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docs: fix binary install port example - #362

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@rbowen rbowen commented Nov 11, 2026

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Closes #358

The Binary tab in the installation guide had two port-related problems:

  1. The example used INSTALL_PORT=80. On Linux, ports below 1024 require
    root, so this fails for a normal user.
  2. Nothing explained that INSTALL_PORT only sets the installer's port.
    After installation, Answer listens on server.http.addr in
    answer-data/conf/config.yaml (default 0.0.0.0:80), regardless of the
    port used for the installer. Users who installed on another port find
    that ./answer run tries to bind port 80.

This PR:

  • Changes the example to INSTALL_PORT=9080 (matching the Docker examples)
    and updates the install URL to match
  • Adds a note explaining server.http.addr and when to change it

Only the Binary tab of docs/getting-started/installation.md is changed.

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Binary install docs: example uses port 80, and the site's port setting isn't mentioned

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