DOCAT is a tool that allows you to share your terminal sessions through a web interface. In this tutorial, we will guide you through the installation of DOCAT on Arch Linux.
Before installing DOCAT, make sure that you have the following prerequisites:
We need to install some dependencies to build and compile the DOCAT package from the source code. Open your terminal and run the following command to install the required dependencies:
sudo pacman -S git nodejs npm gcc make
You will be prompted to enter your user password. Type your password and press Enter.
Now we need to clone the DOCAT repository from the GitHub website. Run the following command to clone the repository:
git clone https://github.com/docat-org/docat.git
After cloning the repository, move to the cloned directory using the cd command. Run the following command to install DOCAT:
sudo npm install -g
Now we need to run the DOCAT server as a service. Run the following command to start the DOCAT service:
sudo systemctl start docat.service
To start the service automatically at system boot, enable the DOCAT service using the following command:
sudo systemctl enable docat.service
Finally, open your web browser and access the DOCAT web interface by typing the following URL:
http://localhost:9090/
You should now be able to see the terminal interface.
Congratulations! You have successfully installed DOCAT on your Arch Linux system.
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