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In the past few days, I've seen a number of people having trouble getting Lemmy set up on their own servers. That motivated me to create Lemmy-Easy-Deploy, a dead-simple solution to deploying Lemmy using Docker Compose under the hood.

To accommodate people new to Docker or self hosting, I've made it as simple as I possibly could. Edit the config file to specify your domain, then run the script. That's it! No manual configuration is needed. Your self hosted Lemmy instance will be up and running in about a minute or less. Everything is taken care of for you. Random passwords are created for Lemmy's microservices, and HTTPS is handled automatically by Caddy.

Updates are automatic too! Run the script again to detect and deploy updates to Lemmy automatically.

If you are an advanced user, plenty of config options are available. You can set this to compile Lemmy from source if you want, which is useful for trying out Release Candidate versions. You can also specify a Cloudflare API token, and if you do, HTTPS certificates will use the DNS challenge instead. This is helpful for Cloudflare proxy users, who can have issues with HTTPS certificates sometimes.

Try it out and let me know what you think!

https://github.com/ubergeek77/Lemmy-Easy-Deploy

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[–] Declared0978@lemmy.world 1 points 2 years ago

So stupid question - how do you shut them down? Docker compose down or stop don't seem to work.

Also, as an intermediate (spoiled Unraid) user, if I'm behind nginx proxy manager with custom ports do I just change 80 and 443 in the lemmy docker-compose? I'm doing this in a Debian VM.

[–] ChaosAD@lemmy.world 1 points 2 years ago

What adjustments I need to do to run this locally (in my LAN) just for testing?

[–] Linuturk@lemmy.onitato.com 1 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Any tips on how to customize the favicon for my instance? Using the docker-compose method.

[–] ubergeek77@lemmy.ubergeek77.chat 1 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

To be honest, I have no idea how the public instances have favicons right now. I can tell from my own instance's HTML that Lemmy isn't sending any favicon data.

What confuses me is, the place where lemmy.world and lemmy.ml have it rendered is here, via Helmet, but setting your own icon is not documented anywhere, and I don't see anything in Helmet's code that grabs a favicon URL.

It looks like 0.18.0 will more explicitly set the favicon URL, but it doesn't look very configurable to the end user. Looks like it's hardcoded to a string in the build props, or to a default string pointing to the default svg. So it might be that all the public instances are just recompiling the entirety of lemmy-ui just to set a custom favicon.

Once 0.18.0 comes out, I will see how favicons are handled by default, and maybe provide a volume interface for replacing that default image.

[–] rglullis 1 points 2 years ago

A bit OT, but worth the shot: can anyone confirm whether instances deployed with this script can be found on Mastodon?

I have tried both the ansible script provided by the developers and I've adapted the docker-compose files to get things running on Docker Swarm. Everything seems to be working well, object storage, federation... except that I can not find any user or community from my instance if I search from Mastodon.

[–] moons1de@lemmy.moonside.cc 1 points 2 years ago

Marius Hosting published a good guide this week that I used on my nas without an issue (via docker compose).

[–] marketingpro123@kbin.social 1 points 2 years ago

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[–] manager123321@kbin.social 0 points 2 years ago

Exploring Go High Level:

  1. What’s the Enthusiasm About?
    Hello there! Are you familiar with Go High Level? If not, let's break it down. Imagine managing multiple apps for marketing. Sounds busy. That's where Go High Level comes in. It's like that friend who has a solution for everything. Whether you are working on creating an outstanding sales funnel or sending out an email campaign, this platform has your back. The best part? They let you test drive everything with a 14-day free trial. It's like trying out a new car but for your business. And if you ever need assistance, their support team is just a click away. Pretty exciting, huh?

  2. So, How Much Does It Cost?
    Alright, let's talk about the financial side. Go High Level offers 3 main plans. The Agency Starter Plan is perfect if you're just starting or have a small business. It's loaded with all the essential tools, and it's quite cost-effective. But if you're looking to scale up, the Agency Unlimited Plan is your best choice. It's like the VIP pass at a concert, giving you access to everything without any limitations. Not sure about committing? Remember that 14-day free trial I mentioned? It's a great way to give it a try without any obligations. Lastly, they offer a Pro plan that includes "SaaS mode," where you can white label the product under your brand. Fantastic!

  3. Why Everyone's Raving About It:
    In a world full of sophisticated digital tools, Go High Level is like that all-in-one Swiss Army knife. There's no need to switch between apps because it has everything under one roof. Whether you're a newcomer or an experienced marketer, it's super user-friendly. It's not just about launching impressive campaigns; they ensure you understand their performance with top-notch analytics. There's even a white-label feature for marketing agencies, so you can add your brand and impress your clients.

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[–] IrrationalNumber@lemmy.world 0 points 2 years ago (2 children)

As someone who spent hours figuring out how to deploy through Ansible, how dare you ~/s~ But seriously thank you for putting in the work to make creating an instance more attainable for people.

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[–] sideone@lemmy.world 0 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (1 children)

Hey @ubergeek77@lemmy.ubergeek77.chat, I'm trying this on an Aarm64 instance and the script says it only works on v0.17.4. Is there a plan to update to 0.18?

EDIT: the script fails for 0.17.4 here:

=> ERROR [lemmy builder 6/7] RUN cargo build --release 1183.5s

Build timer continues but CPU usage drops off. Any ideas where I've gone wrong?

[–] ubergeek77@lemmy.ubergeek77.chat 1 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Try again with the latest version of Lemmy Easy Deploy.

I am now building multiarch images for 0.18.x, and my script will now default to my multiarch images, so there is no longer a need to build it yourself :)

[–] sideone@lemmy.world 1 points 2 years ago

I'll give it a go on Monday, cheers!

[–] ChaosAD@lemmy.world 0 points 2 years ago (10 children)

What adjustments I need to do to run this locally (in my LAN) just for testing?

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[–] Declared0978@lemmy.world 0 points 2 years ago (2 children)

So stupid question - how do you shut them down? Docker compose down or stop don't seem to work.

Also, as an intermediate (spoiled Unraid) user, if I'm behind nginx proxy manager with custom ports do I just change 80 and 443 in the lemmy docker-compose? I'm doing this in a Debian VM.

[–] possiblylinux127@lemmy.world 0 points 2 years ago

Use docker commands

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