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====== Advanced setup ======
This guide was tested on clean installation of Debian GNU/Linux 8.1. Should be same or very similar on other Linux distributions.\\
==== Running on ports 1024 and below without Root ====
  * **a.** Install file capabilites with command: **apt-get install libcap2-bin**
  * **b.** You can set capabilities to run on ports 1024 and below manually or use makefile to set them.\\ Set PtokaX capabilities manually with command: **setcap 'cap_net_bind_service=+ep' PtokaX**\\ Or simply install PtokaX with command: **make install**
==== Creating unprivileged user for PtokaX and run PtokaX on system startup ====
We assume that you installed PtokaX binary with command: **make install**
  * **a.** Create new home directory for new user with command: **mkdir /home/ptokax**
  * **b.** Create new user for PtokaX with command: **adduser --system --group --home /home/ptokax --no-create-home --disabled-login ptokax**
  * **c.** Move PtokaX config files to **/home/ptokax/**
  * **d.** Set ownership to PtokaX user for that directory and it's content with command: **chown -R ptokax:ptokax /home/ptokax/**
  * **e.** Copy init script from PtokaX source to /etc/init.d/ directory\\ When you have PtokaX with SQLite or without database then use this command: **cp init_script /etc/init.d/ptokax**\\ When you have PtokaX with PostgreSQL then use this command: **cp init_script_postgres /etc/init.d/ptokax**\\ When you have PtokaX with MySQL or MariaDB then use this command: **cp init_script_mysql /etc/init.d/ptokax**
  * **f.** Move to /etc/init.d directory with command: **cd /etc/init.d**\\ Make our init script executable with command: **chmod +x ptokax**\\ And install this init script with command: **update-rc.d ptokax defaults**
  * **g.** Now PtokaX should start with system start. If you want, then you can test if PtokaX can start with this script using command: **/etc/init.d/ptokax start**
==== Multiple PtokaX instances starting with system ====
This is similar as above. But we need one settings directory and one init script per instance.
So we have **/home/ptokax** directory and user **ptokax** who owns it (created with **a** and **b** above).
  * **a.** Create new subdirectory (for this example i'm using **px1**) with command: **mkdir /home/ptokax/px1**
  * **b.** Move PtokaX config files to **/home/ptokax/px1/**
  * **c.** Set ownership to PtokaX user for that directory and it's content with command: **chown -R ptokax:ptokax /home/ptokax/px1**
  * **d.** Copy init script from PtokaX source to /etc/init.d/ directory\\ When you have PtokaX with SQLite or without database then use this command: **cp init_script /etc/init.d/px1**\\ When you have PtokaX with PostgreSQL then use this command: **cp init_script_postgres /etc/init.d/px1**\\ When you have PtokaX with MySQL or MariaDB then use this command: **cp init_script_mysql /etc/init.d/px1**
  * **e.** Open init script in text editor with this command (i'm using **Vi** because is available on most Unixes preinstalled): **vi px1**\\ Change PtokaX settings path **PTOKAX_PATH=/home/$PTOKAX_USER/** to **PTOKAX_PATH=/home/$PTOKAX_USER/px1/** and PtokaX PID file **PTOKAX_PID=/home/$PTOKAX_USER/PtokaX.pid** to **PTOKAX_PID=/home/$PTOKAX_USER/px1/PtokaX.pid**
  * **f.** Move to /etc/init.d directory with command: **cd /etc/init.d**\\ Make our init script executable with command: **chmod +x px1**\\ And install this init script with command: **update-rc.d px1 defaults**
  * **g.** Now PtokaX using **px1** directory and init script should start with system start. If you want, then you can test if PtokaX can start with this script using command: **/etc/init.d/px1 start**
  * **h.** Repeat and use another directory/init script name instead of **px1** for every PtokaX instance.