CryptPad is a secure collaboration suite that allows you to work together in real-time while keeping your data encrypted. This open source project is available online at https://cryptpad.fr/ for free. In this tutorial, we will guide you on how to install CryptPad on Clear Linux Latest.
Before installing CryptPad, it is good to update the system to the latest version, which can be achieved by running the following command in the terminal:
sudo swupd update
CryptPad is built using Node.js, so it is necessary to install it before proceeding with the installation of CryptPad. Run the following command:
sudo swupd bundle-add nodejs-basic
CryptPad uses Redis as a database that stores user information and other variables. So, we need to install Redis with the following command:
sudo swupd bundle-add redis
After that, enable and start the Redis service using:
sudo systemctl enable --now redis
Now that we have installed the prerequisites, we can proceed with installing CryptPad. First, clone the CryptPad repository by running:
git clone https://github.com/xwiki-labs/cryptpad.git
Once the repository has been cloned, navigate to the directory using:
cd cryptpad
Then, install the dependencies using the following command:
sudo npm install
Now that we have installed CryptPad and its dependencies, we can start the application using the following command:
sudo npm start
This will start the CryptPad server on http://localhost:3000.
To access CryptPad, open a web browser and visit http://localhost:3000.
Congratulations! You have successfully installed CryptPad on Clear Linux Latest.
CryptPad is a powerful and secure collaboration suite that you can install on Clear Linux Latest with ease. This tutorial showed you how to install CryptPad on Clear Linux Latest using the terminal.
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