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1 ============
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2 Installation
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3 ============
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5 This are the instructions to install Libervia Web using Python.
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6 Note that if you are using GNU/Linux, Libervia Web may already be present on your
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7 distribution.
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9 This is the web frontend of Libervia, the Libervia backend must be installed first (if you
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10 haven't installed it yet, it will be downloaded automatically as it is a dependency of
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11 Libervia Web). Libervia Web and Libervia Backend must always have the same version
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12 (Libervia Web won't start if the version backend differs).
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14 We recommend to use development version for now, until the release of
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15 0.8 version.
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17 Requirements
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18 ------------
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20 - Python 3.7+
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21 - Python 3 "venv", which may be installed with Python 3
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22 - Mercurial
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24 To install them on a Debian distribution or derivative, you can enter::
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26 sudo apt-get install python3-dev python3-venv python3-wheel mercurial
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28 Development Version
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29 -------------------
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31 *Note for Arch users: a pkgbuild is available for your distribution on
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32 AUR, check sat-libervia-hg (as well as other sat-\* packages).*
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34 You can install the latest development version using Mercurial and pip.
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36 Select the location where you want to install libervia and virtual environment, for
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37 instance your ``$HOME`` directory::
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39 $ cd
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41 You can use the same virtual environment as the one used for installing the backend.
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42 Otherwise, create a new one (backend will be installed automatically if it's not already
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45 $ python3 -m venv libervia_venv
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46 $ source libervia_venv/bin/activate
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47 $ pip install -U pip wheel
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49 Then you need to clone the repository::
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51 $ hg clone https://repos.goffi.org/libervia libervia-web && cd libervia-web
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53 Now you can install the frontend and its requirements::
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55 $ pip install .
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57 If you haven't done it for the backend, you need to install the media::
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59 $ cd
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62 then, create the directory ``~/.config/libervia``::
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64 $ mkdir -p ~/.config/libervia
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68 .. sourcecode:: cfg
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70 [DEFAULT]
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71 media_dir = ~/libervia-media
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73 Of course, replace ``~/libervia-media`` with the actual path you have used.
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75 Please check backend documentation for more details on the settings.
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77 You'll also need the ``yarn`` packager, please check your distribution documentation for
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78 instructions to install it.
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80 .. note::
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82 On Debian and derivatives, the ``yarn`` packager is installed with the ``yarnpkg``
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84 root (or with ``sudo``).
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86 Post Installation
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87 -----------------
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89 Libervia uses its own XMPP account to fetch public data. You need to create a profile
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90 named `libervia` linked to this account to launch Libervia. First create an account
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91 dedicated to this on your XMPP server. For instance with `Prosody`_ you would enter
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92 something like::
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94 $ prosodyctl adduser libervia@example.net
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96 Where you'll obviously change ``libervia@example.net`` for the JID you want to use, with
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97 your domain name. You'll then be prompted for a password. You can now create the
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98 associated Libervia profile::
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100 $ li profile create libervia -j libervia@example.net -p <libervia_password>
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104 Libervia CLI doesn't prompt for password yet, this means that the password is visible
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105 to anybody looking at your screen and will stay in your shell history, and the password
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106 will be visible for a few seconds in process list. If this is a concern for you (e.g.
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107 you use a shared machine), use an other frontend to create the profile, or do the
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108 necessary to remove the password from history. In most shells, you can add a space in
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109 front of the command so that it doesn't appear in the history.
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111 Finally, you need to specify to specify the password of this ``libervia`` profile in your
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112 configuration. To do so, edit your ``libervia.conf`` and edit ``[libervia]`` and set the
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113 ``passphrase`` option to the profile password you have used in the command above:
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118 passphrase = <libervia_password>
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120 You should now be good to run the Libervia Web server.
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122 .. _Prosody: https://prosody.im
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125 Usage
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128 To launch the Libervia Web server, enter::
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130 $ libervia-web
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132 …or, if you want to launch it in foreground::
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134 $ libervia-web fg
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136 You can stop it with::
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138 $ libervia-web stop
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140 To know if backend is launched or not::
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142 $ libervia-web status
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145 Libervia Pubsub
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146 ===============
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148 Some functionalities use advanced or experimental features of XMPP PubSub. We recommend to
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149 use the Libervia PubSub service that is a side project developed for the needs of
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150 Libervia, and consequently implements everything needed. Please refer to Libervia PubSub
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151 documentation to know how to install and use it.