seems like I was nearly there :) yes you copy the volumes folder, and change ownership to those folders. But then the db has the password from your previous installation stored, so you need to change that. Copy the password from your docker-compose.yml file, and add it to the database like this: docker exec -i FOLDERNAME_postgres_1 psql -U lemmy -c "alter user lemmy with password 'bleh'"
(from https://join-lemmy.org/docs/en/administration/backup_and_restore.html)
after installing with ansible, change the docker-compose.yml file on you server passing the api in the ENV variable:
the postfix section now looks like this
postfix:
image: mwader/postfix-relay
environment:
- POSTFIX_myhostname=[yourdomain.tld]
- POSTFIX_inet_protocols=ipv4
- POSTFIX_smtp_sasl_auth_enable=yes
- POSTFIX_smtp_sasl_password_maps=static:apikey:[api-key]
- POSTFIX_smtp_tls_security_level=may
- POSTFIX_smtp_sasl_security_options=noanonymous
- POSTFIX_relayhost=smtp.sendgrid.net:587
- OPENDKIM_DOMAINS=[yourdomain.tld]
restart: "always"issues with lemmy server migration
I'm trying to migrate lemmyfly.org to a server with more capacity at a different provider.
From the current running OK server I've downloaded the volumes folder using rsync. The new server is installed using ansible with success, all containers are up and running.
Then I stop the containers, rm volumes, copy the volumes from the backup location to the new server.
Now when trying to start the containers, the pictrs and postgres containers have errors. I noticed the volumes folder now have different owner (staff in stead of root).
So I manually changed ownership of those folders to root.
Now those containers can start ok. But now the lemmy container can't authenticate with postgres, although the password is all the same in the config files.
There must be an easier way to restore a backup. What am I missing ?
I see! I just need to keep my Allowed list empty :) Don't really understand the different visibility of comments yet. I can see your comments from my lemmy.one account. but they don't show up on my own instance. Bit hard to keep track of posts and comments, if I need a second account on a different instance to see replies ?
I tried with a instance that's not in my Allowed list. If I search for a existing community on a different instance, it's not added to my community...
So, I see these comments when looking at the post via lemmy.one. But I don't see them from here https://lemmyfly.org/c/[email protected] I wrote a comment through lemmyfly.org, which doesn't show here
thanks! got it working now. In SendGrip generated an api key, at - POSTFIX_smtp_sasl_password_maps=static:smtp_username:smtp_password filled in apikey:[theapikey] and relayhost=smtp.sendgrid.net:587
also add a verified From address in SendGrid, which is added in your lemmy.hjson email.smtp_from_address
i've installed via Ansible. do you know where I can find the postfix config file ?
postfix issues, possible to use sendgrid?
I have issues using postfix on my digitalocean droplet (they block the smtp port). Is it possible to setup using SendGrid for the email verification and notifications ?