Add postgres setup instructions to docs
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sudo apt-get install postgresql postgresql-contrib
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sudo apt-get install postgresql postgresql-contrib
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Setup a user and database for Mastodon:
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sudo su - postgres
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psql
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In the prompt:
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CREATE USER mastodon CREATEDB;
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CREATE DATABASE mastodon_production OWNER mastodon;
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\q
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## Rbenv
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## Rbenv
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It is recommended to use rbenv (exclusively from the `mastodon` user) to install the desired Ruby version. Follow the guides to [install rbenv][1] and [rbenv-build][2] (I recommend checking the [prerequisites][3] for your system on the rbenv-build project and installing them beforehand, obviously outside the unprivileged `mastodon` user)
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It is recommended to use rbenv (exclusively from the `mastodon` user) to install the desired Ruby version. Follow the guides to [install rbenv][1] and [rbenv-build][2] (I recommend checking the [prerequisites][3] for your system on the rbenv-build project and installing them beforehand, obviously outside the unprivileged `mastodon` user)
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rake secret
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rake secret
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To get a random string.
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To get a random string. If you are setting up on one single server (most likely), then REDIS_HOST is localhost and `DB_HOST` is `/var/run/postgresql`, `DB_USER` is `mastodon` and `DB_NAME` is `mastodon_production` while `DB_PASS` is empty because this setup will use the ident authentication method (system user "mastodon" maps to postgres user "mastodon").
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## Setup
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## Setup
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