From 202fe8d66b68ac70df4c7ad9755e3b69b6625924 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Bob Mottram Date: Sun, 26 Oct 2014 10:25:45 +0000 Subject: [PATCH] Microblog initial configuration --- usage.org | 27 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++- 1 file changed, 26 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/usage.org b/usage.org index f2dccc82..7283bc73 100644 --- a/usage.org +++ b/usage.org @@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ [[./images/logo.png]] #+END_CENTER -| [[Readme]] | [[Operating Systems]] | [[Using Email]] | [[Mailing List]] | [[Play Music]] | [[Syncing to the Cloud]] | [[Microblogging]] | [[Social Network]] | [[Chat Services]] | +| [[Readme]] | [[Operating Systems]] | [[Using Email]] | [[Mailing List]] | [[Syncing to the Cloud]] | [[Play Music]] | [[Microblogging]] | [[Social Network]] | [[Chat Services]] | * Readme After the system has installed a README file will be generated which contains passwords and some brief advice on using the installed systems. You can read this with the following commands: @@ -289,5 +289,30 @@ The main advantage of playing music via Owncloud is that you can do that from an By default a music player is installed into Owncloud, so all you need to do is to visit your Owncloud web site, select the *music* directory and then upload some music files. Afterwards you can select the *music icon* from the top left drop down menu and albums will then appear which can be played. If you want to share music with other users then you can select the *share* option from within the files view to make the tracks available. * Microblogging +** Initial configuration +To set up your microblog go to: + +#+BEGIN_SRC bash +https://yourmicroblogdomainname/install.php +#+END_SRC + +and enter the following settings: + +| Server SSL | enable | +| Hostname | localhost | +| Type | MySql/MariaDB | +| Name | gnusocial | +| DB username | root | +| DB Password | See the MariaDB password in the [[Readme]] file | +| Administrator nickname | Your username | +| Administrator password | See the [[Readme]] file | +| Subscribe to announcements | ticked | +| Site profile | Community | + +When the install is complete you will see a lot of warnings but just ignore those and navigate to your microblog domain and you can then complete the configuration via the *Admin* section on the header bar. Some recommended admin settings are: + +| Site settings | Text limit 140, Dupe Limit 60000 | +| User settings | Bio limit 1000 | +| Access settings | /Invite only/ ticked | * Social Network * Chat Services