WriteFreely is a lightweight blogging platform that allows you to easily create and share content online. In this tutorial, we'll walk you through the steps to install WriteFreely on EndeavourOS.
Before we get started, make sure that you have the following prerequisites installed on your system:
First, update your system packages by running the following command:
sudo pacman -Syu
Next, you need to install the dependencies required by WriteFreely. Run the following command to install the dependencies:
sudo pacman -S git go sqlite make
Now, you can download the latest version of WriteFreely from GitHub by running the following command:
git clone https://github.com/writeas/writefreely.git
This command will clone the WriteFreely Git repository inside your current working directory.
After the download is complete, change your working directory to the WriteFreely directory by running:
cd writefreely
Now, you can build and install WriteFreely by running the following command:
make
sudo make install
The make command will compile the source code, and the make install command will install WriteFreely to your system.
Next, you need to configure WriteFreely. To do this, copy the example configuration file to your WriteFreely data directory:
sudo cp config.ini.sample /var/lib/writefreely/config.ini
Now open the configuration file in your favorite text editor and make the necessary modifications according to your preferences.
sudo nano /var/lib/writefreely/config.ini
Note: The default data directory is /var/lib/writefreely/. You can change this directory by modifying the DATA_DIR parameter in the configuration file.
Finally, start the WriteFreely service by running the following commands:
sudo systemctl enable writefreely
sudo systemctl start writefreely
This will start the WriteFreely service and also set it to start automatically on boot.
Congratulations! You have successfully installed and configured WriteFreely on EndeavourOS. You can access WriteFreely in your browser by visiting http://localhost:8080 or http://<your-server-ip>:8080.
In this tutorial, we have shown you how to install WriteFreely on EndeavourOS. WriteFreely is a lightweight and easy-to-use platform for publishing content online. By using these steps, you can easily set up WriteFreely on your own system and start creating and sharing your content with the world.
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