PushBits is a cross-platform push notification service that allows developers to send push notifications to multiple platforms including iOS, Android, and web browsers. In this tutorial, we will learn how to install PushBits on Fedora CoreOS Latest.
Before getting started, confirm that you have the following:
PushBits is an open-source project hosted on GitHub. We will need Git to clone the repository. To install Git on Fedora CoreOS, run the following command:
sudo dnf install git -y
After installation, you can check the Git version to ensure it is functional:
git --version
Once you have installed Git on your machine, clone the PushBits repository to your local machine using the following command:
git clone https://github.com/pushbits/server.git pushbits
The above command will create a pushbits directory in your current working directory, where you will find the server source code and all other required files.
Before you can run the PushBits server, you need to install all the required dependencies. The PushBits server requires Node.js, NPM, and MongoDB.
Let's install the required packages with the following command:
sudo dnf install nodejs npm mongodb -y
PushBits uses MongoDB to store all data, including user data, device tokens, and notifications. We need to start the MongoDB server, and we should also configure it to start whenever the system boots.
To start the MongoDB server and enable it to start when the system boots, run the following commands:
sudo systemctl start mongod
sudo systemctl enable mongod
Now, to check whether the MongoDB server is up and running, use the following command:
sudo systemctl status mongod
You should see the MongoDB service status as active (running).
Navigate to the pushbits directory that you created after cloning the PushBits repository. Next, install all the dependencies required for the PushBits server using the following command:
npm install
This command installs all the required packages mentioned in the package.json file.
To configure the PushBits server, copy the config.yml.example file to config.yml.
cp config.yml.example config.yml
Now open the config.yml file in your preferred text editor and configure the PushBits server settings to match your requirements.
Once you have configured the PushBits server, you can start the server using the following command:
npm run start
This command starts the PushBits server and listens to an HTTP port.
To verify that the PushBits server is running correctly, open your preferred web browser and navigate to http://localhost:4040/v1/status. You should see a JSON response with the status key set to OK.
Congratulations! You have successfully installed PushBits on Fedora CoreOS Latest.
In this tutorial, we have covered how to install PushBits on Fedora CoreOS Latest. Now, you can start using PushBits to send push notifications to iOS, Android, and web browsers.
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