Lots of small fixes in the documentation

docs/installation/debian.rst

@@ -133,12 +133,6 @@ which version you've installed next time you want to upgrade your installation.
 System dependencies
 -------------------
 
-First, switch to the api directory:
-
-.. code-block:: shell
-
-    cd api
-
 A few OS packages are required in order to run Funkwhale. On Debian-like
 systems, they can be installed with
 
@@ -221,12 +215,21 @@ Download the sample environment file:
 
         cp /srv/funkwhale/deploy/env.prod.sample /srv/funkwhale/config/.env
 
+Generate a secret key for Django:
 
-You can then edit it: the file is heavily commented, and the most relevant
+.. code-block:: shell
+    openssl rand -base64 45
+
+You can then edit the file: the file is heavily commented, and the most relevant
 configuration options are mentioned at the top of the file.
 
-Especially, populate the ``DATABASE_URL`` and ``CACHE_URL`` values based on
-how you configured your PostgreSQL and Redis servers in
+.. code-block:: shell
+    nano /srv/funkwhale/api/.env
+
+Paste the secret key you generated earlier at the entry
+``DJANGO_SECRET_KEY`` and populate the ``DATABASE_URL``
+and ``CACHE_URL`` values based on how you configured
+your PostgreSQL and Redis servers in
 :doc:`external dependencies <./external_dependencies>`.
 
 Database setup

docs/installation/external_dependencies.rst

@@ -95,4 +95,4 @@ This should be enough to have your redis server set up.
 External Authentication (LDAP)
 ----------------------
 
-LDAP support requires some additional dependencies to enable. On the OS level both ``libldap2-dev`` and ``libsasl2-dev`` are required, and the Python modules ``python-ldap`` and ``django-auth-ldap`` must be installed. These dependencies are all included in the ``requirements.*`` files so deploying with those will install these dependencies by default. However, they are not required unless LDAP support is explicitly enabled. See :doc:`./ldap` for more details.
+LDAP support requires some additional dependencies to enable. On the OS level both ``libldap2-dev`` and ``libsasl2-dev`` are required, and the Python modules ``python-ldap`` and ``python-django-auth-ldap`` must be installed. These dependencies are all included in the ``requirements.*`` files so deploying with those will install these dependencies by default. However, they are not required unless LDAP support is explicitly enabled. See :doc:`./ldap` for more details.

docs/installation/index.rst

@@ -197,6 +197,14 @@ Finally, enable the resulting configuration:
 .. code-block:: bash
     ln -s /etc/nginx/sites-available/funkwhale.conf /etc/nginx/sites-enabled/
 
+.. note::
+
+    At this point you will need a certificate to enable HTTPS on your server.
+    There are many ways to obtain this certificate. The most popular and free
+    way is to obtain it from Let's Encryt. To do this, you can use an utility
+    called certbot. You can find a complete documentation on how to use certbot
+    at the `certbot documentation <https://certbot.eff.org/docs/>`.
+
 Check the configuration is valid with ``nginx -t`` then reload your nginx server with ``systemctl restart nginx``.
 
 .. warning::
@@ -230,6 +238,11 @@ You can tweak the configuration file according to your setup, especially the
 TLS configuration. Otherwise, defaults, should work if you followed the
 installation guide.
 
+.. note::
+
+    To obtain a certificate to enable HTTPS on your server, please refer to the note in
+    the nginx chapter above.
+
 Check the configuration is valid with ``apache2ctl configtest``, and once you're
 done, load the new configuration with ``service apache2 restart``.
 

docs/installation/ldap.rst

@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ Funkwhale supports LDAP through the Django LDAP authentication module and by set
 Dependencies
 ------------
 
-LDAP support requires some additional dependencies to enable. On the OS level both ``libldap2-dev`` and ``libsasl2-dev`` are required, and the Python modules ``python-ldap`` and ``django-auth-ldap`` must be installed. These dependencies are all included in the ``requirements.*`` files so deploying with those will install these dependencies by default. However, they are not required unless LDAP support is explicitly enabled.
+LDAP support requires some additional dependencies to enable. On the OS level both ``libldap2-dev`` and ``libsasl2-dev`` are required, and the Python modules ``python-ldap`` and ``python-django-auth-ldap`` must be installed. These dependencies are all included in the ``requirements.*`` files so deploying with those will install these dependencies by default. However, they are not required unless LDAP support is explicitly enabled.
 
 Environment variables
 ---------------------

docs/installation/systemd.rst

 Systemd configuration
 ----------------------
 
+.. note::
+
+    All the command lines below should be executed as root.
+
 Systemd offers a convenient way to manage your Funkwhale instance if you're
 not using docker.