In this tutorial, we will guide you through the process of installing Hauk on the latest version of POP! OS. Hauk is a self-hosted location sharing web application that allows you to share your location in real-time with your friends and family.
To get started, you will need a few things:
Before we start installing Hauk, we need to ensure that our system has all the necessary software and packages installed.
First, let's update the package list:
sudo apt update
Next, install the required packages:
sudo apt install php7.4 php7.4-mbstring php7.4-gd php7.4-zip php7.4-xml composer
This command will install PHP 7.4 and some necessary extensions and Composer, which we will use to install the dependencies for Hauk.
To install Hauk, we need to clone the Git repository and install the dependencies using Composer.
First, navigate to your web server's document root directory:
cd /var/www/html
Next, clone the Git repository:
sudo git clone https://github.com/bilde2910/Hauk.git hauk
Now, change the current directory to the Hauk directory:
cd hauk
Finally, install the dependencies using Composer:
sudo composer install
Now that Hauk is installed, we need to configure it.
First, copy the example configuration file:
sudo cp config.inc.php.example config.inc.php
Next, edit the configuration file:
sudo nano config.inc.php
Change the following settings:
$config['secret_key'] – Change this to a strong secret key.$config['map_provider'] – Change this to your preferred map provider (e.g., "leaflet", "openstreetmap").$config['base_uri'] – Change this to the URL or subdomain you want to use for Hauk (e.g., "https://hauk.example.com").Save and close the file.
We need to configure our web server to serve Hauk.
If you're using Apache, create an Apache virtual host configuration file:
sudo nano /etc/apache2/sites-available/hauk.conf
Add the following content:
<VirtualHost *:80>
ServerName hauk.example.com
DocumentRoot /var/www/html/hauk
<Directory /var/www/html/hauk>
Options -Indexes +FollowSymLinks
AllowOverride All
Require all granted
</Directory>
ErrorLog ${APACHE_LOG_DIR}/hauk_error.log
CustomLog ${APACHE_LOG_DIR}/hauk_access.log combined
<IfModule mod_rewrite.c>
RewriteEngine on
RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} !-f
RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} !-d
RewriteRule . /index.php [L]
</IfModule>
</VirtualHost>
Save and close the file.
Enable the virtual host:
sudo a2ensite hauk.conf
Restart Apache to apply the changes:
sudo systemctl restart apache2
If you're using Nginx, create an Nginx server block configuration file:
sudo nano /etc/nginx/sites-available/hauk
Add the following content:
server {
listen 80;
server_name hauk.example.com;
root /var/www/html/hauk;
index index.php;
location / {
try_files $uri $uri/ /index.php?$query_string;
}
location ~ \.php$ {
include fastcgi_params;
fastcgi_param SCRIPT_FILENAME $document_root$fastcgi_script_name;
fastcgi_pass unix:/run/php/php7.4-fpm.sock;
}
}
Save and close the file.
Enable the server block:
sudo ln -s /etc/nginx/sites-available/hauk /etc/nginx/sites-enabled/hauk
Restart Nginx to apply the changes:
sudo systemctl restart nginx
Finally, we need to create a user account to access Hauk.
To create a user, run the following command:
sudo php cli/user.php create username
Replace username with your desired username.
You will be prompted to enter a password for the user.
Now that we have configured everything, we can access Hauk using a web browser.
Navigate to the URL or subdomain you configured in step 3 (e.g., "https://hauk.example.com").
Login using the username and password you created in step 5.
Congratulations! You have successfully installed and configured Hauk on POP! OS.
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