Mastodon is self-hosted social network server based on ActivityPub. Written in Ruby, features real-time updates, multimedia attachments and no vendor lock-in.
http://
instead of https://
Use the View Console icon at the top of this page to see your administrator credentials. See our FAQ for more information about the Vultr Web Console.
You'll see two sets of credentials on that screen.
user@bitnami.org
account and your unique password in the Web Console to log in to your admin panel. bitnami
account with the password bitnami
to log in to the server via the web console. You'll be prompted to change you password the first time you log in. Mastodon requires additional configuration before it can be started:
bitnami
. If this is your first login, the password is bitnami
. Run the following commands to configure the domain name. This value should not be changed after setting it for the first time.
`$ sudo /opt/bitnami/configure_app_domain --domain example.com`
Optionally, run the Bitnami HTTPS Configuration tool to generate an HTTPS certificate:
$ sudo /opt/bitnami/bncert-tool --domains example.com
SSH is disabled by default on this application. To enable SSH:
bitnami
. If this is your first login, the password is bitnami
. If you prefer the nano text editor over vim, install nano.
$ sudo apt install nano
Otherwise, substitute vim in the command below.
Edit the SSH configuration file.
$ sudo nano /etc/ssh/sshd_confi
Find the #PasswordAuthentication yes
line and remove the comment character. When finished, it should look like this:
PasswordAuthentication yes
Save and exit the file.
Enable the SSH service.
$ sudo rm -f /etc/ssh/sshd_not_to_be_run
$ sudo systemctl enable --now ssh
You can now connect to the server with SSH. Use your bitnami
account and password.
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