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+Getting started with Standard Notes for encrypted note-taking
+======
+
+![](https://opensource.com/sites/default/files/styles/image-full-size/public/lead-images/features_solutions_command_data.png?itok=4_VQN3RK)
+
+[Standard Notes][1] is a simple, encrypted notes app that aims to make dealing with your notes the easiest thing you'll do all day. When you sign up for a free sync account, your notes are automatically encrypted and seamlessly synced with all your devices.
+
+There are two key factors that differentiate Standard Notes from other, commercial software solutions:
+
+  1. The server and client are both completely open source.
+  2. The company is built on sustainable business practices and focuses on product development.
+
+
+
+When you combine open source with ethical business practices, you get a software product that has the potential to serve you for decades. You start to feel ownership in the product rather than feeling like just another transaction for an IPO-bound company.
+
+In this article, I’ll describe how to deploy your own Standard Notes open source syncing server on a Linux machine. You’ll then be able to use your server with our published applications for Linux, Windows, Android, Mac, iOS, and the web.
+
+If you don’t want to host your own server and are ready to start using Standard Notes right away, you can use our public syncing server. Simply head on over to [Standard Notes][1] to get started.
+
+### Hosting your own Standard Notes server
+
+Get the [Standard File Rails app][2] running on your Linux box and expose it via [NGINX][3] or any other web server.
+
+### Getting started
+
+These instructions are based on setting up our syncing server on a fresh [CentOS][4]-like installation. You can use a hosting service like [AWS][5] or [DigitalOcean][6] to launch your server, or even run it locally on your own machine.
+
+  1. Update your system:
+  
+```
+     sudo yum update
+
+```
+
+  2. Install [RVM][7] (Ruby Version Manager):
+
+```
+    gpg --keyserver hkp://keys.gnupg.net --recv-keys 409B6B1796C275462A1703113804BB82D39DC0E3
+    \curl -sSL https://get.rvm.io | bash -s stable
+
+```
+
+  3. Begin using RVM in current session:
+```
+    source /home/ec2-user/.rvm/scripts/rvm
+
+```
+
+  4. Install [Ruby][8]:
+  
+```
+     rvm install ruby
+
+```
+
+This should install the latest version of Ruby (2.3 at the time of this writing.)
+
+Note that at least Ruby 2.2.2 is required for Rails 5.
+
+  5. Use Ruby:
+```
+     rvm use ruby
+
+```
+
+  6. Install [Bundler][9]:
+
+```
+   gem install bundler --no-ri --no-rdoc
+
+```
+
+  7. Install [mysql-devel][10]:
+```
+     sudo yum install mysql-devel
+
+```
+
+  8. Install [MySQL][11] (optional; you can also use a hosted db through [Amazon RDS][12], which is recommended):
+```
+    sudo yum install mysql56-server
+
+    sudo service mysqld start
+
+    sudo mysql_secure_installation
+
+    sudo chkconfig mysqld on
+
+```
+
+Create a database:
+
+```
+    mysql -u root -p
+
+    > create database standard_file;
+
+    > quit;
+
+```
+
+  9. Install [Passenger][13]:
+```
+    sudo yum install rubygems
+
+    gem install rubygems-update --no-rdoc --no-ri
+
+    update_rubygems
+
+    gem install passenger --no-rdoc --no-ri
+
+```
+
+  10. Remove system NGINX installation if installed (you’ll use Passenger’s instead):
+```
+    sudo yum remove nginx
+    sudo rm -rf /etc/nginx
+```
+
+  11. Configure Passenger:
+```
+    sudo chmod o+x "/home/ec2-user"
+
+    sudo yum install libcurl-devel
+
+    rvmsudo passenger-install-nginx-module
+
+    rvmsudo passenger-config validate-install
+
+```
+
+  12. Install Git:
+```
+    sudo yum install git
+
+```
+
+  13. Set up HTTPS/SSL for your server (free using [Let'sEncrypt][14]; required if using the secure client on [https://app.standardnotes.org][15]):
+```
+    sudo chown ec2-user /opt
+
+    cd /opt
+
+    git clone https://github.com/letsencrypt/letsencrypt
+
+    cd letsencrypt
+
+```
+
+Run the setup wizard:
+```
+    ./letsencrypt-auto certonly --standalone --debug
+
+```
+
+Note the location of the certificates, typically `/etc/letsencrypt/live/domain.com/fullchain.pem`
+
+  14. Configure NGINX:
+```
+    sudo vim /opt/nginx/conf/nginx.conf
+
+```
+
+Add this to the bottom of the file, inside the last curly brace:
+```
+    server {
+
+        listen 443 ssl default_server;
+
+        ssl_certificate /etc/letsencrypt/live/domain.com/fullchain.pem;
+
+        ssl_certificate_key /etc/letsencrypt/live/domain.com/privkey.pem;
+
+        server_name domain.com;
+
+        passenger_enabled on;
+
+        passenger_app_env production;
+
+        root /home/ec2-user/ruby-server/public;
+
+      }
+
+```
+
+  15. Make sure you are in your home directory and clone the Standard File [ruby-server][2] project:
+```
+    cd ~
+
+    git clone https://github.com/standardfile/ruby-server.git
+
+    cd ruby-server
+
+```
+
+  16. Set up project:
+```
+    bundle install
+
+    bower install
+
+    rails assets:precompile
+
+```
+
+  17. Create a .env file for your environment variables. The Rails app will automatically load these when it starts.
+
+```
+    vim .env
+
+```
+
+Insert:
+```
+    RAILS_ENV=production
+
+    SECRET_KEY_BASE=use "bundle exec rake secret"
+
+
+
+    DB_HOST=localhost
+
+    DB_PORT=3306
+
+    DB_DATABASE=standard_file
+
+    DB_USERNAME=root
+
+    DB_PASSWORD=
+
+```
+
+  18. Setup database:
+```
+    rails db:migrate
+
+```
+
+  19. Start NGINX:
+```
+    sudo /opt/nginx/sbin/nginx
+
+```
+
+Tip: you will need to restart NGINX whenever you make changes to your environment variables or the NGINX configuration:
+```
+    sudo /opt/nginx/sbin/nginx -s reload
+
+```
+
+  20. You’re done!
+
+
+
+
+### Using your new server
+
+Now that you have your server running, you can plug it into any of the Standard Notes applications and sign into it.
+
+**On the Standard Notes web or desktop app:**
+
+Click Account, then Register. Choose "Advanced Options" and you’ll see a field for Sync Server. Enter your server’s URL here.
+
+**On the Standard Notes Android or iOS app:**
+
+Open the Settings window, click "Advanced Options" when signing in or registering, and enter your server URL in the Sync Server field.
+
+For help or questions with your Standard Notes server, join our [Slack group][16] in the #dev channel, or visit our [help page][17] for frequently asked questions and other topics.
+
+--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+via: https://opensource.com/article/18/8/getting-started-standard-notes
+
+作者：[Mo Bitar][a]
+选题：[lujun9972](https://github.com/lujun9972)
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+
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+
+[a]:https://opensource.com/users/mobitar
+[1]:https://standardnotes.org/
+[2]:https://github.com/standardfile/ruby-server
+[3]:https://www.nginx.com/
+[4]:https://www.centos.org/
+[5]:https://aws.amazon.com/
+[6]:https://www.digitalocean.com/
+[7]:https://rvm.io/
+[8]:https://www.ruby-lang.org/en/
+[9]:https://bundler.io/
+[10]:https://rpmfind.net/linux/rpm2html/search.php?query=mysql-devel
+[11]:https://www.mysql.com/
+[12]:https://aws.amazon.com/rds/
+[13]:https://www.phusionpassenger.com/
+[14]:https://letsencrypt.org/
+[15]:https://app.standardnotes.org/
+[16]:https://standardnotes.org/slack
+[17]:https://standardnotes.org/help