How to Install Castopod on Void Linux

Castopod is a self-hosted podcast management platform that enables users to create, distribute, and monetize their podcasts. This tutorial will guide you through the process of installing Castopod on Void Linux.

Prerequisites

Before we begin, ensure that you have the following prerequisites:

• A Void Linux system
• Root access or sudo privileges

Step 1: Install Dependencies

Castopod requires the installation of the following dependencies before it can run on our system:

sudo xbps-install -y redis mariadb git npm

• Redis is a key-value store that Castopod uses for caching and as a message broker.
• Mariadb is used to store podcast episodes and metadata.
• Git tools are used for cloning Castopod from the Github repository.
• NPM is required to install Castopod's front-end dependencies.

Step 2: Install Node.js using NVM

Castopod requires Node.js version 14 or higher to run correctly. To install Node.js, we will use the Node Version Manager (NVM) package manager.

Execute the following commands:

wget -qO- https://raw.githubusercontent.com/nvm-sh/nvm/v0.38.0/install.sh | bash
source ~/.bashrc
nvm install 14

Once Node.js is installed, we should see its version using the following command:

node -v

Step 3: Install Castopod

We will now download the Castopod source code from the Github repository using Git.

git clone https://github.com/Castopod/Castopod.git
cd Castopod

Next, we will install Castopod's dependencies and build the application.

cp .env.example .env
npm install
npm run build

Step 4: Configure Castopod

Copy the sample configuration file .env.example to .env and edit the database and Redis cache settings:

cp .env.example .env
vi .env

Update the following fields:

DB_HOST=
DB_PORT=
DB_DATABASE=
DB_USERNAME=
DB_PASSWORD=
REDIS_HOST=
REDIS_PORT=

Save and exit the configuration file.

Step 5: Setup the Database

We will now create a new MySQL/MariaDB database and user for Castopod.

mysql -u root -p

> CREATE DATABASE castopod;
> CREATE USER 'castopod_user'@'localhost' IDENTIFIED WITH mysql_native_password BY 'yourpassword';
> GRANT ALL ON castopod.* TO 'castopod_user'@'localhost';
> FLUSH PRIVILEGES;
> exit

Replace yourpassword with a secure password.

Once the database is setup, we can run the migrations using the following commands:

NODE_ENV=production npx sequelize-cli db:migrate
NODE_ENV=production npx sequelize-cli db:seed:all

Step 6: Run Castopod

We are now ready to start Castopod. Use the following command to start the Castopod server:

npm run start

Once the server is started, navigate to http://localhost:3000 using a web browser. You will be redirected to the Castopod setup page where you will be asked to set up your username, email, and password.

Congratulations, you have successfully installed Castopod on your Void Linux system!

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