Rustpad is a free and open-source collaborative text editor that allows multiple people to edit the same document in real-time. In this tutorial, we will show you how to install Rustpad on Arch Linux.
Before proceeding with the installation, there are a few prerequisites that you need to fulfill:
The first step is to update the package database using the following command:
sudo pacman -Syu
This will ensure that your package database is up to date.
Rustpad requires a few dependencies to run, which can be installed using the following command:
sudo pacman -S git npm nodejs
The next step is to clone the Rustpad repository using the following command:
git clone https://github.com/rustpad/rustpad.git
This will download the Rustpad source code into your current directory.
After downloading the Rustpad source code, navigate into the Rustpad directory using the following command:
cd rustpad
Inside the Rustpad directory, run the following command to install Rustpad dependencies:
npm install
Once you have installed all the dependencies, start Rustpad by running the following command:
npm start
This will start the Rustpad server, and you can access it from your browser by navigating to http://localhost:3000.
Although not mandatory, it is highly recommended to set up HTTPS to secure your Rustpad server. You can use Let's Encrypt to obtain an SSL certificate for your Rustpad server.
In this tutorial, we have shown you how to install Rustpad on Arch Linux. Rustpad is an excellent collaborative text editor that enables multiple people to edit the same document in real-time. We hope this tutorial has been helpful to you. If you have any questions or comments, please let us know!
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