Buddycloud is a decentralized social network platform that allows people to share their thoughts and ideas with each other in a secure, private environment. It is a great alternative to traditional social networks such as Facebook and Twitter, where users have little control over their data and privacy.
In this tutorial, we will walk you through the installation process for Buddycloud on Debian Latest. Follow the steps below to get started.
Before we start the installation process, make sure that your Debian machine is up-to-date by running the following command:
sudo apt update
sudo apt upgrade
To install Buddycloud, you will need to install the following dependencies:
Install these dependencies using the following command:
sudo apt install nodejs git rabbitmq-server
Next, you need to clone the Buddycloud repository from GitHub. Run the following command to clone it:
git clone https://github.com/buddycloud/buddycloud-server.git
Once the repository is cloned, navigate to the buddycloud-server directory using the following command:
cd buddycloud-server
Before we can start the Buddycloud server, we need to install its dependencies. We can do this by running the following command:
npm install
This command will download and install all the required packages and their dependencies.
Buddycloud uses RabbitMQ as its message broker. To configure it, we need to create a new user and set it up with appropriate permissions. Run the following commands to create a new user and give it permission:
sudo rabbitmqctl add_user buddycloud-server <password-here>
sudo rabbitmqctl set_permissions -p /buddycloud-server buddycloud-server ".*" ".*" ".*"
Replace <password-here> with a password of your choice.
We need to configure Buddycloud by modifying the config.js file. Run the following command to open the file in a text editor:
nano config.js
Update the following parameters:
core.http.host: This should be set to the IP address or hostname of your server. For example: example.com.core.http.port: This is the port on which the Buddycloud server will listen. The default is 6060. If you want to use a different port, replace 6060 with the desired port number.core.modules.storage.postgres.uri: This is the URI of your PostgreSQL database server. Replace localhost with the IP address or hostname of your PostgreSQL server. If you are using the default port, you can leave :5432 at the end.core.modules.pubsub.amqp.uri: This is the URI of your RabbitMQ server. Replace localhost with the IP address or hostname of your RabbitMQ server.Save the changes and exit the editor.
Next, we need to create the database for Buddycloud. Run the following command:
npm run database-create
This will create the required tables and indices in the PostgreSQL database.
Finally, we can start the Buddycloud server by running the following command:
npm start
This will start the server on the port that you specified in the configuration file.
Congratulations! You have successfully installed Buddycloud on Debian Latest. You can now create an account and start using the platform to share your thoughts and ideas with others.
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