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tweaking apache configuration for friendica

allow overrides so dynamic pages can built correctly

rootname@VPShosting:/var/www/html# sudo nano /etc/apache2/sites-available/000-default-le-ssl.conf

search for the line:
ctrl+W -> DocumentRoot /var/www/html

add the code snippet:
    <Directory /var/www/html>
        AllowOverride All
    </Directory>


save the file "000-default-le-ssl.conf":
ctrl+X -> Y -> hit ENTER

edited 000-default-le-ssl.conf<IfModule mod_ssl.c>
<VirtualHost *:443>
# The ServerName directive sets the request scheme, hostname and port that
# the server uses to identify itself. This is used when creating
# redirection URLs. In the context of virtual hosts, the ServerName
# specifies what hostname must appear in the request's Host: header to
# match this virtual host. For the default virtual host (this file) this
# value is not decisive as it is used as a last resort host regardless.
# However, you must set it for any further virtual host explicitly.
#ServerName www.example.com
ServerAdmin webmaster@localhost
DocumentRoot /var/www/html
<Directory /var/www/html>
AllowOverride All
</Directory>

# Available loglevels: trace8, ..., trace1, debug, info, notice, warn,
# error, crit, alert, emerg.
# It is also possible to configure the loglevel for particular
# modules, e.g.
#LogLevel info ssl:warn
ErrorLog ${APACHE_LOG_DIR}/error.log
CustomLog ${APACHE_LOG_DIR}/access.log combined
# For most configuration files from conf-available/, which are
# enabled or disabled at a global level, it is possible to
# include a line for only one particular virtual host. For example the
# following line enables the CGI configuration for this host only
# after it has been globally disabled with "a2disconf".
#Include conf-available/serve-cgi-bin.conf
ServerName mydoman.com
SSLCertificateFile /etc/letsencrypt/live/mydoman.com/fullchain.pem
SSLCertificateKeyFile /etc/letsencrypt/live/mydoman.com/privkey.pem
Include /etc/letsencrypt/options-ssl-apache.conf
</VirtualHost>
</IfModule>
Edited 000-default-le-ssl.conf CODE
<IfModule mod_ssl.c>
<VirtualHost *:443>
	# The ServerName directive sets the request scheme, hostname and port that
	# the server uses to identify itself. This is used when creating
	# redirection URLs. In the context of virtual hosts, the ServerName
	# specifies what hostname must appear in the request's Host: header to
	# match this virtual host. For the default virtual host (this file) this
	# value is not decisive as it is used as a last resort host regardless.
	# However, you must set it for any further virtual host explicitly.
	#ServerName www.example.com
        ServerAdmin webmaster@localhost
	DocumentRoot /var/www/html
    <Directory /var/www/html>
        AllowOverride All
    </Directory>
	# Available loglevels: trace8, ..., trace1, debug, info, notice, warn,
	# error, crit, alert, emerg.
	# It is also possible to configure the loglevel for particular
	# modules, e.g.
	#LogLevel info ssl:warn
	ErrorLog ${APACHE_LOG_DIR}/error.log
	CustomLog ${APACHE_LOG_DIR}/access.log combined
	# For most configuration files from conf-available/, which are
	# enabled or disabled at a global level, it is possible to
	# include a line for only one particular virtual host. For example the
	# following line enables the CGI configuration for this host only
	# after it has been globally disabled with "a2disconf".
	#Include conf-available/serve-cgi-bin.conf
ServerName mydoman.com
SSLCertificateFile /etc/letsencrypt/live/mydoman.com/fullchain.pem
SSLCertificateKeyFile /etc/letsencrypt/live/mydoman.com/privkey.pem
Include /etc/letsencrypt/options-ssl-apache.conf
</VirtualHost>
</IfModule>


create php.error.log

rootname@ubuntu:~# touch php.error.log

tweaking basic settings:

editing php.ini

rootname@VPShosting:/var/www/html# sudo nano /etc/php/8.1/apache2/php.ini

search for the following lines [ctrl+w] and modify the values:

search and modify the line :
ctrl+W -> memory_limit =
modify to:
memory_limit = 256M

search and modify the line :
ctrl+W -> upload_max_filesize =
modify to:
upload_max_filesize = 100M

search and modify the line :
ctrl+W -> max_execution_time =
modify to:
max_execution_time = 300

search and modify the line :
ctrl+W -> max_input_vars =
modify to:
max_input_vars = 1500

activate php.error.log
search:
ctrl+W -> log_errors
unquote and and modify so it reads:
log_errors = On
; Default Value: Off
; Development Value: On
; Production Value: On

search:
ctrl+W -> error_log
unquote and and modify so it reads:
; Log errors to specified file. PHP's default behavior is to leave this value
; empty.
; https://php.net/error-log
; Example:
error_log = /var/www/html/php.error.log
; Log errors to syslog (Event Log on Windows).
; error_log = syslog


save the file "php.ini":
ctrl+X -> Y -> hit ENTER

restart apache and check the status

rootname@VPShosting:/var/www/html# systemctl restart apache2
rootname@VPShosting:/var/www/html# systemctl status apache2

check php.error.log

rootname@ubuntu:~# reboot
user@localPC:~$ log into your VPShosting again
rootname@ubuntu:~# nano /var/www/html/php.error.log




Congrats!
With this you have completed via SSH on the console all the installation steps necessary, now it's time to browse to your friendica web page and actually install and activate your node:


Go to your website and have a look at the short installation routine of friendica itself.

#debian #linux #friendica #fediVerse #fediTutorial


friendica installation


Categories: friendica,VPS,github
friendica installation on the VPS hosting
--
Up to this point we basically performed a standard LAMP installation on a ubuntu 22.04 LTS VPS hosting.

The following steps concern the actual friendica server installation.

creating the directory for friendica and the user www-data

creat directories and permission for user www-databack ground information what-is-var-www-html?
https://stackoverflow.com/questions/16197663/what-is-var-www-htm
some general setup indications for the settings for several websites on the same server:
https://www.digitalocean.com/community/tutorials/how-to-set-up-apache-virtual-hosts-on-ubuntu-20-04

¡IMPORTANT!
The following command and setting should only be used if you are on a clean brand new ubuntu VPS setup as it will or at least might meddle with your already existing web page setups as @tom s politely pointed out:

"This would damage a lot of (server) installations out there. Do not do this in /var/www, if you are not really sure, what you're doing."
rootname@VPShosting:~# sudo chown -R www-data:www-data /var/www
rootname@VPShosting:~# cd /var/www


creating user www-data and changing from user rootname to www-data

rootname@VPShosting:~/var/www# sudo -u www-data bash
www-data@VPShosting:~$

(confirmation check if this is where console changes to www-data@VPShosting:~#)
moving (deactivating) the old /html folder

www-data@VPShosting:~$ mv html html.bak

The new /html folder will be created when we clone the gitHub stable branch of friendica in the next step.
cloning friendica from the gitHub repository

www-data@VPShosting:~$ git clone https://github.com/friendica/friendica.git -b stable html


configure PHP dependencies

www-data@VPShosting:~$ cd html
www-data@VPShosting:~/html$ bin/composer.phar install --no-dev
(is this the point the SSL install went wrong?)
https://squeet.me/display/962c3e10-1265-2ea9-912d-3cc762780991


creating folder for page view renderings

www-data@VPShosting:~/html$ mkdir -p view/smarty3
www-data@VPShosting:~/html$ chmod 775 view/smarty3


cloning the addons github repository

www-data@VPShosting:~/html$ git clone https://github.com/friendica/friendica-addons.git -b stable addon


activating .htaccess

www-data@VPShosting:~/html$ cp .htaccess-dist .htaccess


exiting user www-data

www-data@VPShosting:~/html$ exit
rootname@VPShosting:~/var/www/html#



#debian #linux #friendica #fediVerse #fediTutorial

As of now I skipped this step as I do have already a DB with password and name on the original installation I will have to migrate to this new VPS.


Ver. 05 | install and/or move friendica to ubuntu 22.04 LTS VPS server


EDIT - informationThis tutorial is supposed to be published by the tutorial profile of this server.
It is designed to have several chapters, each being distinctively seperated by an own titel. In total as of now there are like besides this introduction like 6 chapters.
posting and edition time of and by this EDIT profileof ver05 as of now 1hs
mastodon review contact: @mʕ•ﻌ•ʔm bitPickup
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Categories:
@helpers@forum.friendi.ca

SPOILER - click to open/close || IntroductionThis tutorial is an adaption of the tutorial "creating a friendica server - ubuntu" by @Hank G ☑️ based on the experience of the installation report by @…ᘛ⁐̤ᕐᐷ jesuisatire bitPickup:
https://squeet.me/display/962c3e10-5765-2e86-4a15-589579746174
and specific help by @Raroun.

Server specs and friendica version used:
VPS server | Ubuntu 22.04 LTS
PHP Version 8.1.2-1ubuntu2.14
4 Core CPU, 8 GB Ram with 300GB NVME Disk
Friendica [STABLE] | 'Giant Rhubarb' 2023.05 - 1518

SPOILER - click to open/close || Installation environment and HowToThe only reasonable way to work with a VPSserver on the web is using the console.
If you are not familiar with that don't worry, it is easy and the only thing you have to do is being able to copy/paste the commands displayed:
¡Copy/paste only the codeBoxes like this one, located outside of the spoilers of this tutorial one after another without altering the sequence!
Of course it is necessary to change the specific file names and passwords for you indiviual site, but that's all. promise!
On the console you wont be able to copy/paste with the keyboard ctrl-C/ctrl-V technique, you'll have to use the mouse "right click, chose option" technique.
This tutorial was created on a #debian #linux desktop environment.
There shouldn't be differences if you want to do this from a #windows machine.
The method used for communication between your local computer and the VPS server is called #SSH:
Wikipedia - Secure Shell:
"Cryptographic network protocol for secure data communication, remote shell services or command execution and other secure network services between two networked computers."

#linux #debian #ubuntu #friendica #fediVerse #fediTutorial #tutorial #fediHelp #fediTips #activityPub #HowTo #DIY #VPS #server #selfHosting
@admin@tupambae.org @tutorial@tupambae.org

friendica VPS setup on ubuntu 22.04 LTS


@Friendica Support

Hi,
I'm working on my first #friendica #VPS installation, here you'll find my initial post about general thoughts like what distro to use, size and costs.
I'm using the tutorial "creating a friendica server - ubuntu" by @Hank G ☑️.

As of now I'm doing well in the process and want to start this post to document differences and questions while installing the server.

This server is going to host an already existing friendica node I have to move from another hosting provider. That means that for example the DB doesn't have to be created from scratch but moved and other smaller details.

I will try to address the different steps of installation in answers to this post and appreciate help, ideas and observations.

I'm doing this from a #linux desktop environment from the console but there shouldn't be differences if you want to do this from a #windows machine.

#fediVerse #tutorial #fediHelp #activityPub


Friendica auf dem Raspberry Pi installieren


Nicht nur für mich als kleine Gedankenstütze halte ich hier auf meinem Blog fest, wie ich es endlich geschafft habe, Friendica auf dem Raspberry Pi zu installieren. Nun bin ich selbst überhaupt kein Experte in solchen Dingen, man möge es mir nachsehen, falls ich einen Fehler gemacht oder etwas doppelt geschrieben habe. Ich bin auch noch nicht so lange im Fediverse unterwegs und bei Linux […]

Weiterlesen: https://blogzwo.me/raspberry-pi/friendica-auf-dem-raspberry-pi-installieren.html

#Debian #Fediverse #Friendica #Linux #PHP #Raspberry
Die Abbildung zeigt die Friendica-Weboberfläche nach einer erfolgreichen Installation auf einem Raspberry Pi. Zu sehen sind die Version der Friendica-Instanz (2024.08), Datenbankinformationen sowie Links zu weiteren Ressourcen und ein Hinweis auf nicht installierte Addons oder Apps.


The creation of th DB apparently worked as expected.

The problem I now ran into is that I can't upload the backup sql DB I donwloaded from the old hosting.

I did this using the hints of the following stackoverflow description:
importing-a-database-using-ssh
but somehow this doesn't work.

I created a folder in my home directory for to log into the VPS via ssh where I placed the privkey.pem and the backupname.sql

This is the command sequence I execute:
cd hostingfolder
/hostingfolder ssh -i privkey.pem rootname@00.000.00.000
Enter passphrase for key 'privkey.pem':
Welcome to Ubuntu ..
..
rootname@ubuntu:~# mysql -u friendica@localhost -ppassword friendicadb < backupname.sql

The response by the server is:
-bash: backupname.sql: No such file or directory

I also tried:
rootname@ubuntu:~# mysql -u friendica -ppassword friendicadb < backupname.sql
with the same result

Of course the file backupname.sql does exist and is located in /hostingfolder
I also copied it to the folder /home/username/ just to make sure.

I searched for the error message and found:
stackoverflow | remote mysql import no such file or directory

so I tried:
mysql -u 'friendica'@'localhost' -ppassword friendicadb < '/home/username/hostingfolder/backupname.sql'
and
mysql -u 'friendica'@'localhost' -ppassword friendicadb < "/home/username/backupname.sql"
but that didn't do the trick either.

Any ideas?

#fediHelp #mysql #mariadb #ssh #linux


There are two ways to add your keys to #FileZilla.

You can add your keys inside the "Site Manager":

Go to:
File -> Site manager ..

Screen of FileZilla showing where to find the option

Protocol:
In the settings panel for a given site select sFTP:
Screen of FileZilla showing where to find the option

Add domain IP or domain name:
Screen of FileZilla showing where to find the option

Logon Type:
Select "Key File"
Screen of FileZilla showing where to find the option

Add the user name to log onto the server:
Screen of FileZilla showing where to find the option

Browse for the .ppk you want to add and select it:
FileZilla offers you also to add .pem (privkey.pem) files, that's the #puTTy option for a file containing only the extracted private key of keyfile.ppk. At the same time FileZilla doesn't read/accept .pem files so it will prompt you to transform it into a .ppk file. If your .ppk is protected by a password (it should be), you get prompted to insert the password.
It is not clear if the newly created .ppk file from the .pem file by FileZilla is protected with the same password. It doesn't feel like that.
Screen of fileZilla showing where to find the option Screen of fileZilla showing where to find the option

Save the changes and connect to your server.
The other option to add your key to FileZilla is by adding it directly to the main settings.

Go to:
Edit-> Settings ..

Screen of FileZilla showing where to find the option

Choose SFTP and select the "Add key file" tab:
Screen of FileZilla showing where to find the option

Add the key file and save.
If you use the input fields and quick connect options of the main FileZilla window, the keys saved in settings will be retrieved.

#linux #windows #howTo #fediVerse


friendica VPS setup on ubuntu 22.04 LTS


@Friendica Support

Hi,
I'm working on my first #friendica #VPS installation, here you'll find my initial post about general thoughts like what distro to use, size and costs.
I'm using the tutorial "creating a friendica server - ubuntu" by @Hank G ☑️.

As of now I'm doing well in the process and want to start this post to document differences and questions while installing the server.

This server is going to host an already existing friendica node I have to move from another hosting provider. That means that for example the DB doesn't have to be created from scratch but moved and other smaller details.

I will try to address the different steps of installation in answers to this post and appreciate help, ideas and observations.

I'm doing this from a #linux desktop environment from the console but there shouldn't be differences if you want to do this from a #windows machine.

#fediVerse #tutorial #fediHelp #activityPub

what VPS offer fits best for a small friendica instance?


@Friendica Support
@Friendica Admins
@Friendica Developers

Hi there,
in the end I want to try to setup my first own hosted friendica VPS on a small setup:
1gig RAM/1 Core/25gig

The idea is kinda single user instance with a few forum pages.

The hosting provider has the following options:

  • debian bullsey - vpn server
  • debian bookworm - wireguard server
  • debian bookworm - bookworm 2023-07-03
  • debian bookworm - bookworm 2023-07-03 LEMP (nginx+php8.2+mariaDB10.5)
  • debian bookworm - nextcloud
  • ubuntu 22.04.01LTS
  • CENTOS8.1 - 2020-05-03
  • cleanVPS to upload own ISO



I'm used to debian/devuan on PC, so am obviously inclined to go for debian but have no idea what version would be the best choice.

In the first place the debian LEMP option looks like the way to go.
Latest experience with a new friendica installation seemed to be in need of PHP8.1 instead of PHP8.2.
Is it difficult to downgrade that?

Also, I'm kinda worried about security in general, even tho the data exposed will only be my own, so there is no responsibility with others.
Are there more security risks than on a shared hosting with let's say a standard phpBB forum page?

The idea would be to point the IP from my existing hosting provider to the VPS.


  • Do we have some general "how to setup" for a VPS setting from scratch?
  • Anyone interested in creating such a "how to" in a conversation with me here to have a refence or base to sum that up for the frindica wiki?
  • Could it even be of interest to create a "friendica VPS-ISO installation" with the help of git.friendi.ca for example?


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