "pleroma123",
   database: "pleroma_db",
   hostname: "localhost",
   port: "5432",
   pool_size: 10
]
  • web_listen_options - update the host and port accordingly. For example:
config :pleroma, :web_listen_options, [host: "0.0.0.0", port: "4000"]

Step 6: Install Pleroma Dependencies

To install the Pleroma dependencies, execute the following command.

mix deps.get

Step 7: Compile Pleroma

Compile Pleroma by running the following command.

MIX_ENV=prod mix compile

Step 8: Create a Database

Pleroma requires a PostgreSQL database to store data.

Create a new user on PostgreSQL and grant him access to create a new database.

sudo -u postgres createuser --interactive

Create a new database and grant the user access to it.

sudo -u postgres createdb pleroma_db
sudo -u postgres psql -c "GRANT ALL PRIVILEGES ON DATABASE pleroma_db TO pleroma;"

Step 9: Run Database Migrations

Execute the following command to run database migrations.

MIX_ENV=prod mix ecto.migrate

Step 10: Start Pleroma

To start Pleroma, run the following command.

MIX_ENV=prod mix phx.server

You should see the following output.

[info] Running PleromaWeb.Endpoint with cowboy 2.8.0 at
http://localhost:4000

That's all! You have successfully installed Pleroma on Fedora Server Latest. You can now access Pleroma by visiting http://<server-ip>:4000 in your web browser.