answer/INSTALL.md

# Answer installation guide
## Environment Preparation
- Memory >= 512M
- If using MySQL version >= 5.7

## Installing with docker
### Step 1: Start the project with the docker command
```bash
docker run -d -p 9080:80 -v answer-data:/data --name answer answerdev/answer:latest
```

### Step 2: Visit the installation url
[http://127.0.0.1:9080/install](http://127.0.0.1:9080/install)

After selecting the language click next to select the appropriate database, if you just want to experience it currently, it is recommended to select sqlite as the database directly, as shown below

![install-database](docs/img/install-database.png)

Then click next to create the configuration file, click next to enter the basic website information and administrator information, as shown below

![install- site-info](docs/img/install-site-info.png)

Click Next to complete the installation

### Step 3: After installation, visit the project path to start using
[http://127.0.0.1:9080/](http://127.0.0.1:9080/)

Login with the administrator username and password you just created.

## Installing with docker-compose
### Step 1: Start the project with the docker-compose command
```bash
mkdir answer && cd answer
wget https://raw.githubusercontent.com/answerdev/answer/main/docker-compose.yaml
docker-compose up
```

### Step 2: Visit the installation url
[http://127.0.0.1:9080/install](http://127.0.0.1:9080/install)

The exact configuration is the same as for docker use

### Step 3: After installation, visit home page
[http://127.0.0.1:9080/](http://127.0.0.1:9080/)

## Install with binary
### Step 1: Download the binaries
[https://github.com/answerdev/answer/releases](https://github.com/answerdev/answer/releases)
Download the version you need for your current system

### Step 2: Install using command line
> The following command -C specifies the data directory required for answer, you can modify it as you see fit

```bash
. /answer init -C . /answer-data/
```

Then visit: [http://127.0.0.1:9080/install](http://127.0.0.1:9080/install) to install, the configuration is the same as using docker installation

### Step 3: Start with command line
After the installation is complete, the program will exit, so use the command to start the project formally
```bash
. /answer run -C . /answer-data/
```

After normal startup you can access [http://127.0.0.1:9080/](http://127.0.0.1:9080/) to log in using the administrator username password specified during installation

## Installation FAQ
- Having trouble reinstalling using docker? The default command we give is to use `answer-data` to name the volume, so if you don't need the original data again, please delete it voluntarily `docker volume rm answer-data`