[DOC] Misc improvements to manual setup instructions

Signed-off-by: Enrico Guiraud <enrico.guiraud@cern.ch>
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## Requirements on your server ## Requirements on your server
- Node.js 8.5 or up - Node.js 8.5 or up
- Database (PostgreSQL, MySQL, MariaDB, SQLite, MSSQL) use charset `utf8` - Database (PostgreSQL, MySQL, MariaDB, SQLite, MSSQL). Must use charset `utf8`: this is typically the
default in PostgreSQL and SQLite, while in MySQL and MariaDB utf8 might need to be set with
`alter database <DBNAME> character set utf8 collate utf8_bin;`
- npm (and its dependencies, [node-gyp](https://github.com/nodejs/node-gyp#installation)) - npm (and its dependencies, [node-gyp](https://github.com/nodejs/node-gyp#installation))
- yarn - yarn
- Bash (for the setup script) - Bash (for the setup script)
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1. Check if you meet the [requirements at the top of this document](#requirements-on-your-server). 1. Check if you meet the [requirements at the top of this document](#requirements-on-your-server).
2. Clone this repository (preferred) or download a release and unzip it. 2. Clone this repository (preferred) or download a release and unzip it.
3. Enter the directory and type `bin/setup`, which will install npm dependencies and create configs. 3. Enter the directory and type `bin/setup`, which will install npm dependencies and create configs.
4. Setup the configs, see more below 4. Modify `config.json`, see docs [here](https://github.com/codimd/server/blob/master/docs/configuration-config-file.md).
5. Setup environment variables which will overwrite the configs 5. Instead of modifying `config.json`, it's possible to configure CodiMD through environment variables which will
overwrite the configs, see docs [here](https://github.com/codimd/server/blob/master/docs/configuration-env-vars.md).
6. Build front-end bundle by `yarn run build` (use `yarn run dev` if you are in development) 6. Build front-end bundle by `yarn run build` (use `yarn run dev` if you are in development)
7. Modify the file named `.sequelizerc`, change the value of the variable `url` with your db connection string 7. Modify the file named `.sequelizerc`, change the value of the variable `url` with your db connection string. For example:
For example: `postgres://username:password@localhost:5432/codimd` - `postgres://username:password@localhost:5432/codimd`
- `mysql://username:password@localhost:3306/codimd`
- `sqlite://:memory:`
8. It is recommended to start your server manually once: `yarn start --production`, this way it's easier to see warnings or errors that might occur (leave out `--production` for development). 8. It is recommended to start your server manually once: `yarn start --production`, this way it's easier to see warnings or errors that might occur (leave out `--production` for development).
9. Run the server as you like (node, forever, pm2, SystemD, Init-Scripts) 9. Run the server as you like (node, forever, pm2, SystemD, Init-Scripts)