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#: ../../../docs/quick-start.md:7
msgid "Quick start"
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#: ../../../docs/quick-start.md:15
msgid "This page explains how to use this Ansible playbook to install Matrix services on your server with a minimal set of core services."
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#: ../../../docs/quick-start.md:17
msgid "We will be using `example.com` as the \"base domain\" in the following instruction."
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#: ../../../docs/quick-start.md:19
msgid "By following the instruction on this page, you will set up:"
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#: ../../../docs/quick-start.md:21
msgid "**your own Matrix server** on a `matrix.example.com` server, which is configured to present itself as `example.com`"
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#: ../../../docs/quick-start.md:22
msgid "**your user account** like `@alice:example.com` on the server"
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#: ../../../docs/quick-start.md:23
msgid "a **self-hosted Matrix client**, [Element Web](configuring-playbook-client-element-web.md) with the default subdomain at `element.example.com`"
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#: ../../../docs/quick-start.md:24
msgid "Matrix delegation, so that your `matrix.example.com` server (presenting itself as `example.com`) can join the Matrix Federation and communicate with any other server in the Matrix network"
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#: ../../../docs/quick-start.md:26
msgid "Please remember to replace `example.com` with your own domain before running any commands."
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#: ../../../docs/quick-start.md:28
msgid "Prerequisites"
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#: ../../../docs/quick-start.md:30
msgid "<sup>This section is optimized for this quick-start guide and is derived from the following full-documentation page: [Prerequisites](prerequisites.md)</sup>"
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#: ../../../docs/quick-start.md:32
msgid "At first, **check prerequisites** and prepare for installation by setting up programs [on your own computer](prerequisites.md#your-local-computer) and [your server](prerequisites.md#server). You also need `root` access on your server (a user that could elevate to `root` via `sudo` also works)."
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#: ../../../docs/quick-start.md:34
msgid "When preparing your server, make sure to check [the server specs you need](faq.md#what-kind-of-server-specs-do-i-need). We recommend starting with a server having at least 2GB of memory."
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#: ../../../docs/quick-start.md:40
msgid "If you encounter an error during installation, please make sure that you have installed and configured programs correctly."
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#: ../../../docs/quick-start.md:42
msgid "One of the main reasons of basic errors is using an incompatible version of required software such as Ansible. Take a look at [our guide about Ansible](ansible.md) for more information. In short: installing the latest available version is recommended."
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#: ../../../docs/quick-start.md:44
msgid "Configure your DNS settings"
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#: ../../../docs/quick-start.md:46
msgid "<sup>This section is optimized for this quick-start guide and is derived from the following full-documentation page: [Configuring DNS settings](configuring-dns.md)</sup>"
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#: ../../../docs/quick-start.md:48
msgid "After installing and configuring prerequisites, you will need to **configure DNS records**."
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#: ../../../docs/quick-start.md:50
msgid "To configure Matrix services in the default settings, go to your DNS service provider, and adjust DNS records as below."
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#: ../../../docs/quick-start.md:0
msgid "Type"
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#: ../../../docs/quick-start.md:0
msgid "Host"
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#: ../../../docs/quick-start.md:0
msgid "Priority"
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#: ../../../docs/quick-start.md:0
msgid "Weight"
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#: ../../../docs/quick-start.md:0
msgid "Port"
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#: ../../../docs/quick-start.md:0
msgid "Target"
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#: ../../../docs/quick-start.md:0
msgid "A"
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#: ../../../docs/quick-start.md:0
msgid "`matrix`"
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#: ../../../docs/quick-start.md:0
msgid "-"
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#: ../../../docs/quick-start.md:0
msgid "`matrix-server-IPv4`"
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#: ../../../docs/quick-start.md:0
msgid "AAAA"
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#: ../../../docs/quick-start.md:0
msgid "`matrix-server-IPv6`"
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#: ../../../docs/quick-start.md:0
msgid "CNAME"
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#: ../../../docs/quick-start.md:0
msgid "`element`"
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#: ../../../docs/quick-start.md:0
msgid "`matrix.example.com`"
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#: ../../../docs/quick-start.md:58
msgid "As the table illustrates, you need to create 2 subdomains (`matrix.example.com` and `element.example.com`) and point both of them to your server's IPv4/IPv6 address."
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#: ../../../docs/quick-start.md:60
msgid "If you don't have IPv6 connectivity yet, you can skip the `AAAA` record. For more details about IPv6, see the [Configuring IPv6](./configuring-ipv6.md) documentation page."
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#: ../../../docs/quick-start.md:62
msgid "It might take some time for the DNS records to propagate after creation."
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#: ../../../docs/quick-start.md:64
msgid "**💡 Note**: if you are using Cloudflare DNS, make sure to disable the proxy and set all records to \"DNS only\""
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#: ../../../docs/quick-start.md:66
msgid "Get the playbook"
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#: ../../../docs/quick-start.md:68
msgid "<sup>This section is optimized for this quick-start guide and is derived from the following full-documentation page: [Getting the playbook](getting-the-playbook.md)</sup>"
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#: ../../../docs/quick-start.md:70
msgid "Next, let's **get the playbook's source code**."
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#: ../../../docs/quick-start.md:72
msgid "We recommend to do so with [git](https://git-scm.com/) as it enables you to keep it up to date with the latest source code. While it is possible to download the playbook as a ZIP archive, it is not recommended."
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#: ../../../docs/quick-start.md:74
msgid "To get the playbook with git, install git on your computer, go to a directory, and run the command:"
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#: ../../../docs/quick-start.md:80
msgid "It will fetch the playbook to a new `matrix-docker-ansible-deploy` directory underneath the directory you are currently in."
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#: ../../../docs/quick-start.md:82
msgid "Configure the playbook"
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#: ../../../docs/quick-start.md:84
msgid "<sup>This section is optimized for this quick-start guide and is derived from the following full-documentation page: [Configuring the playbook](configuring-playbook.md)</sup>"
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#: ../../../docs/quick-start.md:86
msgid "Now that the playbook was fetched, it is time to **configure** it per your needs."
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#: ../../../docs/quick-start.md:88
msgid "To install Matrix services with this playbook, you would at least need 2 configuration files."
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#: ../../../docs/quick-start.md:90
msgid "For your convenience, we have prepared example files of them ([`vars.yml`](../examples/vars.yml) and [`hosts`](../examples/hosts))."
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#: ../../../docs/quick-start.md:92
msgid "To start quickly based on these example files, go into the `matrix-docker-ansible-deploy` directory and follow the instructions below:"
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#: ../../../docs/quick-start.md:94
msgid "Create a directory to hold your configuration: `mkdir -p inventory/host_vars/matrix.example.com` where `example.com` is your \"base domain\""
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#: ../../../docs/quick-start.md:95
msgid "Copy the sample configuration file: `cp examples/vars.yml inventory/host_vars/matrix.example.com/vars.yml`"
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#: ../../../docs/quick-start.md:96
msgid "Copy the sample inventory hosts file: `cp examples/hosts inventory/hosts`"
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#: ../../../docs/quick-start.md:97
msgid "Edit the configuration file (`inventory/host_vars/matrix.example.com/vars.yml`)"
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#: ../../../docs/quick-start.md:98
msgid "Edit the inventory hosts file (`inventory/hosts`)"
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#: ../../../docs/quick-start.md:100
msgid "Before editing these 2 files, make sure to read explanations on them to understand what needs to be configured."
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#: ../../../docs/quick-start.md:102
msgid "**💡 Notes:**"
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#: ../../../docs/quick-start.md:103
msgid "If you are not in control of anything on the base domain, you would need to set additional configuration on `vars.yml`. For more information, see [How do I install on matrix.example.com without involving the base domain?](faq.md#how-do-i-install-on-matrix-example-com-without-involving-the-base-domain) on our FAQ."
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#: ../../../docs/quick-start.md:104
msgid "Certain configuration decisions (like the base domain configured in `matrix_domain` and homeserver implementation configured in `matrix_homeserver_implementation`) are final. If you make the wrong choice and wish to change it, you'll have to run the Uninstalling step and start over."
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#: ../../../docs/quick-start.md:105
msgid "Instead of configuring a lot of things all at once, we recommend starting with the basic (default) settings in order to get yourself familiar with how the playbook works. After making sure that everything works as expected, you can add (and remove) advanced settings / features and run the playbook as many times as you wish."
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#: ../../../docs/quick-start.md:107
msgid "Install"
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#: ../../../docs/quick-start.md:109
msgid "<sup>This section is optimized for this quick-start guide and is derived from the following full-documentation page: [Installing](installing.md)</sup>"
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#: ../../../docs/quick-start.md:111
msgid "After editing `vars.yml` and `hosts` files, let's start the **installation** procedure."
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#: ../../../docs/quick-start.md:113
msgid "Update Ansible roles"
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#: ../../../docs/quick-start.md:115
msgid "Before installing, you need to update the Ansible roles that this playbook uses and fetches from outside."
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#: ../../../docs/quick-start.md:117
msgid "To update your playbook directory and all upstream Ansible roles, run:"
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#: ../../../docs/quick-start.md:119
msgid "either: `just update`"
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#: ../../../docs/quick-start.md:120
msgid "or: a combination of `git pull` and `just roles` (or `make roles` if you have `make` program on your computer instead of `just`)"
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#: ../../../docs/quick-start.md:122
msgid "If you don't have either `just` tool or `make` program, you can run the `ansible-galaxy` tool directly after updating the playbook: `git pull; rm -rf roles/galaxy; ansible-galaxy install -r requirements.yml -p roles/galaxy/ --force`"
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#: ../../../docs/quick-start.md:124
msgid "Run installation command"
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#: ../../../docs/quick-start.md:126
msgid "Then, run the command below to start installation:"
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#: ../../../docs/quick-start.md:132
msgid "If you **don't** use SSH keys for authentication, but rather a regular password, you may need to add `--ask-pass` to the command."
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#: ../../../docs/quick-start.md:134
msgid "If you **do** use SSH keys for authentication, **and** use a non-root user to *become* root (sudo), you may need to add `-K` (`--ask-become-pass`) to the command."
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#: ../../../docs/quick-start.md:136
msgid "Wait until the command completes. If it's all green, everything should be running properly."
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#: ../../../docs/quick-start.md:138
msgid "Create your user account"
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#: ../../../docs/quick-start.md:140
msgid "<sup>This section is optimized for this quick-start guide and is derived from the following full-documentation page: [Registering users](registering-users.md)</sup>"
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#: ../../../docs/quick-start.md:142
msgid "As you have configured your brand new server and the client, you need to **create your user account** on your Matrix server."
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#: ../../../docs/quick-start.md:144
msgid "To create your user account (as an administrator of the server) via this Ansible playbook, run the command below on your local computer."
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#: ../../../docs/quick-start.md:146
msgid "**💡 Notes**:"
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#: ../../../docs/quick-start.md:147
msgid "Make sure to adjust `YOUR_USERNAME_HERE` and `YOUR_PASSWORD_HERE`"
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#: ../../../docs/quick-start.md:148
msgid "For `YOUR_USERNAME_HERE`, use a plain username like `alice`, not your full ID (`@alice:example.com`)"
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#: ../../../docs/quick-start.md:160
msgid "Finalize server installation"
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#: ../../../docs/quick-start.md:162
msgid "<sup>This section is optimized for this quick-start guide and is derived from the following full-documentation page: [Server Delegation](howto-server-delegation.md)</sup>"
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#: ../../../docs/quick-start.md:164
msgid "Now that you've configured Matrix services and your user account, you need to **finalize the installation process** by [setting up Matrix delegation (redirection)](howto-server-delegation.md), so that your Matrix server (`matrix.example.com`) can present itself as the base domain (`example.com`) in the Matrix network."
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#: ../../../docs/quick-start.md:166
msgid "**This is required for federation to work!** Without a proper configuration, your server will effectively not be part of the Matrix network."
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#: ../../../docs/quick-start.md:168
msgid "To configure the delegation, you have these two options. Choose one of them according to your situation."
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#: ../../../docs/quick-start.md:170
msgid "If you can afford to point the base domain at the Matrix server, follow the instruction below which guides you into [serving the base domain](configuring-playbook-base-domain-serving.md) from the integrated web server."
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#: ../../../docs/quick-start.md:171
msgid "Alternatively, if you're using the base domain for other purposes and cannot point it to the Matrix server (and thus cannot \"serve the base domain\" from it), you most likely need to [manually install well-known files on the base domain's server](configuring-well-known.md#manually-installing-well-known-files-on-the-base-domains-server)."
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#: ../../../docs/quick-start.md:173
msgid "To have the base domain served from the integrated web server, add the following configuration to your `inventory/host_vars/matrix.example.com/vars.yml` file:"
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#: ../../../docs/quick-start.md:179
msgid "After configuring the playbook, run the command below and wait until it finishes:"
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#: ../../../docs/quick-start.md:185
msgid "💡 Running the `install-matrix-static-files` playbook tag (as done here) is an optimized version of running [the full setup command](#run-installation-command)."
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#: ../../../docs/quick-start.md:187
msgid "After the command finishes, you can also check whether your server federates with the Matrix network by using the [Federation Tester](https://federationtester.matrix.org/) against your base domain (`example.com`), not the `matrix.example.com` subdomain."
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#: ../../../docs/quick-start.md:189
msgid "Re-run the full setup command any time"
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#: ../../../docs/quick-start.md:191
msgid "If you think something is wrong with the server configuration, feel free to re-run the setup command any time:"
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#: ../../../docs/quick-start.md:197
msgid "Log in to your user account"
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#: ../../../docs/quick-start.md:199
msgid "Finally, let's make sure that you can log in to the created account with the specified password."
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#: ../../../docs/quick-start.md:201
msgid "You should be able to log in to it with your own [Element Web](configuring-playbook-client-element-web.md) client which you have set up at `element.example.com` by running the playbook. Open the URL (`https://element.example.com`) in a web browser and enter your credentials to log in."
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#: ../../../docs/quick-start.md:203
msgid "**If you successfully logged in to your account, the installation and configuration have completed successfully**🎉"
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#: ../../../docs/quick-start.md:205
msgid "Come say Hi👋 in our support room — [#matrix-docker-ansible-deploy:devture.com](https://matrix.to/#/#matrix-docker-ansible-deploy:devture.com). You might learn something or get to help someone else new to Matrix hosting."
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#: ../../../docs/quick-start.md:207
msgid "Things to do next"
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#: ../../../docs/quick-start.md:209
msgid "Once you get familiar with the playbook, you might probably want to set up additional services such as a bridge on your server."
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#: ../../../docs/quick-start.md:211
msgid "As this page intends to be a quick start guide which explains how to start the core Matrix services, it does not cover a topic like how to set them up. Take a look at the list of [things to do next](installing.md#things-to-do-next) to learn more."
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#: ../../../docs/quick-start.md:213
msgid "⚠️Keep the playbook and services up-to-date"
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#: ../../../docs/quick-start.md:215
msgid "While this playbook helps you to set up Matrix services and maintain them, it will **not** automatically run the maintenance task for you. You will need to update the playbook and re-run it **manually**."
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#: ../../../docs/quick-start.md:217
msgid "Since it is unsafe to keep outdated services running on the server connected to the internet, please consider to update the playbook and re-run it periodically, in order to keep the services up-to-date."
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#: ../../../docs/quick-start.md:219
msgid "For more information about upgrading or maintaining services with the playbook, take a look at this page: [Upgrading the Matrix services](maintenance-upgrading-services.md)"
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