Yarn.social is a social network that provides a decentralized platform for users to connect and share information. In this tutorial, we will guide you through the steps to install Yarn.social on Ubuntu Server Latest.
Before installation, there are certain prerequisites that you must meet:
Before proceeding with the Yarn.social installation, we will ensure that our system is up-to-date using the following command:
sudo apt-get update && sudo apt-get upgrade -y
Docker is an open-source platform that simplifies the creation, deployment, and management of applications. We will install Docker on our system using the following command:
sudo apt-get install docker.io -y
You can verify the installation using the following command:
sudo docker version
The output should display the version of Docker installed on the system.
Docker Compose is a tool that enables you to run multiple container applications on your system. We will install Docker Compose using the following command:
sudo apt-get install docker-compose -y
To confirm the installation ran successfully, confirm the version and look up the help command:
sudo docker-compose version
sudo docker-compose --help
Now that our system is up to date, Docker and Docker Compose are installed, we need to clone the Yarn.social repository. First, you will need to install Git. To do this, execute:
sudo apt-get install git
Clone the Yarn.social repository by executing:
sudo git clone https://github.com/yarnsocial/yarn.git
Change to the cloned directory and create the .env file:
cd yarn
sudo nano .env
Add the following content to the .env file:
VPC_CIDR_BLOCK=10.0.0.0/16
VPC_SUBNET_BLOCK=10.0.0.0/24
BUCKET_NAME=your-bucket-name
Save and close the file.
Next, create the config.yml file:
sudo nano config.yml
Add the following content to the file:
bucket_name: your-bucket-name
region: us-west-2
schedule: rate(1 hour)
Save and close the file.
To run the application, execute the following command:
sudo docker-compose up -d
This command will spin up the containers in the background.
To access Yarn.social, go to your browser and enter the IP address of your server, followed by the port number 3000:
http://your-server-ip-address:3000
You should now be able to see the Yarn.social login page!
In this tutorial, we have provided you with a comprehensive guide on how to install Yarn.social on Ubuntu Server Latest. Yarn.social is a decentralized social network that provides a platform for users to connect and exchange information in a private and safe environment. With this tutorial, you can now easily install and run Yarn.social on your server.
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