Hawkpost is a platform for secured communication, allowing you to send and receive encrypted messages. In this tutorial, we will guide you through installing Hawkpost on Ubuntu Server Latest.
The first step is to ensure that your system is up-to-date. Open your terminal and run the following command:
sudo apt-get update
Hawkpost requires some dependencies in order to function properly. Run the following command to install these dependencies:
sudo apt-get install -y curl gnupg gcc make zlib1g-dev
Now, we need to download and extract the Hawkpost source code by running the following commands:
cd /opt
sudo curl -L https://github.com/hawkpost/hawkpost/releases/download/v1.6.0/hawkpost-v1.6.0.tar.gz -o hawkpost.tar.gz
sudo tar -xvf hawkpost.tar.gz
cd hawkpost-v1.6.0
To install Hawkpost, run the following commands:
sudo make setup
sudo make build
Lastly, start Hawkpost using the following command:
sudo make start
Congratulations! You have successfully installed Hawkpost on your Ubuntu Server Latest machine. You can now access the Hawkpost web interface by navigating to http://localhost:3000 in your web browser. Happy encrypted messaging!
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