How to Install Hauk on Fedora CoreOS Latest

Hauk is a free, open source, lightweight, and privacy-focused location sharing service. It allows you to share your current location in real-time with your friends and family without storing your data on servers. In this tutorial, we will show you how to install Hauk on Fedora CoreOS Latest.

Prerequisites

• A Fedora CoreOS Latest instance
• A non-root user with sudo privileges
• A domain name pointing to your server's public IP address
• Python 3 installed on your system
• Basic knowledge of Linux command-line

Step 1: Update the System

Before installing any package on your system, it is recommended to update the system to the latest version. To do this, run the following command:

sudo dnf update -y

Step 2: Install Dependencies

Hauk requires some packages to be installed on the system to function properly. Run the following command to install the required dependencies:

sudo dnf install -y git python3-pip python3-devel gcc nginx

Step 3: Install Hauk Server

To install Hauk server, follow the steps below:

1. Clone the Hauk server repository from GitHub using the git command:

git clone https://github.com/bilde2910/Hauk.git

2. Navigate to the cloned directory:

cd Hauk

3. Install Hauk server using the following command:

sudo python3 setup.py install

Step 4: Configure Hauk Server

After installing Hauk, you need to configure it before you can use it. To do so, follow these steps:

1. Create a new configuration file for Hauk using your preferred text editor:

sudo nano /etc/hauk/hauk.conf

2. Paste the following configuration into the file:

[Main]
# URL used to access the service.
domain = example.com

# Secret key used to generate shortlinks.
# This should be a random string.
secret_key = somethingsecret

# Time-to-live for link IDs in seconds.
# After this time a link id is considered invalid, and will not return any location.
ttl = 86400

# Maximum age for locations in minutes.
max_age = 720

# Length of shortlinks, in characters.
id_length = 6

# Maximum number of locations to return.
max_locations = 100

[Logs]
# Destination for logs. Can be a file (absolute path) or 'syslog'
destination = syslog

# Syslog facility to use. Default is 'daemon'.
syslog_facility = local0

3. Replace example.com with the domain name you want to use for Hauk.
4. Replace somethingsecret with a secret key you generate.
5. Save and close the file.

Step 5: Configure Nginx

To expose Hauk over the internet, you need to configure Nginx as a reverse proxy. To do so, follow these steps:

1. Create a new configuration file for Hauk:

sudo nano /etc/nginx/conf.d/hauk.conf

2. Paste the following configuration into the file:

server {
    listen 80;
    server_name example.com;

    location / {
        proxy_pass http://localhost:5858;
        proxy_set_header X-Real-IP $remote_addr;
        proxy_set_header X-Forwarded-For $remote_addr;
        proxy_set_header Host $host;
    }
}

3. Replace example.com with your domain name.
4. Save and close the file.

Step 6: Start Hauk Server and Nginx

To start Hauk and Nginx, follow these steps:

1. Start Hauk server:

sudo systemctl start hauk

2. Start Nginx:

sudo systemctl start nginx

You have successfully installed Hauk on your Fedora CoreOS Latest instance. You can now share your location with your friends and family by visiting http://example.com. Enjoy!

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