How to Install Mastodon on MXLinux Latest

In this tutorial, we will guide you step by step on how to install Mastodon on MXLinux Latest. Mastodon is a free and open-source self-hosted social media network that supports multiple languages and is designed to be user-friendly.

Pre-requisites

Before we begin, ensure that your system meets the following requirements:

• MXLinux Latest installed on your computer
• A non-root user with sudo permissions

Step 1: Install Dependencies

Mastodon requires several dependencies to be installed on your system. Let us install them using the terminal by running the following command:

sudo apt-get install curl git-core libssl-dev libreadline-dev libyaml-dev libsqlite3-dev libpq-dev libxml2-dev libxslt1-dev libcurl4-openssl-dev libffi-dev nodejs yarn build-essential imagemagick ffmpeg libidn11-dev redis-server

Step 2: Configure Redis

Mastodon requires Redis as its message broker. Let us configure Redis as follows:

sudo systemctl start redis-server.service
sudo systemctl enable redis-server.service

Step 3: Install Ruby from Rbenv

Mastodon requires Ruby 2.5.3 or later. We can use Rbenv to install Ruby on our system. Let us install Rbenv using the terminal by running the following command:

curl -fsSL https://github.com/rbenv/rbenv-installer/raw/HEAD/bin/rbenv-installer | bash

Once the installation is complete, we can use Rbenv to install Ruby using the following command:

rbenv install 2.7.2
rbenv global 2.7.2

Step 4: Install Mastodon

Now that we have all the dependencies installed and configured, we can move on to installing Mastodon. Let us clone the Mastodon repository using the following command:

git clone https://github.com/tootsuite/mastodon.git ~/mastodon

Then, we navigate to the Mastodon directory and install the required gems using the following commands:

cd ~/mastodon
gem install bundler
bundle install --deployment --without development test
yarn install --pure-lockfile

Step 5: Configure Mastodon

Mastodon requires configuration before it can be used. We can use the provided sample configuration file to create our own configuration file. Let us use the following command to copy the sample configuration file to our mastodon directory:

cp .env.production.sample .env.production

Then, we edit the .env.production file and fill it in with our own configuration details. You can modify the relevant sections as per your requirements. Once the configuration is complete, save the file and exit.

Step 6: Compile Assets

Mastodon requires assets to be precompiled before it can be started. Let us compile assets using the following command:

RAILS_ENV=production bundle exec rails assets:precompile

Step 7: Create Database

Mastodon also requires a database to be created before it can be started. Let us create a database using the following command:

RAILS_ENV=production bundle exec rails db:setup

Step 8: Start Mastodon

Now that we have all the dependencies installed, Redis configured, Mastodon cloned, Gem's installed, and our configuration details configured, we can start Mastodon using the following command:

RAILS_ENV=production ./bin/rails server

Conclusion

Congratulations! You have successfully installed Mastodon on MXLinux Latest. You can now sign up and start using Mastodon.

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