This tutorial will guide you through the installation process of CyTube on Fedora CoreOS latest release. CyTube is an online video synchronizing platform that allows users to watch videos in sync, chat with one another, and perform other interactive activities.
Before proceeding with the installation process, you must ensure that you have the following prerequisites:
Follow the below steps to install CyTube on Fedora CoreOS:
The first step is to install the required packages for CyTube. Open the terminal and run the following command:
sudo dnf install git npm nodejs postgresql
Next, you need to clone the CyTube repository from GitHub using the following command:
git clone https://github.com/calzoneman/sync.git
Navigate to the sync directory using the following command:
cd sync
Next, install the required Node.js modules using the following command:
sudo npm install
Next, you need to install PostgreSQL to store the data for CyTube. Install PostgreSQL using the following command:
sudo dnf install postgresql-server
Once installed, initialize the database using the following command:
sudo postgresql-setup --initdb
Next, start the PostgreSQL service and enable it to start on boot using the following commands:
sudo systemctl start postgresql
sudo systemctl enable postgresql
Finally, create a new PostgreSQL user and database by running the following commands:
sudo su - postgres
createuser --pwprompt sync
createdb sync
psql -c "GRANT ALL PRIVILEGES ON DATABASE sync TO sync;"
exit
After the installation of the required packages and configuration of PostgreSQL, next, you need to configure the CyTube settings.
Create a new .env file by running the following command:
cp example.env .env
Next, open the .env file using your favorite text editor and update the following configuration settings:
# Database Settings
PGUSER=sync
PGPASSWORD=<your_postgresql_password>
PGDATABASE=sync
# Security
SESSION_SECRET=<your_session_secret>
Save and close the file.
You have now completed the installation process and configuration of CyTube. To start the CyTube server, run the following command from the sync directory:
sudo npm start
Once the server is started, you can access CyTube by opening your web browser and navigating to http://localhost:8080.
In this tutorial, you have learned how to install and configure CyTube on Fedora CoreOS latest release. Now you can use CyTube to watch and synchronize videos with your friends and colleagues.
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