Looking over the install instructions and I already have docker/containers on my vps. Is there just a kbin container for use? I’m not getting the concept of symfony-docker. Is it just a docker with a stack in it already and you have to then pull kbin in?

My thought was to put a kbin instance up for my tribe to lessen the load on the kbin.social server.

If someone has a clue, I’ve got the candelabra. :grin:

  • moog@kbin.social
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    1 year ago

    It’s a multi-container application managed via Docker Compose.
    I’m assuming you found the Docker Compose installation instructions here.

    Essentially it pulls down the multiple containers required to run the site and orchestrates them for you.

    I followed the installation instructions and got it up and running in about 30 minutes (I’m not sure why the theme looks slightly different; perhaps kbin.social is customized).
    Right now I’m playing the waiting game to see if it eventually connects to other federated servers.

    Let me know if you have any specific questions and I can probably point you in the right direction.

    • Spliznork@kbin.social
      1·
      1 year ago

      I also followed along the instructions and eventually got mine running. It took me a bit longer than 30 minutes – figuring out how to have Caddy have Let’s Encrypt use DuckDns TXT was new to me, for instance. But, I’m confused by one of the last lines of the admin setup guide under Configuration, “Next, log in and create a repository named “random” to which unclassified content from the fediverse will flow.” What does that mean? What’s a repository? I don’t see that referenced anywhere…

      • Spliznork@kbin.social
        1·
        1 year ago

        FYI I closed this out on matrix. The repository line refers to creating a magazine named “random”. And after that, connecting to the federation was as easy as searching for a magazine like @technology@beehaw.org.

    • LordofCandy@kbin.socialOP
      1·
      1 year ago

      ah… I think I got lost too early when it had you pull the git repo. I didn’t realize it was yaml files in there. I thought that was for building it from scratch. Now that I see that I’ll dive a little deeper. Thanks for the hint.

    • buedi@kbin.social
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      1 year ago

      Being interested in running my own kbin instance for family and friends, how is it going for you? Does everything work as expected?