Glosa is an open-source language learning platform that uses a spaced repetition algorithm to help users learn new vocabulary. In this tutorial, we'll go through the steps needed to install Glosa Server on Elementary OS, which is an Ubuntu-based Linux distribution.
Go to the Glosa Server GitHub repository (https://github.com/glosa/glosa-server) and download the latest release. You can do this by clicking the green "Code" button and selecting "Download ZIP".
Open a terminal and run the following commands to install the packages required for Glosa Server to work:
sudo apt update
sudo apt install curl git build-essential
Glosa Server requires Node.js to run. You can install it by running the following commands:
curl -fsSL https://deb.nodesource.com/setup_lts.x | sudo -E bash -
sudo apt install -y nodejs
Verify that Node.js is installed by running the command:
node -v
It should output the version number of Node.js that was installed.
Navigate to the directory where you extracted the Glosa Server package in Step 1. From here, run the following commands:
npm install
npm start
This will install all the required dependencies and start the Glosa Server. You should see output like the following:
> glosa-server@1.0.0 start /path/to/glosa-server
> node server.js
Glosa server listening on port 3000
This indicates that the server is running and listening on port 3000.
You have now installed Glosa Server on your Elementary OS system. You can access the server by going to http://localhost:3000/ in your web browser. From here, you can start learning new vocabulary with Glosa.
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