How to Install Talkyard on Alpine Linux Latest

Talkyard is an open source platform for hosting online communities. In this tutorial, we will guide you on how to install Talkyard on Alpine Linux Latest.

Prerequisites

• A server running with Alpine Linux Latest
• A non-root user with sudo privileges

Step 1 - Update the system

Before installing any new software, it is important to update the system packages to their latest version. You can do this by running the following commands:

sudo apk update
sudo apk upgrade

Step 2 - Install Dependencies

To install Talkyard on Alpine Linux, we need to install some required packages that it depends on. Run the following command to install the dependencies:

sudo apk add openjdk8-jre-headless nodejs-lts yarn bash curl

Step 3 - Download and Install Talkyard

1. First, create a new user for Talkyard:

   adduser --disabled-password --home /opt/talkyard talkyard
   

2. Next, log in to the talkyard user:

   su - talkyard
   

3. Download and install Talkyard using the following commands:

   curl https://dl.talkyard.io/talkyard-prod-one-click-docker-compose-standalone.yml -o docker-compose.yml
   mkdir -p /opt/talkyard/data
   docker-compose up -d
   

Wait for a few moments until the installation process completes.

Step 4 - Configuring Nginx

By default Talkyard listens on port 9000. To make it accessible from a web browser, you need to configure Nginx as a reverse proxy.

1. Install the Nginx web server:

   sudo apk add nginx
   

2. Create a new server block for Talkyard and remove the default server block. Open the configuration file:

   sudo nano /etc/nginx/conf.d/talkyard.conf
   

3. Add the following configuration content:

   server {
       listen 80;
       server_name talkyard.example.com;
       location / {
           proxy_pass http://localhost:9000;
           proxy_set_header Host $host;
           proxy_set_header X-Real-IP $remote_addr;
           proxy_set_header X-Forwarded-For $proxy_add_x_forwarded_for;
           proxy_set_header X-Forwarded-Proto $scheme;
       }
   }
   

   Replace talkyard.example.com with your domain name or IP address.

4. Save and close the file.

5. Finally, restart Nginx:

   sudo nginx -t && sudo service nginx restart
   

Step 5 - Access Talkyard

Once the setup is complete, you can access Talkyard in a web browser by entering your domain name or IP address (or localhost if you are accessing it locally).

Congratulations! You have successfully installed Talkyard on Alpine Linux Latest. Now you can start using it to host your online community.

If you want to self-host in an easy, hands free way, need an external IP address, or simply want your data in your own hands, give IPv6.rs a try!

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