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If you haven't already, [install Soapbox](https://soapbox.pub/). But before you install soapbox, you should consider how Soapbox is installed, by default. If you haven't already, [install Soapbox](https://soapbox.pub/). But before you install soapbox, you should consider how Soapbox is installed, by default.
Soapbox, by default, is installed to replace the default Pleroma front end. By extension, the Pleroma Masto front end continues to be available at the `/web` sub-URL Soapbox, by default, is installed to replace the default Pleroma front end. By extension, the Pleroma Masto front end continues to be available at the `/web` sub-URL, which you can reference, if you'd like, in the `promoPanel` section of `soapbox.json`
If you want to install Soapbox at an alternate URL, allowing you to potentially run more than 2 front ends on a Pleroma server, you can consider the Nginx config created by @a1batross, available [here](https://git.mentality.rip/a1batross/soapbox-nginx-config/src/branch/master/soapbox.nginx)
There are two main places Soapbox gets its configuration: There are two main places Soapbox gets its configuration:
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The `soapbox.json` file navlinks section's default URL values are pointing to the above file location, when the `about.example` folder is renamed to `about` The `soapbox.json` file navlinks section's default URL values are pointing to the above file location, when the `about.example` folder is renamed to `about`
These four template files have placeholders in them, e.g. "Your_Instance", that should be edited to match your Soapbox instance configuration, and will be meaningless to your users until you edit them. These four template files have placeholders in them, e.g. "Your_Instance", that should be edited to match your Soapbox instance configuration, and will be meaningless to your users until you edit them.
## Alternate Soapbox URL Root Location
If you want to install Soapbox at an alternate URL, allowing you to potentially run more than 2 front ends on a Pleroma server, you can consider deploying the Nginx config created by @a1batross, available [here](https://git.mentality.rip/a1batross/soapbox-nginx-config/src/branch/master/soapbox.nginx)
Tech support is limited for this level of customization