Redbird is a reverse proxy, load balancer, and SSL/TLS terminator for Node.js, which makes it easy to publish your Node.js applications on the internet. In this tutorial, we will walk you through the step-by-step process of installing Redbird on EndeavourOS Latest.
Before we begin, ensure that you have the following prerequisites:
Redbird is built on top of Node.js, so you need to install Node.js on your system. Open a terminal window and run the following command:
sudo pacman -S nodejs
This command will install Node.js and npm (Node.js Package Manager).
Once you have installed Node.js and npm, you can install Redbird using the following command:
sudo npm install -g redbird
This command will install Redbird globally on your system.
To run Redbird as a service in the background, you need to create a systemd service file. Open a terminal window and run the following command:
sudo nano /etc/systemd/system/redbird.service
This command will create a new systemd service file using the nano text editor. In this file, paste the following configuration:
[Unit]
Description=Redbird Reverse Proxy
[Service]
ExecStart=/usr/bin/redbird
Restart=always
User=root
[Install]
WantedBy=multi-user.target
The [Unit] section describes the service, the [Service] section describes how the service should be run, and the [Install] section describes how the service should be installed.
After creating the service file, you need to enable and start the service. Run the following commands:
sudo systemctl enable redbird.service
sudo systemctl start redbird.service
These commands will enable the service to start at boot time and start the service immediately.
Redbird is now installed on your system, but you need to configure it to work with your Node.js applications. Create a configuration file named redbird.js in a directory of your choice, and paste the following configuration:
var proxy = require('redbird')({
port: 80,
letsencrypt: {
path: __dirname + '/certs',
port: 9999,
production: true
}
});
proxy.register('yourdomain.com', 'http://localhost:8080');
In this configuration file, proxy is the main Redbird object created with the specified port number. You have to change yourdomain.com to your domain name or IP address and http://localhost:8080 to your Node.js application URL.
To test your Redbird configuration, start your Node.js application, and then start Redbird by running the following command:
sudo systemctl start redbird.service
Open a web browser and navigate to http://yourdomain.com (replace with your domain or IP address). You should see your Node.js application running on your domain or IP address.
Congratulations! You have successfully installed Redbird on EndeavourOS Latest and configured it to work with your Node.js applications. Now you can easily publish your Node.js applications on the internet with Redbird.
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