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Authored by Jared Pace
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1   -Errbit: The open source self-hosted Hoptoad Server
2   -=====================================================
  1 +Errbit: The open source self-hosted error catcher
  2 +=================================================
  3 +
  4 +Errbit is an open source, self-hosted error catcher. It is [Hoptoad](http://hoptoadapp.com)
  5 +API compliant so you can just point the Hoptoad notifier at your Errbit server if you are
  6 +already using Hoptoad.
  7 +
  8 +Errbit may be a good fit for you if:
  9 +
  10 +* Your exceptions may contain sensitive data that you don't want sitting on someone else's server
  11 +* Your application is behind a firewall
  12 +* You'd like to brand your error catcher
  13 +* You want to add customer features to your error catcher
  14 +* You're crazy and love managing servers
  15 +
  16 +If this doesn't sound like you, you should probably stick with [Hoptoad](http://hoptoadapp.com).
  17 +The [Thoughtbot](http://thoughtbot.com) guys offer great support for it and it is much more worry-free.
  18 +They have a free package and even offer a *"Hoptoad behind your firewall"* solution.
3 19  
4 20 Installation
5 21 ------------
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7 23 *Note*: This app is intended for people with experience deploying and maintining
8 24 Rails applications. If you're uncomfortable with any step below then Errbit is not
9 25 for you. Checkout [Hoptoad](http://hoptoadapp.com) from the guys over at
10   -[Thoughbot](http://thoughtbot.com), which Errbit is based on.
  26 +[Thoughtbot](http://thoughtbot.com), which Errbit is based on.
11 27  
12 28 **Set your local box or server(Ubuntu):**
13 29  
14 30 1. Install MongoDB
15   - * Follow the directions [here](http://www.mongodb.org/display/DOCS/Ubuntu+and+Debian+packages) then:
  31 + * Follow the directions [here](http://www.mongodb.org/display/DOCS/Ubuntu+and+Debian+packages), then:
16 32  
17 33 aptitude update
18 34 aptitude install mongodb
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