Standard Notes is a reliable and secure note-taking application that can be self-hosted on a server. In this tutorial, we will guide you through the process of installing Standard Notes on OpenBSD.
To follow this tutorial, you will need the following:
Before we begin the Standard Notes installation, we need to install the following dependencies:
To install Node.js, run the following command:
pkg_add node
To install Redis, run the following command:
pkg_add redis
The next step is to download the Standard Notes code from the GitHub repository using the following command:
git clone https://github.com/standardnotes/syncing-server.git
Once cloned, enter the directory using the following command:
cd syncing-server
To install the packages required by Standard Notes, run the following command:
npm install
Make sure to run this command within the syncing-server directory.
Copy the config/env.sample file to config/env.js:
cp config/env.sample config/env.js
Edit config/env.js. At a minimum, you need to set SECRET_KEY_BASE to some random string of characters.
Start Redis by running the following command:
redis-server
To start Standard Notes, run the following command:
npm start
That's it! Standard Notes should be up and running on your OpenBSD server. You can now use the application by visiting http://localhost:3000 on your browser.
In this tutorial, we have shown you how to install Standard Notes on OpenBSD. With Standard Notes, you have a secure and reliable note-taking application that you can self-host on your server.
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