Coral is an open-source platform for building communities around the news. It includes a set of tools for publishers, platforms, and users to build better communities.
In this tutorial, we will walk you through how to install Coral on Void Linux.
Before installing Coral, we need to install some dependencies.
First, update your package index:
sudo xbps-install -S
Then, install the following dependencies:
sudo xbps-install -y git nodejs nginx supervisor
Next, clone the Coral repository:
git clone https://github.com/coralproject/talk.git
cd talk
After cloning the repository, we need to install and build the dependencies:
npm install
npm run build:prod
We need to create a configuration file for Coral. Copy the example configuration file:
cp config.example.json config.json
Then, modify the config.json file according to your preferences. You can use the default values in most cases.
We will use NGINX as a reverse proxy for Coral. Create a new NGINX configuration file by running:
sudo nano /etc/nginx/sites-available/coral
Add the following content to the file:
server {
listen 80;
server_name your-domain.com;
location / {
proxy_pass http://localhost:3000/;
proxy_set_header Host $host;
proxy_set_header X-Real-IP $remote_addr;
proxy_set_header X-Forwarded-For $proxy_add_x_forwarded_for;
}
}
Replace your-domain.com with your domain name or IP address.
Then, create a symbolic link to enable the NGINX configuration:
sudo ln -s /etc/nginx/sites-available/coral /etc/nginx/sites-enabled/
Finally, restart NGINX:
sudo systemctl restart nginx
We will use Supervisor to manage the Coral process. Create a new Supervisor configuration file by running:
sudo nano /etc/supervisor/conf.d/coral.conf
Add the following content to the file:
[program:coral]
directory=/path/to/talk
command=npm start
autostart=true
autorestart=true
stderr_logfile=/var/log/coral.err.log
stdout_logfile=/var/log/coral.out.log
user=yourusername
environment=NODE_ENV="production"
Replace /path/to/talk with the directory where you cloned the Coral repository, and yourusername with your username.
Then, update Supervisor to read the new configuration file:
sudo supervisorctl reread
Start Coral by running:
sudo supervisorctl start coral
Congratulations! You have successfully installed and configured Coral on Void Linux. You can now visit your domain or IP address in a web browser to access Coral.
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