Retrospring is a free and open-source social media platform that is built on top of the Mastodon software. In this tutorial, we will guide you through the process of installing Retrospring on OpenSUSE Latest.
Before we begin, make sure that you have the following prerequisites:
The first step is to install the dependencies that are required to run Retrospring. Run the following command to install the required packages:
sudo zypper in git gcc-c++ make postgresql postgresql-contrib postgresql-server postgresql-devel zlib-devel openssl-devel
Next, clone the Retrospring repository to your server using the following command:
git clone https://github.com/retrospring/retrospring.git
This command will create a directory called "retrospring" where the project files will be stored.
Retrospring requires Node.js to run, so you need to install it on your server. You can download the latest version of Node.js from their official website, or you can use the following command to install Node.js 14:
sudo zypper in nodejs14
Yarn is a package manager for Node.js, which is used by Retrospring. Install the Yarn package manager using the following command:
sudo zypper in yarn
Retrospring requires a PostgreSQL database to store its data. Use the following command to install PostgreSQL on your server:
sudo zypper in postgresql postgresql-contrib postgresql-server postgresql-devel
Once installed, you need to initialize the PostgreSQL database and start the service. Use the following commands to do so:
sudo postgresql-setup initdb
sudo systemctl start postgresql
Next, log in to the PostgreSQL shell using the following command:
sudo -u postgres psql
Once logged in, create a new user and a new database for Retrospring using the following commands:
postgres=# CREATE USER retrospring WITH PASSWORD 'password';
postgres=# CREATE DATABASE retrospring OWNER retrospring;
Exit the PostgreSQL shell using the following command:
postgres=# \q
Retrospring requires additional dependencies for PostgreSQL. Use the following command to install them:
sudo zypper in zlib-devel openssl-devel
Retrospring comes with a configuration file called "config.js". You need to update this file with the appropriate settings for your server. Use the following command to open the configuration file in a text editor:
nano ~/retrospring/config.js
Update the following variables in the configuration file:
database_url: Set this to the URL of your PostgreSQL database, in the format postgres://<user>:<password>@<host>/<database>. For example, postgres://retrospring:password@localhost/retrospring.instance_url: Set this to the URL of your Retrospring instance. For example, https://yourdomain.com.Save and close the file.
Finally, use the following command to install Retrospring:
cd ~/retrospring
yarn install
This will install all the required packages for Retrospring.
Once installed, you can start Retrospring using the following command:
yarn dev
This will start the Retrospring development server.
You have successfully installed and configured Retrospring on OpenSUSE Latest. You can now access Retrospring in your web browser by navigating to the URL of your instance. Enjoy using Retrospring!
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