From faafb86a4132e2e53d0d1b52c2f0a0ebbe318da8 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Uncled1023 <admin@teknik.io>
Date: Sat, 16 Jun 2018 19:35:31 -0700
Subject: [PATCH] Updated ReadMe

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 README.md | 59 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++------------------
 1 file changed, 40 insertions(+), 19 deletions(-)

diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 1c49163..0470525 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -3,12 +3,12 @@
 Teknik is a suite of services with attractive and functional interfaces.
 
 ## Features
-  * File Upload w/ encryption
+  * File Upload w/ client side encryption
   * Album Support
   * Pastebin
   * URL Shortening
   * Blogs
-  * Git Repositories
+  * Git Integration (Gitea)
   * Podcasts
   * Easy to use API
   * Flexible installation and configuration
@@ -19,31 +19,24 @@ You can see a live demo [here](https://www.teknik.io).
 ## Requirements
 In order to run Teknik on your server, you'll need:
 
-  * IIS 7+ with URL Rewrite module or Apache with `mod_rewrite` enabled (Requires conversion of `web.config` files)
-  * ASP.NET MVC 5
-  * .NET Framework 4.6.2
-  * MS SQL Server
-  * hMailServer (If running email as well)
+  * IIS 7+, Nginx, or Apache
+  * [.NET Core 2.1 Runtime](https://www.microsoft.com/net/download/) (Or SDK if building the src)
+  * A SQL Server (MS SQL Server, MySQL, SQLite)
+  * [hMailServer](https://www.hmailserver.com/download) (If running email service)
+  * [Gitea](https://github.com/go-gitea/gitea) (If you want to have Git integration)
   * Web Mail Client (If you would like to have webmail)
-  * Gogs Service (If you want to have Git integration)
 
 ## Installation
-  * Clone the Teknik repository to your web root directory, or anywhere else you want to run Teknik from
-
-```nohighlight
-cd /var/www
-git clone https://git.teknik.io/Teknikode/Teknik
-```
-
-  * Open the `Teknik.sln` file to build the project
-  * Copy the build files to your `wwwroot` directory
-  * Create a `ConnectionStrings.config` file in the `App_Data` directory and fill it with the following template and put in your SQL server connection details
+ * Set up Asp.Net Core to work with your system of choice - [Instructions](https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/aspnet/core/host-and-deploy/?view=aspnetcore-2.1&tabs=aspnetcore2x) 
+ * Download the latest release for your system - [Releases](https://git.teknik.io/Teknikode/Teknik/releases)
+ * Copy the files to your local web root directory.
+ * Create a `ConnectionStrings.config` file in the `App_Data` directory and fill it with the following template and put in your SQL server connection details.
 
   ```nohighlight
   <connectionStrings>
     <add name="TeknikEntities"
       providerName="System.Data.SqlClient"
-      connectionString="Data Source=<server name>,<port>\<sql server name>;Initial Catalog=<database>;Integrated Security=False;User Id=<username>;Password=<password>" />
+      connectionString="<Sql Server Connection String>" />
   </connectionStrings>
   ```
 
@@ -51,6 +44,34 @@ git clone https://git.teknik.io/Teknikode/Teknik
 
 That's it, installation complete! If you're having problems, let us know through the [Contact](https://contact.teknik.io/) page.
 
+## Building
+
+### Linux
+ * Clone the Teknik repository to a directory of your choosing.
+
+```nohighlight
+cd ~
+mkdir src
+cd ./src
+git clone https://git.teknik.io/Teknikode/Teknik
+```
+
+* Install Node.js (Includes npm).
+* Run the npm build script `npm run build`.
+  * This will install, move, bundle, and minify all the client side assets (JavaScript, CSS, Fonts, and Images).
+  * To see exactly what happens or to modify the bui;d. look at the `gulpfile.js` file.
+* Run dotnet publish from the root directory of the repo to build and package the app into the release publish directory (for example: ./Teknik/bin/Release/netcoreapp2.1/publish).
+
+```
+dotnet publish --configuration Release
+```
+
+* Copy the files in the publish directory to where you want to run the website from.
+
+* Test the website:
+  * In the directory conatining the published files, run `dotnet Teknik.dll`
+  * In a browser, open http://localhost:5000/?sub=www
+
 ## Authors and contributors
   * [Chris Woodward](https://www.teknik.io) (Creator, Developer)
   * [dronedaddy](https://www.behance.net/dronedaddy) (Logo Designer)