How to Install Notifo on Elementary OS Latest

Notifo is an open-source tool that provides push notifications to your mobile devices. In this tutorial, we will go through the steps to install Notifo on Elementary OS latest version.

Step 1: Install Dependencies

Before we proceed, we need to make sure that our system is up-to-date and all the necessary dependencies are installed. Open the terminal and run the following commands:

sudo apt update
sudo apt upgrade
sudo apt install build-essential libssl-dev

Step 2: Install Rust

Notifo is built using the Rust programming language. To install Rust, run the following command:

curl https://sh.rustup.rs -sSf | sh

This command will download and install the Rust toolchain on your system.

Step 3: Clone the Notifo Repository

Next, we need to clone the Notifo repository from GitHub. Run the following command to clone the repository:

git clone https://github.com/notifo-io/notifo.git

Step 4: Build Notifo

Now that we have cloned the Notifo repository, we can build the application. Navigate to the Notifo directory and run the following command:

cargo build --release

This command will compile the Notifo source code and create a binary executable in the target/release subdirectory.

Step 5: Configure Notifo

Notifo requires an API key to function properly. To get the API key, sign up on the Notifo website.

Once you have the API key, create a .env file in the Notifo root directory and add the following contents:

NOTIFO_APIKEY="your-notifo-api-key-here"

Also, make sure to replace your-notifo-api-key-here with the API key you obtained from the Notifo website.

Step 6: Test Notifo

We are now ready to test Notifo. To start the application, run the following command:

./target/release/notifo

This will start the Notifo server, and you should see the following output:

Listening on http://127.0.0.1:5000

You can now send a test notification to your mobile device by visiting http://127.0.0.1:5000/send_test in your web browser.

Conclusion

Congratulations! You have successfully installed and configured Notifo on your Elementary OS system. You can now customize the application and use it to send notifications to your mobile device. For more information on how to use Notifo, refer to the official documentation on GitHub.

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