## How to install GNU social

There are two ways to install GNU social -- from git, or from a snapshot.

### Install from git

0. Make sure you have all the things you need installed:

    sudo locale-gen en_US en_US.UTF-8
    sudo dpkg-reconfigure locales 
    sudo apt-get update -q
    sudo apt-get dist-upgrade -y
    sudo apt-get install -y pound varnish php5 rsync htop emacs23-nox apache2 php5-mysql dtrx mysql-server exim4

1. SSH to your server

    ssh mattl@mattl.io

2. Make a directory for your installation and let the webserver write to it.

    mkdir www/mattl.io -p
    chown www-data:www-data www/mattl.io

3. Check out GNU social into your directory.

    cd www/mattl.io
    git clone git://gitorious.org/social/mainline.git .

4. Make a database.

    mysql -u root -p
    create database social;
    exit

5. Visit your website and enter your name, database details, etc.

6. You're all set!