OSSN, short for Open Source Social Network, is a popular social networking platform that you can use to create your own social network. In this tutorial, we will show you how to install OSSN on Fedora CoreOS.
Before we start, make sure you have the following:
To update the Fedora CoreOS system, run the following command:
sudo rpm-ostree update
To install the required packages for OSSN, run the following command:
sudo dnf install -y mariadb-server mariadb php php-opcache php-mysqlnd php-gd php-xml php-mbstring php-intl wget unzip
Next, configure MariaDB to prepare for OSSN installation by running the following command:
sudo systemctl start mariadb
sudo systemctl enable mariadb
mysql_secure_installation
You will be asked a series of questions during this installation. The first question will require you to set the database root password. You should choose a strong and secure password and remember it.
You can download OSSN from the official website's download page (https://www.opensource-socialnetwork.org/download). Use the following command to download OSSN:
sudo wget https://www.opensource-socialnetwork.org/downloads/ossn-v5.2.zip
Once the download is complete, extract the files by using the following command:
sudo unzip ossn-v5.2.zip -d /var/www/html/
To configure Apache for OSSN, run the following commands:
sudo systemctl start httpd
sudo systemctl enable httpd
sudo nano /etc/httpd/conf.d/ossn.conf
Add the following lines to the ossn.conf file:
<VirtualHost *:80>
ServerName example.com // replace with domain name or IP address
DocumentRoot /var/www/html/ossn/
ErrorLog /var/log/httpd/ossn_error.log
CustomLog /var/log/httpd/ossn_access.log common
<Directory /var/www/html/ossn/>
Options Indexes FollowSymLinks MultiViews
AllowOverride All
Order allow,deny
allow from all
</Directory>
</VirtualHost>
Save and close the file.
Finally, enable SELinux for added security by running the following command:
sudo setsebool -P httpd_unified 1
Access OSSN by opening your favorite web browser and entering the domain name or IP address associated with your Fedora CoreOS server. You should now be able to access the OSSN installation page.
In this tutorial, we have shown you how to install OSSN on Fedora CoreOS. With your new social networking platform up and running, you can now create your online community and enjoy the benefits of Open Source Social Network.
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