From e9a4bf30ebc09c11ea0a6064a2e5e9bbdf35d3c7 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Marcin Kuzminski Date: Tue, 18 Feb 2020 09:56:04 +0100 Subject: [PATCH] docs: added some tips about root installation to quick-start guide. --- docs/install/quick-start.rst | 9 +++++++++ 1 file changed, 9 insertions(+) diff --git a/docs/install/quick-start.rst b/docs/install/quick-start.rst index a17816e0..820705ad 100644 --- a/docs/install/quick-start.rst +++ b/docs/install/quick-start.rst @@ -33,6 +33,15 @@ To get |RCE| up and running, run through the below steps: Do you accept the RhodeCode Control license? Press [Y] to accept license and [V] to view license text: y + +.. important:: + + We recommend running RhodeCode as a non-root user, such as `rhodecode`; + this user must have a proper home directory. + Either log in as that user to install the software, or do it as root + with `sudo -i -u rhodecode ./RhodeCode-installer-linux-*` + + 3. Install a VCS Server, and configure it to start at boot. .. code-block:: bash