From 52fe6922eea7038e568b5b8ad1ef585781f36194 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Joshua Tauberer Date: Sat, 26 Apr 2014 12:07:31 +0000 Subject: [PATCH] add warnings about using a fresh machine because I wont support installing this on an existing machine --- README.md | 1 + docs/index.md | 4 +++- 2 files changed, 4 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/README.md b/README.md index cd7cf726..1d04344b 100644 --- a/README.md +++ b/README.md @@ -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 diff --git a/docs/index.md b/docs/index.md index 552a7869..32bffe6a 100644 --- a/docs/index.md +++ b/docs/index.md @@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ All command-line instructions below assume you've logged into your machine with Configuring the Server ---------------------- -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.