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How to install Retrospring on EndeavourOS

Retrospring is a self-hosted web application for creating and participating in Q&A forums. In this tutorial, we will install Retrospring on a fresh installation of EndeavourOS.

Prerequisites

Before we begin, you need to make sure that your system is up-to-date and has the required packages installed. Run the following command to update your system:

sudo pacman -Syu

Retrospring requires the following packages to be installed on your system:

You can install these packages using the following command:

sudo pacman -S nodejs git mongodb

Installing Retrospring

Now that we have all the required packages installed, we can proceed with the installation of Retrospring.

  1. Clone the Retrospring repository from Github:
git clone https://github.com/retrospring/retrospring.git
  1. Change to the Retrospring directory:
cd retrospring
  1. Install the required Node.js modules:
npm install
  1. Create a .env file with the following contents:
PORT=3000
MONGODB_URI=mongodb://localhost:27017/retrospring
  1. Run the setup script:
npm run setup

You will be prompted to create a new user account, which will be used for administrative tasks on the Retrospring site.

  1. Start the Retrospring server:
npm start

You should now be able to access the Retrospring site by opening a web browser and navigating to http://localhost:3000.

Conclusion

Congratulations! You have successfully installed Retrospring on your EndeavourOS system. You can now begin creating your own Q&A forums and inviting others to participate.

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