From d0cc32db8bc7f7787b5302c71b8e41d7b171bdc7 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Armon Dadgar Date: Sat, 19 Sep 2015 12:10:55 -0700 Subject: [PATCH] website: cleanup install docs --- website/source/docs/install/index.html.md | 28 +++++++---------------- 1 file changed, 8 insertions(+), 20 deletions(-) diff --git a/website/source/docs/install/index.html.md b/website/source/docs/install/index.html.md index 183f83bcc..e8d73a20e 100644 --- a/website/source/docs/install/index.html.md +++ b/website/source/docs/install/index.html.md @@ -12,15 +12,7 @@ Installing Nomad is simple. There are two approaches to installing Nomad: downloading a precompiled binary for your system, or installing from source. Downloading a precompiled binary is easiest, and we provide downloads over -TLS along with SHA256 sums to verify the binary is what we say it is. We -also distribute a PGP signature with the SHA256 sums that can be verified. -However, we use a 3rd party storage host, and some people feel that -due to the importance of security with Nomad, they'd rather compile it -from source. - -For this reason, we also document on this page how to compile Nomad -from source, from the same versions of all dependent libraries that -we used for the official builds. +TLS along with SHA256 sums to verify the binary. ## Precompiled Binaries @@ -30,8 +22,8 @@ Nomad is currently packaged as a zip file. We don't have any near term plans to provide system packages. Once the zip is downloaded, unzip it into any directory. The -`vault` binary inside is all that is necessary to run Nomad (or -`vault.exe` for Windows). Any additional files, if any, aren't +`nomad` binary inside is all that is necessary to run Nomad (or +`nomad.exe` for Windows). Any additional files, if any, aren't required to run Nomad. Copy the binary to anywhere on your system. If you intend to access it @@ -42,22 +34,18 @@ from the command-line, make sure to place it somewhere on your `PATH`. To compile from source, you'll need [Go](https://golang.org) installed and configured properly. You'll also need Git. - 1. Clone the Nomad repository into your GOPATH: https://github.com/hashicorp/vault + 1. Clone the Nomad repository into your GOPATH: https://github.com/hashicorp/nomad - 1. Verify that the file `$GOPATH/src/github.com/hashicorp/vault/main.go` + 1. Verify that the file `$GOPATH/src/github.com/hashicorp/nomad/main.go` exists. If it doesn't, then you didn't clone Nomad into the proper path. - 1. Run `make dev`. This will build Nomad for your current system + 1. Run `make`. This will build Nomad for your current system and put the binary in `bin` (relative to the git checkout). -~> **Note:** All the dependencies of Nomad are vendored and the command -above will use these vendored binaries. This is to avoid malicious -upstream dependencies if possible. - ## Verifying the Installation -To verify Nomad is properly installed, execute the `vault` binary on +To verify Nomad is properly installed, execute the `nomad` binary on your system. You should see help output. If you are executing it from the command line, make sure it is on your PATH or you may get an error -about `vault` not being found. +about `nomad` not being found.