Installing GoToSocial on Fedora CoreOS

GoToSocial is a social media management tool that allows you to manage multiple social media accounts from a single dashboard. In this tutorial, we will go through the steps required to install GoToSocial on Fedora CoreOS.

Prerequisites

Before we begin, make sure that you have the following:

Step 1: Install the required dependencies

To install GoToSocial, you will need to install the following dependencies:

To install Node.js, run the following command:

sudo dnf -y install nodejs

To install Git, run the following command:

sudo dnf -y install git

Step 2: Clone the GoToSocial repository

Next, you will need to clone the GoToSocial repository from GitHub. To do this, run the following command:

git clone https://github.com/superseriousbusiness/gotosocial.git

This will download the GoToSocial code into a new directory called gotosocial.

Step 3: Install the required Node.js modules

Change the working directory to gotosocial using the following command:

cd gotosocial

Once in the gotosocial directory, install the required Node.js modules by running the following command:

npm install

Step 4: Start the GoToSocial server

To start the GoToSocial server, run the following command:

npm start

This will start the GoToSocial server on port 3000. You can now access GoToSocial by navigating to http://localhost:3000 in your web browser.

Conclusion

Congratulations! You have successfully installed GoToSocial on Fedora CoreOS. You can now start using GoToSocial to manage your social media accounts.

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