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How to set up an Ubuntu Linux machine for Phoenix Elixir deployment

January 2023

Step 1

Install Elixir and Nginx

sudo apt-get install elixir nginx erlang-dev

You can also install databases (Postgres or MySQL) and Redis if you need them

Step 2

Configure hex and rebar for deployment using mix, the project manager for Elixir.

# hex
$ mix local.hex --force
* creating .mix/archives/hex-2.0.1

# rebar
$ mix local.rebar --force
* creating .mix/rebar
* creating .mix/rebar3