How to Install Moonmoon on Alpine Linux

In this tutorial, we will guide you through the process of installing Moonmoon on Alpine Linux, which is a lightweight Linux distribution.

Prerequisites

Before installing Moonmoon on Alpine Linux, make sure that you have:

• A running instance of Alpine Linux.
• Root access or sudo privileges.
• Internet connection.

Step 1: Update the package manager

First, update the package manager by running the following command:

apk update

Step 2: Install dependencies

Moonmoon requires several dependencies to be installed. Install the dependencies by running the following command:

apk add git ruby ruby-rdoc curl make gcc g++ sqlite-dev musl-dev zlib-dev

Step 3: Install Ruby

Before installing Moonmoon, you need to install Ruby. Alpine Linux comes with Ruby pre-installed, but we need to install a few additional packages for Ruby to work with Moonmoon.

apk add ruby-dev ruby-bundler

Step 4: Clone the Moonmoon repository

Now, we need to clone the Moonmoon repository using Git. Run the following command:

git clone https://github.com/mythmon/moonmoon.git

Step 5: Install Moonmoon

Navigate to the cloned repository and install Moonmoon by running the following commands:

cd moonmoon
gem install bundler
bundle install

Step 6: Create a configuration file

Create a configuration file for Moonmoon. You can use the sample configuration file as a template by running the following command:

cp config-sample.yml config.yml

Step 7: Start Moonmoon

Finally, start Moonmoon by running the following command:

bundle exec moonmoon start

This will start Moonmoon on port 4567. You can access it by visiting http://your-server-ip:4567 in your web browser.

Conclusion

That's it! You have successfully installed Moonmoon on Alpine Linux. You can now start using Moonmoon to aggregate and display your favorite feeds.

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