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       on the [AT Protocol](https://atproto.com).

     

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       Read the introduction to Tangled [here](https://blog.tangled.sh/intro).

     

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       ## knot self-hosting guide

     

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       So you want to run your own knot server? Great! Here are a few prerequisites:

     

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       1. A server of some kind (a VPS, a Raspberry Pi, etc.). Preferably running a Linux of some kind.

     

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       2. A (sub)domain name. People generally use `knot.example.com`.

     

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       3. A valid SSL certificate for your domain.

     

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       There's a couple of ways to get started:

     

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       * NixOS: refer to [flake.nix](https://tangled.sh/@tangled.sh/core/blob/master/flake.nix)

     

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       * Manual: Documented below.

     

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       ### manual setup

     

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       First, clone this repository:

     

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       git clone https://tangled.sh/@tangled.sh/core

     

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       Then, build our binaries (you need to have Go installed):

     

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       * `knotserver`: the main server program

     

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       * `keyfetch`: utility to fetch ssh pubkeys

     

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       * `repoguard`: enforces repository access control

     

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       cd core

     

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       export CGO_ENABLED=1

     

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       go build -o knot ./cmd/knotserver

     

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       go build -o keyfetch ./cmd/keyfetch

     

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       go build -o repoguard ./cmd/repoguard

     

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       Next, move the `keyfetch` binary to a location owned by `root` -- `/keyfetch` is

     

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       sudo mv keyfetch /keyfetch

     

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       sudo chown root:root /keyfetch

     

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       This is necessary because SSH `AuthorizedKeysCommand` requires [really specific

     

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       permissions](https://stackoverflow.com/a/27638306). Let's set that up:

     

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       ```

     

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       sudo tee /etc/ssh/sshd_config.d/authorized_keys_command.conf <<EOF

     

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       Match User git

     

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         AuthorizedKeysCommand /keyfetch

     

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       EOF

     

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       Next, create the `git` user:

     

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       sudo adduser git

     

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       sudo cp repoguard /home/git

     

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       Now, let's set up the server. Copy the `knot` binary to

     

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       `/usr/local/bin/knotserver`. Then, create `/home/git/.knot.env` with the

     

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       following, updating the values as necessary. The `KNOT_SERVER_SECRET` can be

     

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       obtaind from the [/knots](/knots) page on Tangled.

     

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       KNOT_REPO_SCAN_PATH=/home/git

     

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       KNOT_SERVER_HOSTNAME=knot.example.com

     

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       APPVIEW_ENDPOINT=https://tangled.sh

     

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       KNOT_SERVER_SECRET=secret

     

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       KNOT_SERVER_INTERNAL_LISTEN_ADDR=127.0.0.1:5444

     

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       KNOT_SERVER_LISTEN_ADDR=127.0.0.1:5555

     

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       service file to run the server. Copy

     

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       `initialize` button on the [/knots](/knots) page.