Rustpad is a web-based collaborative text editor that enables users to collaborate and edit code in real-time. In this tutorial, we will show you how to install Rustpad on Ubuntu server.
Before starting the Rustpad installation process, it is a good idea to update the system to ensure that all packages are up-to-date.
sudo apt update && sudo apt upgrade
Next, you need to install Node.js and NPM on your Ubuntu server. Rustpad requires Node.js to run.
sudo apt install nodejs npm
Run the following command to install Rustpad:
sudo npm install -g rustpad
To start Rustpad, run:
rustpad
Once the server is running, you should see the following output:
Listening on http://localhost:3000...
To access Rustpad, open your web browser and navigate to http://your_server_ip:3000. If you have a domain name, use that instead. You should see the Rustpad interface, which looks like this:
By default, Rustpad binds to localhost:3000, which means that it only accepts connections from the same machine. If you want to make Rustpad accessible from other computers, you need to bind it to your public IP address.
To do this, edit the config.json file:
nano ~/.rustpad/config.json
Change the host option from localhost to your server's public IP address:
{
"host": "your_server_ip",
"port": 3000,
"password": "your_password",
"ssl": false,
"sessionSecret": "your_secret_key"
}
Save and close the file. Now you can access Rustpad from any web browser.
You have successfully installed Rustpad on your Ubuntu server. You can now use Rustpad to collaborate and edit code in real-time.
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