Podify is a podcasting platform that allows users to host, share, and listen to podcasts. If you have an Ubuntu server and want to install Podify on it, this tutorial will guide you through the process.
Step 1: Update your system
Before installing any software, it's always a good idea to update your system. To do this, run the following command:
sudo apt update && sudo apt upgrade -y
This command will update the package list and upgrade any installed packages to the latest version.
Step 2: Install Node.js
Podify is written in Node.js, so you'll need to install it on your server. To do this, run the following commands:
sudo apt install curl
curl -sL https://deb.nodesource.com/setup_14.x | sudo -E bash -
sudo apt install -y nodejs
The first command installs Curl, which is needed to download the Node.js setup script. The second command downloads the setup script, and the third command installs Node.js.
Step 3: Install MongoDB-Community Edition
Podify uses MongoDB as its database, so you'll need to install it on your server. To do this, run the following commands:
wget -qO - https://www.mongodb.org/static/pgp/server-4.4.asc | sudo apt-key add -
echo "deb [ arch=amd64,arm64 ] https://repo.mongodb.org/apt/ubuntu bionic/mongodb-org/4.4 multiverse" | sudo tee /etc/apt/sources.list.d/mongodb-org-4.4.list
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install mongodb-org
The first command adds the MongoDB GPG key to your system, the second command adds the official MongoDB repository to your system, and the third and fourth commands update your package list and install the MongoDB Community edition package.
Step 4: Clone the Podify repository
Now that you have Node.js and MongoDB installed, you can clone the Podify repository to your server. To do this, run the following command:
git clone https://github.com/podify/podify.git
This command will download the Podify code to your server.
Step 5: Install Podify dependencies
Podify has a few dependencies that need to be installed. To install them, navigate to the Podify directory and run the following command:
cd podify
npm install
This command will install all of Podify's dependencies.
Step 6: Configure Podify
Now that you have Podify and all of its dependencies installed, you need to configure it. To do this, create a new file called .env in the Podify directory and add the following code:
PORT=3000
MONGODB_URI=mongodb://localhost/podify
NODE_ENV=development
This code sets the port that Podify listens on to 3000, sets the MongoDB connection string to mongodb://localhost/podify, and sets the environment to development.
Step 7: Start Podify
Finally, you can start Podify by running the following command:
npm run dev
This command will start Podify in development mode. Once it's running, you can access it by going to http://your-server-ip:3000 in your web browser.
Congratulations! You have successfully installed Podify on your Ubuntu server.
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