Lila is a free, open-source chess server compatible with the popular website Lichess.org. This tutorial will walk you through the steps to install Lila on Alpine Linux Latest.
Before we begin, ensure that your system is up-to-date and has the following packages installed:
You can install these packages using Alpine's package manager, apk, with the command:
sudo apk update && sudo apk add git build-base nodejs npm
First, clone the Lila repository from GitHub:
git clone https://github.com/ornicar/lila.git
cd lila
Next, install the project's dependencies while inside the cloned directory:
npm install
After the dependencies have been installed, configure the project by creating a settings-custom.scala file:
cp conf/settings-example.scala conf/settings-custom.scala
Open the settings-custom.scala file in a text editor and make any necessary changes to the configuration.
Finally, build the project using the following command:
npm run prod
Once the project has finished building, start the server with the following command:
./bin/lila
Congratulations! You have successfully installed Lila on Alpine Linux Latest. You can now access the server by opening a web browser and navigating to http://localhost:9000.
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