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add warnings about using a fresh machine because I wont support installing this on an existing machine

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Joshua Tauberer 2014-04-26 12:07:31 +00:00
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@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ This setup is what has been powering my own personal email since September 2013.
Please see the initial and very barebones [Documentation](docs/index.md) for more information on how to set up a Mail-in-a-Box. But in short, it's like this:
# do this on a fresh install of Ubuntu 14.04 only!
sudo apt-get install -y git
git clone https://github.com/joshdata/mailinabox
cd mailinabox

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@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ All command-line instructions below assume you've logged into your machine with
Configuring the Server
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After logging into your server with SSH and becoming root, type the following in the console:
After logging into your *new* server with SSH and becoming root, type the following in the console:
sudo apt-get install -y git
git clone https://github.com/joshdata/mailinabox
@ -39,6 +39,8 @@ Now you've got the Mail-in-a-Box source code stored on your server. The next com
sudo scripts/start.sh
*(Just a reminder, do this on a fresh Ubuntu 14.04 machine only! If you're reusing an existing server, unpredictable things may happen.)*
You will be asked to enter the hostname you chose and the public IP address of the server as assigned by your ISP.
After that you'll see a lot of output as system programs are installed and configured.