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add troubleshooting step re: localhost being used instead of a domain name or IP address

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@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ First of all, check [this](https://github.com/trailofbits/algo#features) and ens
* [DigitalOcean: error tagging resource 'xxxxxxxx': param is missing or the value is empty: resources](#digitalocean-error-tagging-resource)
* [Windows: The value of parameter linuxConfiguration.ssh.publicKeys.keyData is invalid](#windows-the-value-of-parameter-linuxconfigurationsshpublickeyskeydata-is-invalid)
* [Docker: Failed to connect to the host via ssh](#docker-failed-to-connect-to-the-host-via-ssh)
* [Error: Failed to create symlinks for deploying to localhost](#error-failed-to-create-symlinks-for-deplying-to-localhost)
* [Wireguard: Unable to find 'configs/...' in expected paths](#wireguard-unable-to-find-configs-in-expected-paths)
* [Ubuntu Error: "unable to write 'random state'" when generating CA password](#ubuntu-error-unable-to-write-random-state-when-generating-ca-password)
* [Connection Problems](#connection-problems)
@ -273,6 +274,41 @@ You need to add the following to the ansible.cfg in repo root:
control_path_dir=/dev/shm/ansible_control_path
```
### Error: Failed to create symlinks for deploying to localhost
You tried to run Algo and you received an error like this one:
```
TASK [Create a symlink if deploying to localhost] ********************************************************************
fatal: [localhost]: FAILED! => {"changed": false, "gid": 1000, "group": "ubuntu", "mode": "0775", "msg": "the directory configs/localhost is not empty, refusing to convert it", "owner": "ubuntu", "path": "configs/localhost", "size": 4096, "state": "directory", "uid": 1000}
included: /home/ubuntu/algo-master/playbooks/rescue.yml for localhost
TASK [debug] *********************************************************************************************************
ok: [localhost] => {
"fail_hint": [
"Sorry, but something went wrong!",
"Please check the troubleshooting guide.",
"https://trailofbits.github.io/algo/troubleshooting.html"
]
}
TASK [Fail the installation] *****************************************************************************************
```
This error is usually hit when using the local install option and `localhost` is provided in answer to this question, which is expecting an IP address or domain name of your server:
```
Enter the public IP address or domain name of your server: (IMPORTANT! This is used to verify the certificate)
[localhost]
:
```
You should remove /etc/wireguard/* and configs/ as follows:
```ssh
sudo rm -rf /etc/wireguard/*
rm -rf configs/*
```
And then immediately re-run `./algo`.
### Wireguard: Unable to find 'configs/...' in expected paths
You tried to run Algo and you received an error like this one: