EteSync Web is a web-based client for EteSync, an end-to-end encrypted sync service. In this tutorial, we will guide you on how to install EteSync Web on Debian latest.
To set up EteSync Web, you must have:
First, we need to install some required packages that EteSync Web needs.
Open the terminal on your Debian server, and run the following command to update the system packages:
sudo apt update
Once the update is complete, we can start installing the packages using the following command:
sudo apt install nginx curl gnupg2
Node.js is a JavaScript runtime environment that EteSync Web requires. We will install it through the NodeSource repository so that we can have the latest version.
Run the following commands to add the NodeSource repository to the system:
curl -sL https://deb.nodesource.com/setup_14.x | sudo -E bash -
After the script finishes running, install Node.js with the following command:
sudo apt-get install -y nodejs
You can check the Node.js version installed by running the command:
node -v
Now that we have installed all the required packages and Node.js, we can proceed to install EteSync Web.
We will clone the EteSync Web Git repository using the following command:
git clone https://github.com/etesync/web.git
Then navigate to the web folder:
cd web
After that, install all the EteSync Web dependencies with:
npm install
We need to configure Nginx for the EteSync Web server. Create a new Nginx configuration file for EteSync Web:
sudo nano /etc/nginx/sites-available/etesync-web
Copy and paste the following configuration:
server {
listen 80;
server_name your-domain.com;
location / {
proxy_pass http://localhost:3000;
proxy_http_version 1.1;
proxy_set_header Upgrade $http_upgrade;
proxy_set_header Connection 'upgrade';
proxy_set_header Host $host;
proxy_cache_bypass $http_upgrade;
}
}
In the above configuration, replace "your-domain.com" with your domain name or IP address.
Save and close the configuration file.
Next, remove the default Nginx symlink configuration and create a new one for EteSync Web:
sudo rm /etc/nginx/sites-enabled/default
sudo ln -s /etc/nginx/sites-available/etesync-web /etc/nginx/sites-enabled/
Finally, check the Nginx configuration syntax:
sudo nginx -t
If there are no errors, reload the Nginx service to apply the new configuration:
sudo systemctl reload nginx
We can now start the EteSync Web server using the following command:
npm start
This command will start the server on port 3000.
We can test if the server is accessible by opening a web browser and entering the server's public IP address or domain name.
You have successfully installed EteSync Web on Debian latest. You can now set up your account and start using EteSync Web to sync your contacts, calendars, and tasks across multiple devices.
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