Install the frontend only

[Tealk]

Hello, is there a possibility to install only the frontend next to an existing installation?

[Nutomic]

Yes absolutely. It would work something like this:

• git clone the repo and cargo build to get a binary
• put the binary on your server, and execute it with these env vars. you need to adjust LEMMY_BB_BACKEND so it connects to your existing lemmy
• alternatively, clone directly on your server and cargo run (again with env vars)
• setup nginx with a new (sub)domain, which forwards requests to LEMMY_BB_LISTEN_ADDRESS

Let me know if anything is unclear or you have any problems.

[dessalines]

Once this gets to a stable place too, nutomic will likely do releases and publish docker images with them.

[Tealk]

put the binary on your server

where can i find them?
is it the /lemmyBB/target/debug/lemmy_bb ?

[Nutomic]

Yes

[Tealk]

What does this package belong to? On the net I could not find anything suitable.

./lemmy_bb 
./lemmy_bb: /lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libc.so.6: version `GLIBC_2.32' not found (required by ./lemmy_bb)
./lemmy_bb: /lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libc.so.6: version `GLIBC_2.33' not found (required by ./lemmy_bb)
./lemmy_bb: /lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libc.so.6: version `GLIBC_2.34' not found (required by ./lemmy_bb)

[Nutomic]

Dont know what that means. Are you running the same architecture on both devices? Maybe you need to use cargo build --release, and then copy from /lemmyBB/target/debug/lemmy_bb. If that doesnt work, try compiling directly on the server.

[Tealk]

I compiled it on my client and then uploaded it to the server and wanted to run the lemmy_bb there
Client Arch x64
Server Debian x64

[Nutomic]

Ah its probably because glibc version on your client where you compile is different from the server. Either compile on the server directly, or use a Debian vm of the same version to compile.

[Tealk]

running :D
https://lemmybb.rollenspiel.monster/

what would be the best way to start this rocket server?
Currently I use the following command:
LEMMY_BB_BACKEND=http://127.0.0.1:8536 LEMMY_BB_LISTEN_ADDRESS=0.0.0.0:8701 ./lemmy_bb

[Nutomic]

Great! Best option is probably to write a systemd service file, its pretty simple.

Also, would you like to add some documentation about this to the readme?

[Tealk]

I can do it, but will only make it to the weekend

[Nutomic]

Of course, there is no rush at all. Take your time.

[Tealk]

Roughly summarized and untested I have to formulate later
am not sure if you put the lemmy_bb as a link or just copy it

# install lemmyBB
cd /opt
git clone https://github.com/LemmyNet/lemmyBB.git
cd lemmyBB
cargo build --release
ls /opt/lemmyBB/target/debug/lemmy_bb /opt/lemmyBB/lemmy_bb

# copy nginx config
cp docker/nginx-lemmybb.conf /etc/nginx/sites-enabled/lemmybb.conf

nano /etc/systemd/system/lemmy_bb.service

[Unit]
Description=lemmy_bb
After=network.target

[Service]
Type=simple
WorkingDirectory=/opt/lemmyBB/
Environment="LEMMY_BB_BACKEND=http://127.0.0.1:8536"
Environment="LEMMY_BB_LISTEN_ADDRESS=127.0.0.1:8703"
Environment="LD_PRELOAD=libjemalloc.so"
ExecStart=/opt/lemmyBB/lemmy_bb
Restart=always

[Install]
WantedBy=multi-user.target

systemctl enable --now lemmy_bb.service 
systemctl status lemmy_bb.service

maybe better to activate the wiki and enter it there than to put everything in the readme?

[Nutomic]

I would prefer to add it too lemmy-docs, so we dont get tied to github too much. @dessalines do you agree with that?

am not sure if you put the lemmy_bb as a link or just copy it

For now i wont do that, because im not sure what would be the best way to distribute the project, and anyway its not really ready for production.

[Tealk]

For now i wont do that, because im not sure what would be the best way to distribute the project, and anyway its not really ready for production.

I have to put the binary in the root directory; otherwise I get the message that the template folder is missing

[Nutomic]

True. It might be possible to embed templates etc in the binary, but that seems be complicated and not worth the effort for now.

[Tealk]

I would prefer to add it too lemmy-docs, so we dont get tied to github too much. @dessalines do you agree with that?

i can't install this particular version of mdbook, it runs into error
if @dessalines agrees i can create a pr

[dessalines]

If you want to maintain it sure, but I do suggest clients have install methods / instructions in their READMEs.

[Tealk]

with #12 i added it to the readme