Ancestors

Written by Seasons of Jason on 2025-02-01 at 17:20

WEEKEND MODE: ACTIVATE!

Made myself a proper cold morning coffee beverage (yep that’s breve / half and half foam!). Time to enjoy it while I bang out a #Matrix server to host Retro Retreat!

=> View attached media

=> More informations about this toot | More toots from killyourfm@layer8.space

Written by Seasons of Jason on 2025-02-01 at 19:35

Welp. I've spent two hours trying to install a Matrix homeserver. I've tried droplets. I've tried it manually. I've used Debian and Ubuntu. I've consulted multiple guides.

This, every time:

Job for matrix-synapse.service failed because the control process exited with error code.

See "systemctl status matrix-synapse.service" and "journalctl -xeu matrix-synapse.service" for details.

• Shrugs* I can't let this consume my entire day. Maybe I'll just run the space using matrix.org 😢

=> More informations about this toot | More toots from killyourfm@layer8.space

Written by Seasons of Jason on 2025-02-01 at 19:40

If someone who's used Linux for 7 years and has experience installing stuff like PeerTube servers and Mastodon instances can't figure this out, how can we expect others to take control of their privacy, and embrace decentralized platforms and stuff like Matrix?

Seriously frustrating.

=> More informations about this toot | More toots from killyourfm@layer8.space

Written by Joe Ressington on 2025-02-01 at 19:42

@killyourfm what guide are you using?

=> More informations about this toot | More toots from JoeRess@fosstodon.org

Toot

Written by Seasons of Jason on 2025-02-01 at 19:48

@JoeRess First, Digital Ocean's for the one-click which is so barebones it's laughable. Then I tried this one which seemed thorough: https://shape.host/resources/how-to-set-up-a-chat-server-using-matrix-synapse-and-element-on-debian-12

Then this one:

https://comfy.guide/server/matrix/

this error always comes up.

=> More informations about this toot | More toots from killyourfm@layer8.space

Descendants

Written by Joe Ressington on 2025-02-01 at 19:54

@killyourfm maybe try this?

https://element-hq.github.io/synapse/latest/setup/installation.html

=> More informations about this toot | More toots from JoeRess@fosstodon.org

Written by Seasons of Jason on 2025-02-01 at 20:02

@JoeRess Thanks! I think this guide just convinced me to use Etke.cc to manage it for me 🤣

=> More informations about this toot | More toots from killyourfm@layer8.space

Written by Filipi Limi on 2025-02-01 at 20:17

@killyourfm @JoeRess holy shit, if a guide in Digital Ocean cannot handle it, you might as well give it up

this from a CS uni graduate who's been using linux distros for +15years

=> More informations about this toot | More toots from morenonatural@todon.nl