Retrospring is an open-source Twitter-like social network platform that runs on Node.js. It provides a platform for users to interact with each other using posts, comments, and direct messages. In this tutorial, we will show you how to install Retrospring on Linux Mint latest.
To get started, open a terminal and navigate to the directory where you want to download Retrospring. Then, clone the repository using the following command:
$ git clone https://github.com/retrospring/retrospring.git
This will create a new directory called retrospring in your current directory, which contains all the files and code for Retrospring.
Before you can run Retrospring on your system, you need to install its dependencies. Navigate to the retrospring directory and run the following command:
$ npm install
This will download and install all the required Node.js packages and dependencies required for Retrospring to run.
Retrospring uses MongoDB as its database. You need to create a new database for Retrospring and configure it in the config.json file. Open the config.json file using your favorite text editor and add the following lines:
{
"database": {
"uri": "mongodb://localhost:27017/retrospring",
"debug": false
}
}
Here, you need to replace localhost:27017 with the MongoDB server address and port. You can also change the database name from retrospring to anything you want.
Once you have configured the database, you can start the Retrospring server. Run the following command to start the server:
$ npm start
This will start the Retrospring server, which will listen for connections on port 3000.
You can access Retrospring by opening a web browser and navigating to http://localhost:3000. You should see the Retrospring login page. You can create a new account or login with an existing account to start using Retrospring.
In this tutorial, we have shown you how to install Retrospring on Linux Mint latest. If you follow the steps outlined in this tutorial, you will be able to successfully install and run Retrospring on your system.
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