# Installation **URL:** https://discuss.write.as/c/writefreely/installation/16.md?page=1 [Latest](https://discuss.write.as/latest.md) · [Categories](https://discuss.write.as/categories.md) · [Tags](https://discuss.write.as/tags.md) **Page:** 2 --- ## [Running WriteFreely on a VPS](https://discuss.write.as/t/running-writefreely-on-a-vps/5451)
**Author:** [@ramnik](https://discuss.write.as/u/ramnik)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [May 24, 2022, 9:52pm UTC](https://discuss.write.as/t/running-writefreely-on-a-vps/5451 "2022-05-24T21:52:18Z")
Hello Matt, I’m not able to run writefreely on my VPS. This is what I’m getting…. --- ## [Configuration issue with writefreely](https://discuss.write.as/t/configuration-issue-with-writefreely/4827)
**Author:** [@orgonesystems](https://discuss.write.as/u/orgonesystems)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [March 3, 2022, 10:25am UTC](https://discuss.write.as/t/configuration-issue-with-writefreely/4827 "2022-03-03T10:25:27Z")
ERROR: 2022/03/02 12:40:56 app.go:511: Unable to start: listen tcp 208.x.x.214:443: bind: address already in use and also the first time around an SSL request is too long, error. there may be a few things going on here… --- ## [Error in Running Writefreely](https://discuss.write.as/t/error-in-running-writefreely/4347)
**Author:** [@electriclll](https://discuss.write.as/u/electriclll)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [January 26, 2022, 6:07pm UTC](https://discuss.write.as/t/error-in-running-writefreely/4347 "2022-01-26T18:07:49Z")
Hi! I tried to install Writefreely on my PC (macOS 10.15.7) I use SQLite and tried running “writefreely config start” and “writefreely keys generate” successfully but when I type “writefreely”, there is an error that sh… --- ## ["writefreely" and I'm getting "Command not found"](https://discuss.write.as/t/writefreely-and-im-getting-command-not-found/2151)
**Author:** [@Tamir](https://discuss.write.as/u/Tamir)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [August 4, 2021, 10:18am UTC](https://discuss.write.as/t/writefreely-and-im-getting-command-not-found/2151 "2021-08-04T10:18:43Z")
after i extract with tar xvzf writefreely\_0.12.0\_linux\_amd64.tar.gz I get writefreely: command not found --- ## [Using MySQL Workbench and installing WriteFreely (help question)](https://discuss.write.as/t/using-mysql-workbench-and-installing-writefreely-help-question/2531)
**Author:** [@tmo](https://discuss.write.as/u/tmo)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [February 27, 2021, 5:53am UTC](https://discuss.write.as/t/using-mysql-workbench-and-installing-writefreely-help-question/2531 "2021-02-27T05:53:00Z")
OK, so I am new to many things, including MySQL, and the application MySQL Workbench. I can ask around, but I think this would be the best place to put the question forward - I see this on the WriteFreely install page: … --- ## [Service doesn't start - keys/email.aes256 missing](https://discuss.write.as/t/service-doesnt-start-keys-email-aes256-missing/2434)
**Author:** [@PyDario](https://discuss.write.as/u/PyDario)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [February 9, 2021, 5:49am UTC](https://discuss.write.as/t/service-doesnt-start-keys-email-aes256-missing/2434 "2021-02-09T05:49:06Z")
I tried the installation for my new instance and was about to start the service, when I got this error ERROR: 2021/02/08 20:50:33 main.go:121: init keys: open keys/email.aes256: no such file or directory Surely enough,… --- ## [Difference between standalone and reverse proxy install](https://discuss.write.as/t/difference-between-standalone-and-reverse-proxy-install/663)
**Author:** [@kingprawn22](https://discuss.write.as/u/kingprawn22)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [January 15, 2021, 3:52am UTC](https://discuss.write.as/t/difference-between-standalone-and-reverse-proxy-install/663 "2021-01-15T03:52:15Z")
Hi all, Looking to use WriteFreely on a production server, and am wanting to find out what the difference is between standalone and using a reverse proxy before I go ahead with one then find out I should have used the o… --- ## [Service not starting](https://discuss.write.as/t/service-not-starting/2157)
**Author:** [@Tamir](https://discuss.write.as/u/Tamir)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [December 12, 2020, 6:51pm UTC](https://discuss.write.as/t/service-not-starting/2157 "2020-12-12T18:51:13Z")
sudo systemctl start writefreely produces no error but … sudo systemctl status produces… ● learn-podgajna State: degraded Jobs: 0 queued Failed: 1 units Since: Mon 2020-12-07 11:50:58 UTC; 1 day 4h ag… --- ## [Having trouble running writefreely on windows 10](https://discuss.write.as/t/having-trouble-running-writefreely-on-windows-10/2084)
**Author:** [@tyly](https://discuss.write.as/u/tyly)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [December 10, 2020, 6:40pm UTC](https://discuss.write.as/t/having-trouble-running-writefreely-on-windows-10/2084 "2020-12-10T18:40:07Z")
I’m not sure exactly what I’m doing wrong, but after following the instructions and typing in “writefreely config start” into the command panel, it shows up with this: “C:\\Users\\tyler\>writefreely config start ‘writefre… --- ## [Time-out when trying to visit instance on local network](https://discuss.write.as/t/time-out-when-trying-to-visit-instance-on-local-network/1907)
**Author:** [@venko](https://discuss.write.as/u/venko)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [October 12, 2020, 5:28pm UTC](https://discuss.write.as/t/time-out-when-trying-to-visit-instance-on-local-network/1907 "2020-10-12T17:28:46Z")
I’ve set up my own instance on a Raspberry Pi using the instructions from the Getting Started Guide as well as this post. My instance is running behind an Nginx reverse proxy as explained in the guides, and I’m able to p… --- ## [Install using mysql/mariadb via unix socket](https://discuss.write.as/t/install-using-mysql-mariadb-via-unix-socket/1650)
**Author:** [@vesperto](https://discuss.write.as/u/vesperto)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [July 24, 2020, 10:14pm UTC](https://discuss.write.as/t/install-using-mysql-mariadb-via-unix-socket/1650 "2020-07-24T22:14:17Z")
Self-explanatory. I’m trying to install writefreely using a MariaDB backend which is available via unix socket and not via localhost:3306, and the setup script gives me this error: ERROR: 2020/07/23 22:44:22 app.go:866:… --- ## [Cloud Hosting or VPS Hosting?](https://discuss.write.as/t/cloud-hosting-or-vps-hosting/1585)
**Author:** [@chakky](https://discuss.write.as/u/chakky)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [July 6, 2020, 10:49am UTC](https://discuss.write.as/t/cloud-hosting-or-vps-hosting/1585 "2020-07-06T10:49:26Z")
Is it all right to deploy writefreely using Cloud Hosting instead of VPS hosting please? Any one tried Cloud Hosting for writefreely please? --- ## [Deploy writefreely application directly from Git repository](https://discuss.write.as/t/deploy-writefreely-application-directly-from-git-repository/1581)
**Author:** [@chakky](https://discuss.write.as/u/chakky)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [July 6, 2020, 8:03am UTC](https://discuss.write.as/t/deploy-writefreely-application-directly-from-git-repository/1581 "2020-07-06T08:03:55Z")
I would like to know if it is fine to deploy writefreely application directly from Git repository using my Cloud hosting , as they mention: " A git repository, such as GitHub, can be used to deploy and install your websi… --- ## [Writefreely.service fails to start](https://discuss.write.as/t/writefreely-service-fails-to-start/1422)
**Author:** [@MBront](https://discuss.write.as/u/MBront)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [June 14, 2020, 10:10pm UTC](https://discuss.write.as/t/writefreely-service-fails-to-start/1422 "2020-06-14T22:10:03Z")
I’ve been following the guide here to install writefreely but at the final hurdle, I get: ‘writefreely.service: Failed to execute command: Permission denied’ Contents of /etc/systemd/system/writefreely.service : \[Unit\]… --- ## [Trying to install writefreely, CLI-Only](https://discuss.write.as/t/trying-to-install-writefreely-cli-only/306)
**Author:** [@codepupper](https://discuss.write.as/u/codepupper)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [January 28, 2020, 5:42pm UTC](https://discuss.write.as/t/trying-to-install-writefreely-cli-only/306 "2020-01-28T17:42:04Z")
Heya, I’m trying to install WriteFreely on a Server where I only have CLI Access. How would I go about that? I’ve already tried to go get it but the schema that was shown in the Repo did not work for me. Thanks for any … --- ## [Issues running WriteFreely on a Raspberry Pi](https://discuss.write.as/t/issues-running-writefreely-on-a-raspberry-pi/1048)
**Author:** [@rrajath](https://discuss.write.as/u/rrajath)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [January 10, 2020, 4:53pm UTC](https://discuss.write.as/t/issues-running-writefreely-on-a-raspberry-pi/1048 "2020-01-10T16:53:30Z")
Hi, I’m trying to set up WriteFreely on my Raspberry Pi 4. I installed it by downloading the arm7 tar ball from the releases page. The installation succeeded, the setup was smooth and I didn’t see any issues there. I wa… --- ## [Css and Fonts not loading](https://discuss.write.as/t/css-and-fonts-not-loading/772)
**Author:** [@MissionControl](https://discuss.write.as/u/MissionControl)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [August 13, 2019, 3:18pm UTC](https://discuss.write.as/t/css-and-fonts-not-loading/772 "2019-08-13T15:18:01Z")
Hi there! I’m having trouble getting the css and fonts to load on my configuration. I’m using the default nginx config. My CSS block looks like this: location ~ ^/(css|img|js|fonts)/ { root /var/www/writefreely/stati… --- ## [How to build a hosted version of WriteFreely](https://discuss.write.as/t/how-to-build-a-hosted-version-of-writefreely/681)
**Author:** [@guppythegod](https://discuss.write.as/u/guppythegod)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [June 21, 2019, 5:21pm UTC](https://discuss.write.as/t/how-to-build-a-hosted-version-of-writefreely/681 "2019-06-21T17:21:21Z")
How would I be able to make an application like Write.as using WriteFreely as a base? I’m asking because I plan on self hosting a few different blogs and I thought it would be a bit more efficient if I built something li… --- ## [Simple install How To](https://discuss.write.as/t/simple-install-how-to/264)
**Author:** [@lhl](https://discuss.write.as/u/lhl)\ **Replies:** 39\ **Last updated:** [April 29, 2019, 11:41am UTC](https://discuss.write.as/t/simple-install-how-to/264 "2019-04-29T11:41:09Z")
WriteFreely - VPS with Nginx and mysql. Disclaimer: Getting WriteFreely up and running on a VPS for the person on the street - in other words ‘for the layperson’. I am very far away from being a developer type. I can put… --- ## [CSS and images 404](https://discuss.write.as/t/css-and-images-404/556)
**Author:** [@NovaPhoenix](https://discuss.write.as/u/NovaPhoenix)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [April 19, 2019, 6:49pm UTC](https://discuss.write.as/t/css-and-images-404/556 "2019-04-19T18:49:20Z")
I followed the setup instructions on Debian 9 and nginx, but whenever I try to access my site it can’t seem to load any assets. When I try to go directly to the missing images I get a 404, even though the config seems t… --- ## [.Well-Known Directories](https://discuss.write.as/t/well-known-directories/490)
**Author:** [@TechZerker](https://discuss.write.as/u/TechZerker)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [March 25, 2019, 9:08pm UTC](https://discuss.write.as/t/well-known-directories/490 "2019-03-25T21:08:40Z")
I am not finding it yet in searching, what process creates and populates the “.well-known” directories? @matt pointed me in the right direction on Mastodon that my https://techzerker.com site is not serving up the .well… --- ## [Error in customization & Information regarding admin accounts](https://discuss.write.as/t/error-in-customization-information-regarding-admin-accounts/267)
**Author:** [@staticpixel](https://discuss.write.as/u/staticpixel)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [January 19, 2019, 8:33am UTC](https://discuss.write.as/t/error-in-customization-information-regarding-admin-accounts/267 "2019-01-19T08:33:39Z")
I started using writefreely 0.7 and everything seems to work fine but I am not able to customize any blog and it shows ‘server error’ when I click on customize. Also, during setup I didn’t create the admin account but… --- ## [Error in running Writefreely on localserver](https://discuss.write.as/t/error-in-running-writefreely-on-localserver/263)
**Author:** [@staticpixel](https://discuss.write.as/u/staticpixel)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [January 8, 2019, 6:13pm UTC](https://discuss.write.as/t/error-in-running-writefreely-on-localserver/263 "2019-01-08T18:13:09Z")
I tried installing Write Freely on my local computer (Windows 10) & I selected SQLite with Federation Disabled. Everything else was done but when I type writefreely command to run it, it shows error ‘Database user or pas… --- ## [Installation problems](https://discuss.write.as/t/installation-problems/244)
**Author:** [@thisisTQ](https://discuss.write.as/u/thisisTQ)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [December 31, 2018, 6:37pm UTC](https://discuss.write.as/t/installation-problems/244 "2018-12-31T18:37:51Z")
Hi there, I’m currently trying to get a write freely instance up and running. I was a bit disappointed that the service wasn’t available for shared hosting, but well, now I got my hands on a VPS and I’ll just have to le… --- ## [How to use WriteFeely with hosting and domain?](https://discuss.write.as/t/how-to-use-writefeely-with-hosting-and-domain/148)
**Author:** [@ANONIMNIQ](https://discuss.write.as/u/ANONIMNIQ)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [December 10, 2018, 8:53am UTC](https://discuss.write.as/t/how-to-use-writefeely-with-hosting-and-domain/148 "2018-12-10T08:53:47Z")
Hi guys, can someone explain to me how to install WriteFreely on paid hosting with my domain please! [Previous page](https://discuss.write.as/c/writefreely/installation/16.md)