Server administration

SocialStack can be deployed to a variety of hosts as it is supported on Linux, Windows and macOS. Typically it is deployed on Linux (often Ubuntu or RedHat) and the following is a guide for managing the site at the server level.

SystemCtl service

• SocialStack servers are often deployed as a systemctl service called "prod" or "stage".

• Service start/ stop/ restart:

        service prod start

        service prod stop

        service prod restart

• Viewing the log (last 500 lines):

        journalctl -u prod -n 500

• Viewing the access log

        more /var/log/nginx/access.log

• sudo su elevates your account to root.

• If unsure what commands someone else has been using, try pressing the up arrow to cycle through bash history.