How to Install EpochTalk on OpenSUSE Latest

EpochTalk is a modern forum software written in NodeJS, powered by PostgreSQL database. In this tutorial, we will guide you through the process of installing EpochTalk on OpenSUSE Latest.

Prerequisites

Before you begin, ensure that you have the following:

• A server running OpenSUSE Latest with root access.
• A non-root user with sudo privileges.
• Node.js and NPM installed on your system.

Step 1: Install PostgreSQL Database

EpochTalk requires PostgreSQL as its database server. To install it, run the following command:

sudo zypper in postgresql-server postgresql-contrib

Once the installation is complete, initialize the database cluster and start the PostgreSQL service by running:

sudo systemctl enable --now postgresql

Step 2: Install Git

EpochTalk is stored on GitHub, so you need to have Git installed on your server to clone the repository. To install it, run the following command:

sudo zypper in git

Step 3: Install EpochTalk

To install EpochTalk, follow these steps:

1. Clone the EpochTalk repository.

git clone https://github.com/epochtalk/epochtalk.git

2. Navigate to the cloned directory.

cd epochtalk

3. Install the dependencies.

npm install

4. Update the database configuration file by copying the config/database.example.json to config/database.json and modifying it to match your PostgreSQL database settings.

cp config/database.example.json config/database.json

5. Update the configuration file by copying the config/config.example.json to config/config.json and modifying it to your needs.

cp config/config.example.json config/config.json

6. Run the database schema migrations.

npm run migrate up

7. Start the server.

npm start

EpochTalk will now start and listen on port 3000. You can access it through your web browser by navigating to http://SERVER_IP:3000.

Conclusion

Congratulations, you have successfully installed EpochTalk on your OpenSUSE Latest server. You can now customize the forum settings and start creating topics, posts, and users. For more information, refer to the EpochTalk documentation.

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