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How to Install Scoold on EndeavourOS

Scoold is a free open-source Q&A platform written in Java. In this tutorial, we'll install Scoold on EndeavourOS.

Prerequisites

Before proceeding, make sure that you have:

Step 1: Install PostgreSQL

Scoold requires a PostgreSQL database to store its data. You can install PostgreSQL on EndeavourOS by running the following command:

sudo pacman -S postgresql

Once the installation is complete, start the PostgreSQL service and enable it to start at boot time:

sudo systemctl start postgresql
sudo systemctl enable postgresql

Step 2: Configure PostgreSQL

By default, PostgreSQL is configured to use the postgres user with no password. For security reasons, we will create a new user and a new database for Scoold. Run the following commands to create a new user and a new database:

sudo -u postgres createuser scoold
sudo -u postgres createdb scoold

Next, we need to set a password for the scoold user. Run the following command and enter a password when prompted:

sudo -u postgres psql
postgres=# ALTER USER scoold WITH ENCRYPTED PASSWORD 'password';

Exit the PostgreSQL prompt by typing \q.

Step 3: Download and Extract Scoold

We will download the latest version of Scoold from the official website. Open your browser and navigate to the following URL:

https://scoold.com/download

Click the button "Download Latest Release". Once the download is complete, extract the archive to the desired location. In this tutorial, we'll extract it to /opt:

sudo tar -xzf scoold-*.tar.gz -C /opt/

Rename the extracted directory to scoold:

sudo mv /opt/scoold-*/ /opt/scoold/

Step 4: Configure Scoold

Scoold has a configuration file named application.conf located in the /opt/scoold/conf directory. Open the file with your favorite text editor:

sudo nano /opt/scoold/conf/application.conf

In the db.default section, uncomment the following lines and replace the placeholders with the values we created in step 2:

  url = "jdbc:postgresql://localhost/scoold"
  username = "scoold"
  password = "password"

Save and exit the file.

Step 5: Start Scoold

We are now ready to start Scoold. Change to the /opt/scoold directory and run the following command:

sudo ./scoold

Scoold will start and bind to port 9000. If you want to run Scoold on a different port, specify the http.port option:

sudo ./scoold -Dhttp.port=8080

Step 6: Access Scoold

Open your browser and navigate to the following URL:

http://localhost:9000

You should see the Scoold landing page. If you specified a different port in step 5, replace 9000 with the port number.

Congratulations! You have successfully installed Scoold on EndeavourOS.

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