User:Woozle/Mastodon/TootCat

To check for new releases:

• https://github.com/tootsuite/mastodon/releases
• #glitchsoc-updates in the GlitchSoc server

GlitchSoc is continuously updated from Masto's changes, not waiting for "stable" releases. (Hence the name, I guess :D) The existence of a new release from masto is, in this context, a signal to us that there have been enough changes that it's probably worth catching up -- and also that the changes are now relatively stable.

The #glitchsoc-updates channel, meanwhile, lets us know of any crucial (usually security) updates that should be installed immediately.

2020-09-10

Shared session app is tmux - ^B ^D if need to escape to regular shell

Steps:

• check https://github.com/tootsuite/mastodon/releases for any special instructions

root@tootcat2:~# su - mastodon
mastodon@tootcat2:~$ cd live
mastodon@tootcat2:~/live$ git pull --rebase
remote: Enumerating objects: 1807, done.
remote: Counting objects: 100% (1807/1807), done.
remote: Compressing objects: 100% (6/6), done.
remote: Total 3054 (delta 1801), reused 1802 (delta 1801), pack-reused 1247
Receiving objects: 100% (3054/3054), 4.21 MiB | 21.12 MiB/s, done.
Resolving deltas: 100% (2250/2250), completed with 556 local objects.
From https://github.com/glitch-soc/mastodon
   c41da2e96..afa753a89  master     -> origin/master
First, rewinding head to replay your work on top of it...
Applying: tootcat favicon
Applying: poll fuckery
Applying: number go up
mastodon@tootcat2:~/live$

• Check to be sure Ruby version is correct -- this will prompt to install newer version if needed:
  • rbenv install
• Check to be sure bundler version is correct (optional-ish) -- will prompt if update is needed:
  • gem install bundler
• bundle install
  • This takes awhile.
• now compile assets:
  • rails assets:precompile
• as root:
  • systemctl stop mastodon-*
  • rails db:migrate - can do while masto is running, but safer to shut down first
  • apt update
  • apt upgrade
  • reboot if necessary
• done, if all is well.

Notes

• https://classic.yarnpkg.com/en/docs/install/#debian-stable - yarn install instructions for Ubuntu
  • It may be necessary to run apt-key to upgrade their public key, should be instructions there