In this tutorial, we will guide you on how to install Coder on your Fedora server. Coder is an open-source tool that allows you to develop code remotely in your web browser. It provides a reliable and secure means of coding from anywhere, among other features.
Before we start, you need to ensure that you have the following:
The first thing to do is update your system by running the following command in your terminal:
sudo dnf update
Coder requires various dependencies to run. You can install them using the following command:
sudo dnf install -y gcc g++ make openssl-devel libffi-devel python3-devel nodejs npm
Coder is built on Visual Studio Code, so you need to install it first. Run the following command to download and install Visual Studio Code:
sudo rpm --import https://packages.microsoft.com/keys/microsoft.asc
sudo dnf install -y https://packages.microsoft.com/yumrepos/vscode/code-``VERSION``.rpm
Replace "VERSION" with the most recent version of Visual Studio Code. You can check the latest version and other details on Microsoft's website.
After installing Visual Studio Code, you can proceed to download and install Coder with the following command:
curl -fsSL https://coder.com/bootstrap.sh | sh
This script downloads Coder and installs it to /usr/local/coder. The installation process may take a few minutes, depending on your network speed.
Once the installation is complete, start Coder with the following command:
sudo systemctl start coder-`username`.service
Replace "username" with the username of the user account you wish to use Coder with. You can check if the service is running by running the following command:
sudo systemctl status coder-`username`.service
You need to create an initial user account to use Coder. Run the following command to create a new user:
sudo /usr/local/bin/coderctl user add `username`
Replace "username" with the desired username for your Coder account.
Finally, you can access Coder by pointing your browser to http://<your-server-IP>:8080. Log in with the credentials you created earlier, and you should now have access to a full-featured Visual Studio Code environment.
Congratulations! You have successfully installed Coder on your Fedora server. You can now develop code remotely using Visual Studio Code from anywhere. For more information on Coder's features and configurations, head to their official documentation.
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