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We run | We run Diaspora, XMPP and Matrix services at [https://poddery.com poddery.com]. Diaspora username and password can be used to access XMPP and Matrix services. [https://chat.poddery.com chat.poddery.com] provides Riot client (accessed by a web browser), which can be used to connect to any Matrix server without installing a Riot app/client. | ||
= Environment = | = Environment = | ||
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* 8GB Memory | * 8GB Memory | ||
* 50GB SSD Disk | * 50GB SSD Disk | ||
* 1 Flexible | * 1 Flexible Public IPv4 | ||
* 300Mbit/s Unmetered bandwidth | * 300Mbit/s Unmetered bandwidth | ||
* 2.5Gbit/s Internal bandwidth | * 2.5Gbit/s Internal bandwidth | ||
* €11.99 Per | * €11.99 Per Month | ||
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* '''16GB''' Memory | * '''16GB''' Memory | ||
* 50GB SSD Disk | * 50GB SSD Disk | ||
* 1 Flexible | * 1 Flexible Public IPv4 | ||
* '''500Mbit/s''' Unmeterd bandwidth | * '''500Mbit/s''' Unmeterd bandwidth | ||
* '''5Gbit/s''' Internal bandwidth | * '''5Gbit/s''' Internal bandwidth | ||
* '''€17.99''' | * '''€17.99''' Per Month | ||
* Extra '''150GB''' SSD | * Extra '''150GB''' SSD | ||
* Total '''€20.99''' | * Total '''€20.99''' Per Month | ||
== Operating System == | == Operating System == | ||
We run | We run Debian 9 Stretch image provided by Scaleway, with latest security updates applied. | ||
=== Hardening checklist === | === Hardening checklist === | ||
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PasswordAuthentication no | PasswordAuthentication no | ||
... | ... | ||
* Firewall enabled with only the ports we need opened | * Firewall enabled with only the ports we need opened ([https://fxdata.cloud/tutorials/set-up-a-firewall-with-ufw-on-ubuntu-16-04 ufw tutorial]) | ||
sudo ufw default deny incoming | sudo ufw default deny incoming | ||
sudo ufw default allow outgoing | sudo ufw default allow outgoing | ||
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* /dev/mapper/diaspora is an ext4 file system | * /dev/mapper/diaspora is an ext4 file system | ||
sudo mkfs.ext4 /dev/mapper/diaspora | sudo mkfs.ext4 /dev/mapper/diaspora | ||
* /var/lib/diaspora should be mounted | * /var/lib/diaspora should be mounted. All [[#Handling_critical_data|critical data]] should be on /var/lib/diaspora. | ||
sudo mkdir /var/lib/diaspora | sudo mkdir /var/lib/diaspora | ||
sudo mount /dev/mapper/diaspora /var/lib/diaspora | sudo mount /dev/mapper/diaspora /var/lib/diaspora | ||
=== | == User Visible Services == | ||
=== Diaspora === | |||
* We use diaspora-installer-mysql package from https://people.debian.org/~praveen/diaspora/README | |||
* See [https://salsa.debian.org/ruby-team/diaspora-installer/blob/debian/0.6.6.0+debian1/README /usr/share/doc/diaspora-common/README] for package specific configuration. | |||
* [https://poddery.com/statistics live statistics] | |||
=== Chat/XMPP === | |||
* We use Prosody and steps for setting up Prosody is given at -> https://wiki.debian.org/Diaspora/XMPP | |||
* We have enabled all XEPs conversations expect. We use sslh to multiplex Diaspora and Prosody on port 443. | |||
=== Chat/Matrix === | |||
* We use Synapse server for setting up the Matrix server. | |||
* We will be using https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/#synapse-installation for setting up this instance | |||
* We use nginx reverse proxy to send requests that has ''/_matrix/*'' in url to synapse on 8008. See /etc/nginx/sites-enabled/diaspora | |||
* We use https://git.fosscommunity.in/necessary129/synapse-diaspora-auth to authenticate synapse with Diaspora database. | |||
=== Homepage === | === Homepage === | ||
Homepage and other static pages are maintained in our | Homepage and other static pages are maintained in our Gitlab instance. You can change it directly in the master branch or send pull requests. You can edit it via web as well. | ||
* poddery.com -> https://git.fosscommunity.in/community/poddery.com | * poddery.com -> https://git.fosscommunity.in/community/poddery.com | ||
* save.poddery.com -> https://git.fosscommunity.in/community/save.poddery.com | * save.poddery.com -> https://git.fosscommunity.in/community/save.poddery.com | ||
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32 2 * * 1 /etc/init.d/nginx reload | 32 2 * * 1 /etc/init.d/nginx reload | ||
34 2 * * 1 /etc/init.d/prosody reload | 34 2 * * 1 /etc/init.d/prosody reload | ||
== Backend Services == | == Backend Services == | ||
=== nginx === | === nginx === | ||
Front end for | Front-end for Diaspora and Matrix. | ||
=== PostgreSQL === | === PostgreSQL === | ||
Backend for | Backend for Matrix. | ||
=== MySQL === | === MySQL === | ||
Backend for | Backend for Diaspora. | ||
TODO: consider migrating to PostgreSQL to optimize resources (we can reduce one service and RAM usage). | |||
=== sslh === | === sslh === | ||
Port multiplexer to allow | Port multiplexer to allow XMPP and Diaspora to share 443 port. This allows us to fool stupid firewalls which blocks all ports except 80 and 443 (hence XMPP). | ||
=== Handling critical data === | |||
sudo /etc/init.d/mysql stop | |||
sudo mv /var/lib/mysql /var/lib/diaspora | |||
sudo ln /var/lib/diaspora/mysql /var/lib/diaspora | |||
sudo mkdir /var/lib/diaspora/uploads | |||
sudo chown -R diaspora: /var/lib/diaspora/uploads | |||
sudo ln -s /var/lib/diaspora/uploads /usr/share/diaspora/public/uploads | |||
=== Services health check === | |||
systemctl status nginx # Our web server front-end for Diaspora, XMPP and Matrix | |||
systemctl status diaspora # Diaspora service | |||
systemctl status matrix-synapse.service # Synapse Matrix Server | |||
systemctl status prosody # Prosody XMPP Server | |||
systemctl status sslh # SSL/SSH multiplexer which allow us to provide multiple services via 443 port (to bypass stupid firewalls) | |||
= Coordination = | = Coordination = | ||
*[https://www.loomio.org/g/2bjVXqAu/fosscommunity-in-poddery-com-maintainer-s-group loomio group] - we use this for decision making. | *[https://www.loomio.org/g/2bjVXqAu/fosscommunity-in-poddery-com-maintainer-s-group loomio group] - we use this for decision making. | ||
* Hangout with us in our | * Hangout with us in our Matrix room [https://matrix.to/#/#poddery:poddery.com #poddery:poddery.com] | ||
=== Contact === | === Contact === | ||
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Email: poddery at autistici.org (alias that reaches Akhilan, Abhijith Balan, Fayad, Balasankar, Julius, Praveen, Prasobh, Sruthi, Shirish, Vamsee and Manukrishnan) | Email: poddery at autistici.org (alias that reaches Akhilan, Abhijith Balan, Fayad, Balasankar, Julius, Praveen, Prasobh, Sruthi, Shirish, Vamsee and Manukrishnan) | ||
The following people have their | The following people have their GPG keys in the password file. | ||
Praveen Arimbrathodiyil (piratepin) (ID: 0xCE1F9C674512), Balasankar C (ID: 0x96EDAB9B2E6B7171), Manu Krishnan T V (ID: 0x5D0064186AF037D9), Fayad Fami (fayad) (ID: 0x51C954405D432381), Abhijith PA (ID: 0x863D4DF2ED9C28EF), Syam G Krishnan (sgk) (ID: 0x6EF48CCD865A1FFC), Sagar Ippalpalli (ID: 0xFD49D0BC6FEAECDA) | Praveen Arimbrathodiyil (piratepin) (ID: 0xCE1F9C674512), Balasankar C (ID: 0x96EDAB9B2E6B7171), Manu Krishnan T V (ID: 0x5D0064186AF037D9), Fayad Fami (fayad) (ID: 0x51C954405D432381), Abhijith PA (ID: 0x863D4DF2ED9C28EF), Syam G Krishnan (sgk) (ID: 0x6EF48CCD865A1FFC), Sagar Ippalpalli (ID: 0xFD49D0BC6FEAECDA), Pirate Bady (piratesin) (ID: 0x92FDAB42A95FF20C), Kannan (ID: 0x0B1955F40C691CCE) | ||
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=== Server Access === | === Server Access === | ||
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# apt-get install mysql-server | # apt-get install mysql-server | ||
Move | Move MySQL data directory to encrypted volume | ||
# /etc/init.d/mysql stop | # /etc/init.d/mysql stop | ||
# mv /var/lib/mysql /var/lib/diaspora/ | # mv /var/lib/mysql /var/lib/diaspora/ | ||
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# su sshtunnel | # su sshtunnel | ||
Generate | Generate SSH key pair and copy public key to target system | ||
$ ssh-keygen -t rsa | $ ssh-keygen -t rsa | ||
$ ssh -f sshtunnel@poddery.com -L 7777:127.0.0.1:3306 -N | $ ssh -f sshtunnel@poddery.com -L 7777:127.0.0.1:3306 -N | ||