Asciinema is a tool for recording and sharing terminal sessions. The asciinema-server is a web application that allows you to host your terminal recordings and share them online. In this tutorial, we will walk you through the steps to install asciinema-server on Clear Linux Latest.
Before installing the Asciinema server, we need to install some basic dependencies that are required to run the server. Open up a terminal and run the following command to install the dependencies:
$ sudo swupd bundle-add devpkg-libicu devpkg-openssl devpkg-zlib
Run the following command to install asciinema on your Clear Linux system:
$ sudo swupd bundle-add asciinema
To start the asciinema-server, run the following command:
$ asciinema-server
By default, the server will run on port 3000. You can now access the server by navigating to http://localhost:3000 in your web browser.
By default, Asciinema server will use the configuration file located at /var/lib/asciinema-server/config.yml. This configuration file can be used to modify the server settings according to your needs. For example, you can change the port number or disable authentication. To modify the configuration file, open it using your favorite text editor:
$ sudo nano /var/lib/asciinema-server/config.yml
Make the necessary changes, and save the file.
In this tutorial, you have learned how to install and configure asciinema-server on Clear Linux Latest. You can now start using the Asciinema server to record and share your terminal sessions.
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