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At this point, I'm still skimming useful tidbits as I learn the system. -- {{woozle}} | At this point, I'm still skimming useful tidbits as I learn the system. -- {{woozle}} | ||
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Mastodon consists of multiple components, including: | Mastodon consists of multiple components, including: | ||
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* application: typically /home/{{arg|mastodon_user}}/{{arg|mastodon}} - but really, anywhere under the Mastodon user's home folder should work | * application: typically /home/{{arg|mastodon_user}}/{{arg|mastodon}} - but really, anywhere under the Mastodon user's home folder should work | ||
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* PostgreSQL logs (usually in /var/log/postgresql) | * PostgreSQL logs (usually in /var/log/postgresql) | ||
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==Local Notes== | ==Local Notes== | ||
* [[User:Woozle/Mastodon/setup|Woozle]] attempts to install Mastodon, several times | * [[User:Woozle/Mastodon/setup|Woozle]] attempts to install Mastodon, several times | ||
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At this point, I'm still skimming useful tidbits as I learn the system. -- Woozle
Pages
About
Mastodon consists of multiple components, including:
- the Mastodon application software (mainly Ruby and JavaScript)
- ...which runs under Ruby on Rails
- redis, an "in-memory database server" aka "dictionary" (see Wikipedia)
- Yarn, an application package manager for Node.js
- PostgreSQL - SQL database[1]
- a web server - typically nginx, but Apache also works
- Node.js
- Ruby - language used for most server-side operations
- Bundler - application package manager for Ruby, packaged as a Ruby Gem
- Ruby on Rails - application framework
- utilities:
- ffmpeg - for conversion of GIFs to MP4s[1]
- imagemagick - for the usual purposes
Files
- application: typically /home/<mastodon_user>/<mastodon> - but really, anywhere under the Mastodon user's home folder should work
- /home/<mastodon_user>/live/.env.production: main config file (for stuff not covered by UI)
- PostgreSQL logs (usually in /var/log/postgresql)
Local Notes
- Woozle attempts to install Mastodon, several times
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Mastodon Production Guide (official)