Generic npm-based install

Note

This is the recommended install method.

First, install the prereqisites. Package names will vary across distributions. In particular, how to install npm may vary significantly, as some distributions ship severely outdated versions of npm (or don’t ship npm packages at all). Feel free to ask the community for help.

Once you have the prerequisites set up, you can install the npm package like so:

npm install -g pump.io

Depending on your configuration, you may need to prefix this command with sudo. At this point all the files and dependencies should be set up for you.

You can now proceed to configuring pump.io. The recommended way for an npm-based install is to use JSON configuration files. You will also almost certainly want to set up HTTPS at this point, perhaps using Certbot and Let’s Encrypt.

Warning

If you’re connecting your pump.io site with other software (such as federated servers or using Web clients), please note that most of them save OAuth keys based on your hostname and listening port. The following changes may make your relationships stop working.

  • Change of hostname
  • Change of port (from 8000 to 80 or even from HTTP to HTTPS)
  • Clearing your database or clearing some tables
  • Changing user nicknames

We realize that these kind of changes are normal when someone’s experimenting with new software, and there are (early, tentative) plans to make the software more robust in the face of this kind of change without sacrificing security, but for now it’s a good idea to decide on your “real” domain name first before making connections to other sites.