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How to Install Maloja on Alpine Linux Latest

Maloja is an open-source music server that allows you to listen to your music collection from anywhere in the world. In this tutorial, we will go through the steps to install Maloja on Alpine Linux Latest.

Prerequisites:

• A working installation of Alpine Linux.
• A user account with sudo privileges.

Steps:

1. Update Alpine Linux packages:

$ sudo apk update

2. Install required dependencies:

$ sudo apk add git nodejs npm postgresql-dev build-base python

3. Clone Maloja repository from GitHub:

$ git clone https://github.com/krateng/maloja.git

4. Move into Maloja directory:

$ cd maloja

5. Install npm dependencies:

$ npm install

6. Configure PostgreSQL:

Maloja requires PostgreSQL to store music data. Create a new user and database for Maloja:

$ sudo su
# su - postgres
$ psql
postgres=# CREATE USER maloja WITH PASSWORD 'mysecret';
postgres=# CREATE DATABASE maloja OWNER maloja;
postgres=# \q
# exit
$ exit

7. Configure Maloja:

Copy the sample configuration file and edit it according to your setup:

$ cp config.sample.js config.js
$ nano config.js

Make sure to modify database, server, and TLS settings as per your setup.

8. Start Maloja server:

$ npm start

9. Verify the installation:

Open a web browser and navigate to http://localhost:8888. You should see Maloja login screen. Enter the username and password you specified in the configuration file.

Congratulations! You have successfully installed Maloja on Alpine Linux Latest. You can now start uploading your music collection to the server and listen to it anywhere in the world.

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