Socialhome is a free and open-source decentralized social network platform that allows users to connect with other users in a community. It is based on the Django web framework and provides decentralized profile handling, federation, and secure communication.
In this tutorial, we will show you how to install Socialhome on Fedora CoreOS Latest.
Before starting with the installation process, you must have the following prerequisites in place:
The first step is to update the system packages to their latest version. To do so, log in to your Fedora CoreOS Latest instance as the root user and run the following command:
sudo dnf update -y
Socialhome requires some packages to be installed to run correctly. Use the following command to install the required packages:
sudo dnf install -y git docker podman-compose
After installing the required packages, clone the Socialhome repository on your Fedora CoreOS instance using the following command:
git clone https://git.feneas.org/socialhome/socialhome.git
To configure Socialhome, change the directory to the socialhome directory as follows:
cd socialhome
Next, rename the sample configuration file by running:
cp .env_sample .env
Next, edit the .env file and modify the following variables to match your system configuration:
DOMAIN=localhost:8000
DB_NAME=socialhome
DB_USER=socialhome
DB_PASSWORD=<your-db-password>
DB_ADDRESS=<your-db-ip>
Make sure to replace <your-db-password> and <your-db-ip> placeholders with your actual database password and IP address.
After you have configured Socialhome correctly, you can start Socialhome using the following command:
docker-compose up -d
This command starts the Socialhome application in the background.
At this point, you can check if the Socialhome container is running and healthy by using the following command:
docker ps
This command lists all the running containers, and if Socialhome is running correctly, you should see the socialhome_socialhome_1 container listed.
To access the Socialhome web application, open your web browser and enter the following URL:
http://<YOUR_DOMAIN>:8080
The Socialhome login screen appears.
Now you have successfully installed Socialhome on your Fedora CoreOS Latest instance. You can now create your account, and use Socialhome in your browser.
After accessing the SocialHome web application, it is recommended to enable HTTPS for secure communication on your website. To achieve this, you need to obtain and install a valid SSL certificate.
To get a free SSL certificate, you can use Let’s Encrypt.
Here are the instructions on how to install a Let’s Encrypt SSL certificate on your SocialHome instance:
sudo dnf install certbot
sudo certbot certonly --standalone --agree-tos --no-eff-email --email user@example.com -d domain.com
Once you install a valid SSL certificate, update your SocialHome application server configuration to redirect all traffic to HTTPS.
To do this, edit the .env file and add the following lines at the end of the file:
SOCIALHOME_USE_HTTPS=True
SOCIALHOME_SECURE_PROXY_SSL_HEADER='HTTP_X_FORWARDED_PROTO=https'
Save the changes and restart the Socialhome application for the changes to take effect using the following command:
sudo docker-compose down
sudo docker-compose up -d
In this tutorial, we explained how to install Socialhome on Fedora CoreOS Latest. After completing this tutorial, you should be able to access Socialhome on your favorite browser. Furthermore, enabling HTTPS communication via a Let's encrypt SSL certificate enhances your application's security.
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