How to Install Talkyard on POP! OS

Talkyard is a modern and lightweight forum software that can be installed on various platforms, including Ubuntu-based Linux distributions like POP! OS. In this tutorial, we will show you how to install Talkyard on POP! OS using the Docker Compose method.

Requirements

Before starting, make sure your system has the following requirements:

• POP! OS latest version
• Docker
• Docker Compose

Step 1: Install Docker

Docker is a containerization platform that allows running applications in isolated environments. To install Docker on POP! OS, follow these steps:

1. Open a terminal by pressing Ctrl + Alt + T on your keyboard.

2. Install Docker using the following command:

   sudo apt install docker.io
   

3. Verify the installation by checking the Docker version:

   docker --version
   

   The output should show the Docker version installed on your system.

Step 2: Install Docker Compose

Docker Compose is a tool that allows running multi-container Docker applications. To install Docker Compose on POP! OS, run the following commands:

1. Download the Docker Compose executable using the following command:

   sudo curl -L "https://github.com/docker/compose/releases/download/1.29.2/docker-compose-$(uname -s)-$(uname -m)" -o /usr/local/bin/docker-compose
   

2. Set the executable permission for the downloaded file:

   sudo chmod +x /usr/local/bin/docker-compose
   

3. Verify the installation by checking the Docker Compose version:

   docker-compose --version
   

   The output should show the Docker Compose version installed on your system.

Step 3: Install Talkyard

Now that we have Docker and Docker Compose installed, we can proceed with installing Talkyard.

1. Clone the Talkyard repository into your desired directory:

   git clone https://github.com/debiki/talkyard.git
   

2. Change the directory to the cloned repository:

   cd talkyard
   

3. Create a .env file and set the required environment variables:

   cp ./example-sysbot/docker-compose.override.yml ./docker-compose.override.yml
   cp ./conf/play-framework-application.conf-example ./conf/play-framework-application.conf
   vi .env
   

   In the .env file, set the following environment variables:

   GITHUB_SECRET=[your-secret]
   TALKYARD_SECRET=[your-secret]
   HOSTNAME=talkyard.example.com
   

4. Run the following command to start the Talkyard containers:

   docker-compose up -d
   

   The containers will take some time to start.

5. Once the containers are up, you can access Talkyard at http://localhost:8932. Login using the default admin account with the following credentials:

   Email: admin@example.com
   Password: public123
   

6. That's it! You have successfully installed Talkyard on POP! OS.

Conclusion

In this tutorial, we have shown you how to install Talkyard on POP! OS using Docker Compose. Now you can use Talkyard to create your own online community and collaborate with others.

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