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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: 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 sudo apt-get install -y git
git clone https://github.com/joshdata/mailinabox git clone https://github.com/joshdata/mailinabox
cd 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 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 sudo apt-get install -y git
git clone https://github.com/joshdata/mailinabox git clone https://github.com/joshdata/mailinabox
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sudo scripts/start.sh 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. 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. After that you'll see a lot of output as system programs are installed and configured.