How to Install Centrifugo on POP! OS Latest

Centrifugo is a real-time messaging server that can handle millions of connections in real-time. It is an open-source solution that is used to build messaging applications, chat applications, gaming applications, and other real-time software. If you want to install Centrifugo on your POP! OS Latest, you can follow this tutorial.

Step-by-Step Guide

Here's how you can install Centrifugo on your POP! OS Latest:

Step 1: Install Go

Centrifugo is written in Go, so you need to install Go on your POP! OS Latest. Here's how to install Go:

$ sudo apt update
$ sudo apt install golang

Step 2: Install Redis

Centrifugo uses Redis as its data store, so you need to install Redis on your POP! OS Latest. Here's how to install Redis:

$ sudo apt update
$ sudo apt install redis-server

Step 3: Download and Compile Centrifugo

Centrifugo is available in the form of precompiled binary files that you can download from the official website. Here's how you can download and compile Centrifugo:

$ wget https://github.com/centrifugal/centrifugo/releases/download/v2.8.5/centrifugo_2.8.5_linux_amd64.tar.gz
$ tar -xvf centrifugo_2.8.5_linux_amd64.tar.gz
$ sudo mv centrifugo /usr/local/bin

Step 4: Configure Centrifugo

The next step is to create a configuration file for Centrifugo. You can create a configuration file in /etc/centrifugo/centrifugo.json. Here's how to create a configuration file:

$ sudo mkdir /etc/centrifugo
$ sudo nano /etc/centrifugo/centrifugo.json

You can then add the following code to the configuration file:

{
    "secret": "YOUR_SECRET",
    "admin_password": "YOUR_ADMIN_PASSWORD",
    "redis_host": "127.0.0.1:6379",
    "redis_db": 0,
    "log_level": "debug",
    "log_file": "/var/log/centrifugo.log",
    "api_key": "YOUR_API_KEY_HERE",
    "api_secret": "YOUR_API_SECRET_HERE",
    "engine": {
        "type": "memory",
        "worker_spread": 5,
        "worker_multi": 5,
        "connection_lifetime": 300
    },
    "websocket": {
        "enabled": true,
        "name": "websocket",
        "port": 8000,
        "tls": false
    },
    "api": {
        "enabled": true,
        "name": "api",
        "port": 8001,
        "tls": false
    }
}

Step 5: Start Centrifugo

After creating the configuration file, you can start Centrifugo. Here's how to start Centrifugo:

$ sudo centrifugo -c /etc/centrifugo/centrifugo.json

Now Centrifugo is running on port 8000. You can test it by visiting http://localhost:8000 in your web browser.

Congratulations! You have successfully installed Centrifugo on your POP! OS Latest!

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