Template:Installation/Common

Get the source

It's time to download Diaspora! As your diaspora user run:

cd ~
git clone {{#ifeq: {{#var:mode}}|production|-b master|}} git://github.com/diaspora/diaspora.git
cd diaspora

Don't miss the cd diaspora, all coming commands expect to be run from that directory!

Configuration

Copy files

cp config/database.yml.example config/database.yml
cp config/diaspora.yml.example config/diaspora.yml

Bundle

It's time to install the Ruby libraries required by Diaspora:

{{#var:env_string}}bundle install {{#ifeq: {{#var:mode}}|production|--without test development|}}

This takes quite a while. You should get a green success message when it's finished, if that's no the case you should seek for help on the mailing list or the IRC channel.

Database setup

Double check your config/database.yml looks right and run:

{{#var:env_string}}bundle exec rake db:create db:schema:load

Start Diaspora

It's time to start Diaspora:

./script/server

In the most simple case you want to do this inside a screen or tmux session from which you can safely detach.

Further Reading

• User:MrZYX/WIP:Updating
• Integrating Other Social Networks
• Alternative startup methods (Passenger, Init script, Daemontools, ...)
• Diasporas components explained