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

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

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

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

Click Next to complete the installation

Step 3: After installation, visit the project path to start using

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

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

The exact configuration is the same as for docker use

Step 3: After installation, visit home page

http://127.0.0.1:9080/

Install with binary

Step 1: Download the binaries

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

. /answer init -C . /answer-data/

Then visit: 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

. /answer run -C . /answer-data/

After normal startup you can access 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