Yacy is a peer to peer search engine that can be installed on a variety of platforms including Fedora CoreOS. This tutorial will guide you through the steps necessary to install Yacy on Fedora CoreOS.
Before you begin, make sure that you have access to a terminal window with root access on your Fedora CoreOS system.
Download the latest version of the Yacy package from the official website: https://yacy.net/en/index.html.
Extract the downloaded package to a location of your choice.
Navigate to the extracted directory and run the following command to start the Yacy installation wizard:
./bin/startYACY.sh
The installer will start and prompt you to answer a few questions such as language, port number and search index size. Answer the questions according to your preferences.
Once the installation is complete, Yacy will be accessible by navigating to http://localhost:{port_number}/ in your web browser.
If you want to start Yacy automatically on system boot, create a systemd service file.
sudo nano /etc/systemd/system/yacy.service
Paste the following configuration into the file and save it:
[Unit]
Description=Yacy
After=network.target
[Service]
Type=simple
ExecStart=/path/to/yacy/bin/startYACY.sh
[Install]
WantedBy=multi-user.target
Enable the service to start automatically by running the following command:
sudo systemctl enable yacy.service
Start the Yacy service by running the following command:
sudo systemctl start yacy.service
Verify that the service is running by checking the status:
sudo systemctl status yacy.service
In this tutorial, you have learned how to install Yacy on Fedora CoreOS, configure it and start it automatically on system boot. You can now start using Yacy and search for websites without relying on centralized search engines.
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