Scoold is a Stack Overflow-like platform designed for internal team knowledge sharing. In this tutorial, we will go through the steps to install Scoold on your Debian system.
Before we begin, ensure that your system meets the following prerequisites:
Scoold uses MongoDB to store its data. You can install the MongoDB server using the following commands:
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install mongodb
After installing MongoDB, start the MongoDB service and enable it to start automatically on system boot:
sudo systemctl start mongodb
sudo systemctl enable mongodb
Download the latest version of Scoold from its official website. You can also use the following command to download the latest version:
wget https://github.com/Erudika/scoold/releases/latest/download/scoold-1.52.0.zip
Once downloaded, extract the contents of the archive using the following command:
unzip scoold-1.52.0.zip
To start Scoold, navigate to the extracted directory and run the following command:
java -jar scoold.jar
Scoold will start and listen on port 8080 by default. You can now access the Scoold platform by opening the following URL in your web browser:
http://<SERVER_IP_ADDRESS>:8080/
By default, Scoold uses the MongoDB configuration file located at /etc/mongodb.conf. You can modify this file to configure the MongoDB server.
Additionally, you can modify the application.conf file located in the conf directory of the extracted Scoold archive to configure the Scoold platform. For example, you can change the port number and path to the MongoDB server.
In this tutorial, we have explained how to install Scoold on your Debian system. You can now use the platform to share knowledge and collaborate with your team.
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