From 7f86c936add27e9a1f1054aa442e97d0ba105de2 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: gaba <gabelula@gmail.com>
Date: Wed, 21 Dec 2016 13:17:04 -0800
Subject: [PATCH] Adds a very simple INSTALL file for devs.

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+# BUILDING FROM SOURCE
+
+By contributing to this project you agree to the [Code of Conduct](https://coralproject.net/code-of-conduct.html).
+
+## Requirements
+
+* [Node 7.2.1](https://nodejs.org/es/download/package-manager)
+* Mongo 3.4.0
+* Redis 3.2.6
+
+### Operating System
+
+- We recommend hosting [Talk](https://github.com/coralproject/talk) with any flavor of Linux
+- 1GB memory (minimum)
+- 5GB storage (minimum)
+
+## Initial Setup
+
+### Get the code
+
+Clone the repository:
+
+`
+git clone https://github.com/coralproject/talk
+`
+
+### Installation
+
+* cd talk
+* npm install
+* npm run build
+
+### Environmental Variables
+
+	export TALK_PORT=5000
+	export TALK_MONGO_URL=mongodb://localhost/talk
+	export TALK_REDIS_URL=redis://redis/talk
+	export TALK_SESSION_SECRET=somethingsecret
+	export TALK_FACEBOOK_APP_ID=fbidapp_youneeditforfbconnect
+	export TALK_FACEBOOK_APP_SECRET=fbappsecret_youneeditforfbconnect
+	export TALK_ROOT_URL=http://localhost:5000
+	export TALK_SMTP_USERNAME=coralproject
+	export TALK_SMTP_PASSWORD=smtppassword
+	export TALK_SMTP_HOST=smtp.example.net
+	export TALK_SMTP_PROVIDER=Example
+
+### Local development
+
+`
+npm start
+`
+
+It will run in http://localhost:5000
+
+
+### Testing
+
+Run all tests once via:
+
+`
+npm test
+`
+
+`
+npm run e2e
+`
+
+## Recommendations for Deployment
+
+##### Web Server
+
+* [Caddy](https://caddyserver.com/)
+
+##### SSL Certificates
+
+* [Let's Encrypt](https://letsencrypt.org/)
+
+
+## Troubleshooting
+
+
+##### Can't ping the redis server!
+
+- Check that Redis Server is running.
+- Check that TALK_REDIS_URL is set.