From 0d54879e45330c217793a595fc8e75b27bafcd8a Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: =?UTF-8?q?J=C3=A9r=C3=A9mie=20Astori?= Date: Fri, 28 Oct 2016 20:13:54 -0400 Subject: [PATCH] Warn against running from source as root in README --- README.md | 9 +++++++-- 1 file changed, 7 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-) diff --git a/README.md b/README.md index afeb15d6..ff4ba2a8 100644 --- a/README.md +++ b/README.md @@ -61,8 +61,7 @@ lounge --help ### Running from source -The following commands install the development version of The Lounge. A word of -caution: while it is the most recent codebase, this is not production-ready! +The following commands install the development version of The Lounge: ```sh git clone https://github.com/thelounge/lounge.git @@ -71,6 +70,12 @@ npm install npm start ``` +A word of caution: + +- While it is the most recent codebase, this is not production-ready! +- It is not recommended to run this as root. However, if you decide to do so, + you will have to run `npm run build`. + ## Development setup Simply follow the instructions to run The Lounge from source above, on your own