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+#!/bin/bash
+
+# Copyright 2024 New Vector Ltd
+#
+# SPDX-License-Identifier: AGPL-3.0-only
+
+# This script installs the Element Server Suite (ESS) Community Edition.
+# It depends on the following tools:
+# - curl: Command-line tool for transferring data with URLs.
+# - dig: DNS lookup utility for querying DNS records.
+# It can install the following tools, as needed:
+# - k3s: Lightweight Kubernetes distribution.
+# - kubectl: Command-line tool for interacting with Kubernetes clusters.
+# - helm: Package manager for Kubernetes.
+
+ESS_NAMESPACE="ess"
+CONFIG_VALUES_PATH="$HOME/ess-config-values"
+CERT_TYPES=("LETS_ENCRYPT" "WILDCARD_CERT_FILE" "INDIVIDUAL_CERTS" "EXISTING_REVERSE_PROXY")
+CHECKMARK="✅️"
+CROSS="❌"
+TOTAL_STEPS=9
+
+# Function to log the current step
+# Arguments:
+#   1. Step number
+#   2. Step name
+log_step() {
+  STEP_NUMBER=$1
+  STEP_NAME=$2
+  echo -e "\nStep ${STEP_NUMBER}/${TOTAL_STEPS} - ${STEP_NAME}"
+}
+
+# Function to check DNS records
+# Arguments:
+#   1. Domain to check
+#   2. List of domains for the installation
+check_dns() {
+  ip=$(dig +short "${1}" | tail -1)
+
+  if [ -n "$ip" ]; then
+    echo "$CHECKMARK $1 => $ip"
+  else
+    echo "$CROSS $1"
+    echo "Please create / check DNS for the following domains: ${2}"
+    exit 1
+  fi
+}
+
+echo "Installing ESS Community Edition..."
+
+# Step 1 - DNS
+log_step 1 "DNS"
+
+INSTALLATION_DOMAIN=""
+
+until echo "$INSTALLATION_DOMAIN" | grep -P '(?=^.{5,254}$)(^(?:(?!\d+\.)[a-zA-Z0-9_\-]{1,63}\.?)+(?:[a-zA-Z]{2,})$)'; do
+  read -r -p "What domain should be used for the installation?: " INSTALLATION_DOMAIN
+done
+
+DOMAINS=("$INSTALLATION_DOMAIN" "matrix.$INSTALLATION_DOMAIN" "chat.$INSTALLATION_DOMAIN" "account.$INSTALLATION_DOMAIN")
+CHAT_DOMAIN="chat.$INSTALLATION_DOMAIN"
+
+echo "Checking DNS records"
+for domain in "${DOMAINS[@]}"; do
+  check_dns "$domain" "${DOMAINS[*]}"
+done
+
+# Step 2 - Install k3s
+log_step 2 "Install k3s"
+
+read -r -p "Install k3s? [yN]: " INSTALL_K3S
+if [ "${INSTALL_K3S,,}" == "y" ]; then
+  curl -sfL https://get.k3s.io | sh -
+  mkdir ~/.kube
+  export KUBECONFIG=~/.kube/config
+  # shellcheck disable=SC2024
+  sudo k3s kubectl config view --raw >"$KUBECONFIG"
+  chmod 600 "$KUBECONFIG"
+  if grep "KUBECONFIG=~/.kube/config" ~/.bashrc; then
+    echo "Kubeconfig exists in .bashrc, not updating"
+  else
+    echo "Adding kubeconfig to .bashrc"
+    echo "KUBECONFIG=~/.kube/config" >>~/.bashrc
+  fi
+fi
+
+# Step 3 - Install Helm
+log_step 3 "Install Helm"
+read -r -p "Install Helm? [yN]: " INSTALL_HELM
+if [ "${INSTALL_HELM,,}" == "y" ]; then
+  curl -fsSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/helm/helm/main/scripts/get-helm-3 | bash
+fi
+
+if kubectl get namespace "$ESS_NAMESPACE" >/dev/null 2>&1; then
+  echo "Namespace '$ESS_NAMESPACE' already exists, skippig creation"
+else
+  echo "Creating  kubernetes namespace 'ess'"
+  kubectl create namespace ess
+fi
+
+# Step 4 - Create config values
+log_step 4 "Create config. values"
+
+CREATE_CONFIG_VALUES=1
+if [ -d "$CONFIG_VALUES_PATH" ]; then
+  read -r -p "Existing config values detected. Delete and start over? [nY]: " RECREATE_CONFIG_VALUES
+  if [ "${RECREATE_CONFIG_VALUES,,}" != "y" ]; then
+    CREATE_CONFIG_VALUES=0
+  fi
+fi
+
+if [ "$CREATE_CONFIG_VALUES" -eq 1 ]; then
+  mkdir "$CONFIG_VALUES_PATH"
+else
+  echo "Skipping config value creation"
+fi
+
+# Step 5 - SSL Certs
+log_step 5 "SSL Certs."
+
+echo "Next please select your SSL cert installation type"
+echo "(Please note that currently only wildcard SSL certificate files are supported by this installation script.)"
+select opt in "${CERT_TYPES[@]}"; do
+  case $opt in
+  "LETS_ENCRYPT")
+    echo "Let's encrypt certs ... not implemented in the installer. Please continue with manual installation."
+    exit 3
+    ;;
+  "WILDCARD_CERT_FILE")
+    echo "Wildcard SSL certificate for ${INSTALLATION_DOMAIN}"
+    CERT_FILE=""
+    until [ -f "$CERT_FILE" ]; do
+      read -r -p "Wildcard cert path: " CERT_FILE
+    done
+    KEY_FILE=""
+    until [ -f "$KEY_FILE" ]; do
+      read -r -p "Wildcard key path: " KEY_FILE
+    done
+
+    if kubectl -n ess get secret ess-certificate; then
+      echo "Existing ess-certificate, skipping creation"
+    else
+      kubectl create secret tls ess-certificate -n ess --cert="${CERT_FILE}" --key="${KEY_FILE}"
+    fi
+
+    cp "./charts/matrix-stack/ci/fragments/quick-setup-wildcard-cert.yaml" "$CONFIG_VALUES_PATH/tls.yaml"
+    break
+    ;;
+  "INDIVIDUAL_CERTS")
+    echo "Individual certs ... not implemented in the installer. Please continue with manual installation."
+    exit 4
+    ;;
+  "EXISTING_REVERSE_PROXY")
+    echo "Existing reverse proxy ... not implemented in the installer. Please continue with manual installation."
+    exit 5
+    ;;
+  *)
+    echo "Invalid option"
+    exit 2
+    ;;
+  esac
+done
+
+# Step 6 - Setting up the stack
+log_step 6 "Setting up the stack"
+
+cp "./charts/matrix-stack/ci/fragments/quick-setup-hostnames.yaml" "${CONFIG_VALUES_PATH}/hostnames.yaml"
+
+sed -i "s/host: chat.your.tld/host: chat.${INSTALLATION_DOMAIN}/" "${CONFIG_VALUES_PATH}/hostnames.yaml"
+sed -i "s/host: account.your.tld/host: account.${INSTALLATION_DOMAIN}/" "${CONFIG_VALUES_PATH}/hostnames.yaml"
+sed -i "s/host: matrix.your.tld/host: matrix.${INSTALLATION_DOMAIN}/" "${CONFIG_VALUES_PATH}/hostnames.yaml"
+sed -i "s/serverName: your.tld/serverName: ${INSTALLATION_DOMAIN}/" "${CONFIG_VALUES_PATH}/hostnames.yaml"
+
+# Step 7 - Install the stack
+log_step 7 "Installing the deployments"
+helm upgrade --install --namespace "ess" ess oci://ghcr.io/element-hq/ess-helm/matrix-stack -f ~/ess-config-values/hostnames.yaml -f ~/ess-config-values/tls.yaml --wait
+
+# Step 8 - Register initial user
+log_step 8 "Register initial user"
+kubectl exec -n ess -it deploy/ess-matrix-authentication-service -- mas-cli manage register-user
+
+# Step 9 - Check setup
+log_step 9 "Check setup"
+# Check that element web is accessible
+if curl "https://${CHAT_DOMAIN}" >/dev/null 2>&1; then
+  echo "${CHECKMARK} - Element web accessible at '${CHAT_DOMAIN}'"
+else
+  echo "${CROSS} - Element web not accessible at '${CHAT_DOMAIN}'. Please check and troubleshoot installation"
+fi