FAQ¶

Should I have a big server to run Mobilizon?¶

Not really. Being written in Elixir, Mobilizon doesn't need much resources once it's running. If you plan to open your instance to the public, plan in advance higher values for the following given requirements.

CPU

One should be enough

Depending on your number of users and instances you federate with, extra CPUs will be helpful.

RAM

512MB should be enough for Mobilizon, Nginx and PostgreSQL

Mobilizon will use at least around ~256MB and PostgreSQL and nginx can use ~20MB. Extra memory can improve tasks like compiling and building dependencies.

Storage

Depends how many users and events you have

A little space will be needed for Mobilizon and it's dependencies (damn you node_modules) themselves. Otherwise, storage usage will grow mostly with user's profile pics and pictures associated to events. Also the PostgreSQL database can start to weigh a bit after a while, depending on how many events you create and how many other instances you follow.

Bandwidth

Any bandwidth will do, but higher numbers will improve the experience for users and will help federation.

A Mobilizon dependency fails to compile¶

Some Mobilizon dependencies require system tools or libraries to compile (such as cmake or gcc). You might be missing a system dependency.

Check the source install guide (especially the "Basic tools" section), make sure everything is installed and clean and recompile Mobilizon's dependencies with:

MIX_ENV=prod mix deps.clean --all
MIX_ENV=prod mix clean
MIX_ENV=prod mix compile

I am unable to send any emails¶

The default Mobilizon configuration assumes a local SMTP server is available on the same server. To tweak this for your own setup, see this page.

What should I backup?¶

You'll need to backup the PostgreSQL database (we recommend Barman), the config/prod.secret.exs file (or any file you added and use into config/) and the user's picture directory in uploads/.

How can I tweak the instance theme, the logo,…¶

For now this isn't supported (unless you edit the front-end files directly).

How can I give an user moderator/administrator permissions?¶

For now this is only possible through CLI.

I can't install dependencies with Yarn¶

If you have the following error:

ERROR: [Errno 2] No such file or directory: 'install'