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Improve Redis instructions and add note about logs

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@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ you're redirected to the legacy mobile version which is awful both functionally
and aesthetically. For privacy-minded folks, preventing JavaScript analytics and
potential IP-based tracking is important, but apart from using the legacy mobile
version and a VPN, it's impossible. This is is especially relevant now that Twitter
[removed the ability](https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2020/04/twitter-removes-privacy-option-and-shows-why-we-need-strong-privacy-laws)
[removed the ability](https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2020/04/twitter-removes-privacy-option-and-shows-why-we-need-strong-privacy-laws)
for users to control whether their data gets sent to advertisers.
Using an instance of Nitter (hosted on a VPS for example), you can browse
@ -81,10 +81,12 @@ $ mkdir ./tmp
```
Set your hostname, port, HMAC key, https (must be correct for cookies), and
Redis info in `nitter.conf`, run `redis-server --daemonize yes`, then run Nitter
by executing `./nitter`. You should run Nitter behind a reverse proxy such as
[Nginx](https://github.com/zedeus/nitter/wiki/Nginx) or Apache for security
reasons.
Redis info in `nitter.conf`. To run Redis, either run
`redis-server --daemonize yes`, or `systemctl enable --now redis` (or
redis-server depending on the distro). Run Nitter by executing `./nitter` or
using the systemd service below. You should run Nitter behind a reverse proxy
such as [Nginx](https://github.com/zedeus/nitter/wiki/Nginx) or Apache for
security reasons.
To build and run Nitter in Docker:
```bash
@ -128,6 +130,12 @@ WantedBy=multi-user.target
Then enable and run the service:
`systemctl enable --now nitter.service`
Nitter currently prints some errors to stdout, and there is no real logging
implemented. If you're running Nitter with systemd, you can check stdout like
this: `journalctl -u nitter.service` (add `--follow` to see just the last 15
lines). If you're running the Docker image, you can do this:
`docker logs --follow *nitter conightytainer id*`
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