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authorBen Sturmfels <ben@sturm.com.au>2020-04-30 15:11:55 +1000
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@@ -482,6 +482,17 @@ machine in front of you, visit <http://localhost/> or if it is a
remote server visit the URL or IP address provided to you by your
hosting provider. You should see MediaGoblin; this time via Nginx!
+Try logging in and uploading an image. If after uploading you see any
+"Forbidden" errors from Nginx or your image doesn't show up, you may
+need to update the permissions on the new directories MediaGoblin has
+created::
+
+ # Debian and co.
+ sudo chown --no-dereference --recursive mediagoblin:www-data /srv/mediagoblin.example.org
+
+ # Fedora and co.
+ sudo chown --no-dereference --recursive mediagoblin:nginx /srv/mediagoblin.example.org
+
.. note::
If you see an Nginx placeholder page, you may need to remove the