diff --git a/docs/INSTALL.md b/docs/INSTALL.md index 0b7d9b35..bca72aac 100644 --- a/docs/INSTALL.md +++ b/docs/INSTALL.md @@ -113,8 +113,8 @@ block is not necessary sudo apt-get install lighttpd -y ``` -3.2 - If Pi.Alert is the only site available in this webserver, you can redirect - the default server page to pialert subfolder +3.2 - If Pi.Alert will be the only site available in this webserver, you can + redirect the default server page to pialert subfolder ``` sudo mv /var/www/html/index.lighttpd.html /var/www/html/index.lighttpd.html.old sudo ln -s ~/pialert/install/index.html /var/www/html/index.html @@ -141,7 +141,8 @@ block is not necessary ``` 4.2 - Test Python - New versions of 'Raspberry Pi OS' includes python. You can check that + + New versions of 'Raspberry Pi OS' includes Python. You can check that Python is installed with the command: ``` python -V @@ -149,6 +150,8 @@ block is not necessary New versions of Ubuntu includes Python 3. You can choose between use `python3` command or to install Python 2 (that includes `python` command). + + If you prefer to use Python 3, in the next installation block, you must update `pialert.cron` file with the correct command: `python3` instead of `python`. ``` @@ -181,9 +184,10 @@ block is not necessary ``` 5.3 - Configure web server redirection + If you have configured your DNS server (Pi.hole or other) to resolve pi.alert - to your raspberry, youy must configure lighttpd to redirect these requests to - the correct pialert web folder + with the IP of your raspberry, youy must configure lighttpd to redirect these + requests to the correct pialert web folder ``` sudo cp ~/pialert/install/pialert_front.conf /etc/lighttpd/conf-available sudo ln -s ../conf-available/pialert_front.conf /etc/lighttpd/conf-enabled/pialert_front.conf @@ -206,7 +210,7 @@ block is not necessary ```ini REPORT_MAIL = True SMTP_USER = 'user@gmail.com' - SMTP_PASS = 'password' vi + SMTP_PASS = 'password' REPORT_TO = 'user@gmail.com' ``` @@ -246,6 +250,7 @@ block is not necessary ``` 5.8 - Update crontab template with python3 + If you prefer to use Python 3 (installed in the previous block), you must update `pialert.cron` file with the correct command: `python3` instead of `python`