Fix docker nginx container if peertube restarts

[github/Chocobozzz/PeerTube.git] / support / doc / production.md

diff --git a/support/doc/production.md b/support/doc/production.md
index 6febaba5d4e79694bc1fa8f332d17fde3264b9c5..9df79f870e6000358673db0ba6a2379437650b19 100644 (file)
--- a/support/doc/production.md
+++ b/support/doc/production.md
@@ -75,16 +75,23 @@ $ cd ./peertube-latest && sudo -H -u peertube yarn install --production --pure-l
 
 ### PeerTube configuration
 
-Copy example configuration:
+Copy the default configuration file that contains the default configuration provided by PeerTube.
+You **must not** update this file.
+
+```
+$ cd /var/www/peertube && sudo -u peertube cp peertube-latest/config/default.yaml.example config/default.yaml
+```
+
+Now copy the production example configuration:
 
 ```
 $ cd /var/www/peertube && sudo -u peertube cp peertube-latest/config/production.yaml.example config/production.yaml
 ```
 
 Then edit the `config/production.yaml` file according to your webserver
-configuration.
+configuration. Keys defined in `config/production.yaml` will override keys defined in `config/default.yaml`.
 
-**PeerTube does not support webserver host change**. Keep in mind your domain name is definitive after your first PeerTube start.
+**PeerTube does not support webserver host change**. Even though [PeerTube CLI can help you to switch hostname](https://docs.joinpeertube.org/#/maintain-tools?id=update-hostjs) there's no official support for that since it is a risky operation that might result in unforeseen errors.
 
 ### Webserver
 
@@ -96,11 +103,12 @@ Copy the nginx configuration template:
 $ sudo cp /var/www/peertube/peertube-latest/support/nginx/peertube /etc/nginx/sites-available/peertube
 ```
 
-Then set the domain for the webserver configuration file. 
-Replace `[peertube-domain]` with the domain for the peertube server. 
+Then set the domain for the webserver configuration file.
+Replace `[peertube-domain]` with the domain for the peertube server.
 
 ```
-$ sudo sed -i 's/peertube.example.com/[peertube-domain]/g' /etc/nginx/sites-available/peertube
+$ sudo sed -i 's/${WEBSERVER_HOST}/[peertube-domain]/g' /etc/nginx/sites-available/peertube
+$ sudo sed -i 's/${PEERTUBE_HOST}/localhost:9000/g' /etc/nginx/sites-available/peertube
 ```
 
 Then modify the webserver configuration file. Please pay attention to the `alias` keys of the static locations.
@@ -120,9 +128,7 @@ To generate the certificate for your domain as required to make https work you c
 
 ```
 $ sudo systemctl stop nginx
-$ sudo vim /etc/nginx/sites-available/peertube # Comment ssl_certificate and ssl_certificate_key lines
-$ sudo certbot --authenticator standalone --installer nginx --post-hook "systemctl start nginx"
-$ sudo vim /etc/nginx/sites-available/peertube # Uncomment ssl_certificate and ssl_certificate_key lines
+$ sudo certbot certonly --standalone --post-hook "systemctl start nginx"
 $ sudo systemctl reload nginx
 ```
 
@@ -143,6 +149,8 @@ $ sudo pkg install dehydrated
 
 ### TCP/IP Tuning
 
+A lot of your instance's raw performance is dependent on a properly tuned machine and more specifically, reverse-proxy. We provide support for Nginx and spent a lot of time putting sane defaults in it, but we strongly advise you to follow up with instructions in https://github.com/denji/nginx-tuning as needed.
+
 **On Linux**
 
 ```
@@ -162,7 +170,7 @@ If your OS uses systemd, copy the configuration template:
 $ sudo cp /var/www/peertube/peertube-latest/support/systemd/peertube.service /etc/systemd/system/
 ```
 
-Update the service file:
+Check the service file (PeerTube paths and security directives):
 
 ```
 $ sudo vim /etc/systemd/system/peertube.service
@@ -238,9 +246,8 @@ to your own administrator password, although it must be 6 characters or more.
 ### What now?
 
 Now your instance is up you can:
- 
- * Subscribe to the mailing list for PeerTube administrators: https://framalistes.org/sympa/subscribe/peertube-admin
- * Add you instance to the public PeerTube instances index if you want to: https://instances.peertu.be/
+
+ * Add your instance to the public PeerTube instances index if you want to: https://instances.joinpeertube.org/
  * Check [available CLI tools](/support/doc/tools.md)
 
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