[docs] dependency docs

docs/docs/trifid-api/config_reference/_category_.json

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 {
   "label": "Configuration Reference",
-  "position": 2,
+  "position": 3,
   "link": {
     "type": "generated-index",
     "description": "Configuration options for trifid-api."

docs/docs/trifid-api/installing_trifid_api/_category_.json

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+{
+  "label": "Installing trifid-api",
+  "position": 2,
+  "link": {
+    "type": "generated-index",
+    "description": "Directions on installing trifid-api."
+  }
+}

docs/docs/trifid-api/installing_trifid_api/dependencies.mdx

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+---
+sidebar_position: 1
+---
+import Tabs from '@theme/Tabs';
+import TabItem from '@theme/TabItem';
+import CodeBlock from '@theme/CodeBlock';
+
+# Dependencies
+
+trifid-api requires a few dependencies to compile and run.
+
+In short, you need:
+- the Rust toolchain
+- a PostgreSQL database
+
+More details and instructions follow.
+
+## Rust Toolchain
+
+trifid-api is a Rust application, and thus needs the Rust toolchain installed to compile it. Pre-built binaries for trifid-api are planned, but currently not available. It is reccomended that you use [rustup](https://rustup.rs) to install the Rust toolchain.
+
+<Tabs groupId="os">
+    <TabItem value="win" label="Windows">
+        trifid-api does not run very well on Windows. It is reccomended that you use macOS or Linux for a production deployment.
+        If you wish to continue anyway, download and run <a href="https://win.rustup.rs">the rustup installer</a>.
+    </TabItem>
+    <TabItem value="osx" label="macOS">
+        <CodeBlock>
+            curl --proto '=https' --tlsv1.2 -sSf https://sh.rustup.rs | sh
+        </CodeBlock>
+    </TabItem>
+    <TabItem value="lin" label="Linux">
+        <CodeBlock>
+            curl --proto '=https' --tlsv1.2 -sSf https://sh.rustup.rs | sh
+        </CodeBlock>
+    </TabItem>
+</Tabs>
+
+## PostgreSQL
+
+PostgreSQL is the database that trifid-api uses, and you must have a functional PostgreSQL database to do this.
+Instructions on how to install PostgreSQL is left up to the reader. Once Postgres is installed, come back here for database setup instructions.
+
+## Creating the database
+
+trifid-api must run on its own isolated database with its own isolated user, for security. Open a psql prompt with superuser access, and run the following commands to create your database and user:
+
+:::danger
+Please use a secure password for your database. A good way to generate this is with `openssl rand -hex 32` if you have OpenSSL installed.
+:::
+
+```sql
+CREATE DATABASE trifid;
+CREATE USER trifid WITH ENCRYPTED PASSWORD '<your_super_secure_password_here>';
+GRANT ALL PRIVILEGES ON DATABASE trifid TO trifid;
+GRANT ALL PRIVILEGES ON SCHEMA public TO trifid;
+\c trifid
+GRANT ALL PRIVILEGES ON DATABASE trifid TO trifid;
+GRANT ALL PRIVILEGES ON SCHEMA public TO trifid;
+```
+
+Once this is complete, your Postgres connection url will look like:
+
+```
+postgres://trifid:<your_super_secure_password_here>@<postgres_ip>/trifid
+```
+
+Once this is complete, you are ready to compile trifid-api!

docs/docs/trifid-api/intro.md

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 :::caution
 Although trifid-api is battle-tested and has been used in production networks for months with no major issues, it should still be considered experimental software. Please, [report any bugs you find](https://git.e3t.cc/core/trifid/issues) to assist with further development of trifid-api.
-:::
+:::