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# Ansible Installation
+This is the same as the [Docker installation](administration_install_docker.md), except that Ansible handles all of it automatically. It also does some extra things like setting up TLS and email for your Lemmy instance.
+
First, you need to [install Ansible on your local computer](https://docs.ansible.com/ansible/latest/installation_guide/intro_installation.html) (e.g. using `sudo apt install ansible`) or the equivalent for you platform.
Then run the following commands on your local computer:
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nano inventory # enter your server, domain, contact email
ansible-playbook lemmy.yml --become
```
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+To update to a new version, just run the following in your local Lemmy repo:
+```bash
+git pull origin master
+cd ansible
+ansible-playbook lemmy.yml --become
+``` \ No newline at end of file