How to Install Glowing Bear on Fedora Server

In this tutorial, we will guide you on how to install Glowing Bear, a web frontend for the IRC client, Irssi, on Fedora Server Latest. Glowing Bear allows users to access IRC channels through their web browser.

Prerequisites

Before we begin, make sure that you have the following:

• A Fedora Server Latest operating system installed.
• A user account with sudo privileges.

Steps to Install Glowing Bear

Follow the steps below to install Glowing Bear on your Fedora Server.

Step 1: Update the System

Begin by updating the system packages to their latest versions using the following command:

sudo dnf update -y

Step 2: Install Required Packages

From the terminal, install the necessary packages using the command below:

sudo dnf install -y git nginx nodejs npm

Step 3: Clone Glowing Bear from Github

Clone the Glowing Bear repository using the following command:

git clone https://github.com/glowing-bear/glowing-bear.git

This command will download and extract the Glowing Bear files into a directory named "glowing-bear."

Step 4: Install Node.js Dependencies

Navigate into the "glowing-bear" directory and install npm dependencies using the following command:

cd glowing-bear
sudo npm install

Step 5: Configure Nginx

Create an Nginx server block in "/etc/nginx/conf.d" with the following configuration:

server {
    listen 80;
    server_name YOUR_DOMAIN_NAME;
    return 301 https://$server_name$request_uri;
}

server {
    listen 443 ssl;
    server_name YOUR_DOMAIN_NAME;

    ssl_certificate /path/to/ssl/certificate.crt;
    ssl_certificate_key /path/to/ssl/certificate.key;

    location / {
        proxy_pass http://127.0.0.1:8080;
        proxy_set_header Host $host;
        proxy_set_header X-Real-IP $remote_addr;
        proxy_set_header X-Forwarded-For $proxy_add_x_forwarded_for;
        proxy_set_header X-Forwarded-Proto $scheme;
        proxy_buffering off;
        proxy_http_version 1.1;
        proxy_request_buffering off;
        proxy_connect_timeout 7d;
        proxy_send_timeout 7d;
        proxy_read_timeout 7d;
    }
}

Replace "YOUR_DOMAIN_NAME" with your domain name, and "/path/to/ssl/certificate.crt" and "/path/to/ssl/certificate.key" with the path to your SSL certificate.

Step 6: Start Glowing Bear

Start Glowing Bear using the following command:

sudo node app.js

You should see output similar to this:

server started, listening on port 8080

Step 7: Accessing Glowing Bear

You can now access Glowing Bear by visiting your domain name in a web browser. For example, if your domain name is "example.com," you would visit "https://example.com" to access Glowing Bear.

Conclusion

Congratulations! You have successfully installed Glowing Bear on your Fedora Server. Enjoy using your web interface for accessing IRC channels.

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