How to Install WBO on Arch Linux

WBO is a popular online collaborative whiteboard tool that provides various features such as drawing tools, chat, file sharing, and more. In this tutorial, we will learn how to install WBO on Arch Linux.

Prerequisites

Before you start, make sure you have the following packages installed:

• Node.js
• Git
• MongoDB

Install WBO

Follow the steps below to install WBO on your Arch Linux system:

1. Open the terminal and clone the WBO repository using the following command:

git clone https://github.com/lovasoa/whitebophir.git

2. Change your current working directory to the cloned WBO directory:

cd whitebophir

3. Now, install the required packages using the following command:

npm install

4. After the installation is complete, start the MongoDB service using the following command:

sudo systemctl start mongodb

5. You can now start the WBO server using the following command:

npm start

The server will start running at http://localhost:8080.

Configure WBO

By default, WBO uses port 8080. If you want to change the port number, you can do so by modifying the config.json file.

{
  "port": 8080,
  "mongo_url": "mongodb://localhost:27017/wbo"
}

You can change the port number by modifying the port value.

Conclusion

In this tutorial, we learned how to install WBO on Arch Linux. We also learned how to configure the port number for WBO. Now, you can start using WBO for your online collaborative whiteboard needs.

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