Lemmy is a free and open-source link aggregator and discussion platform, similar to Reddit or Hacker News. In this tutorial, we will show you how to install Lemmy on Kali Linux.
Before we begin, make sure that you have the following:
First, open your terminal and navigate to the directory where you want to clone the Lemmy repository.
cd /path/to/directory/
Next, clone the Lemmy repository from GitHub using Git.
git clone https://github.com/LemmyNet/lemmy.git
This will download the Lemmy source code into a new directory named lemmy.
Lemmy is built using Rust, so you'll need to make sure that you have Rust installed on your machine.
curl --proto '=https' --tlsv1.2 -sSf https://sh.rustup.rs | sh
This command will download and install Rust on your system. Follow the prompts to complete the installation.
Once you have Rust installed, navigate to the lemmy directory and build the server.
cd lemmy/server
cargo build --release
This will build the Lemmy server in release mode, which optimizes the code for speed.
Next, start the server by running the following command:
./target/release/lemmy
This will start the Lemmy server on port 8536. You can access the site by opening your web browser and navigating to http://localhost:8536.
By default, the Lemmy server runs in development mode, which is not suitable for production use. To configure Lemmy for production use, you will need to create a new configuration file.
cp /path/to/lemmy/example-config.toml /path/to/lemmy/lemmy.toml
This will copy the example configuration file to a new file named lemmy.toml. You can then edit this file to configure Lemmy to your liking.
Congratulations! You have successfully installed Lemmy on Kali Linux. You can now use Lemmy to create and participate in link aggregations and discussions. If you have any issues with the installation process or need help configuring Lemmy, feel free to consult the official documentation or reach out to the Lemmy community for assistance.
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