How to Install CryptPad on Void Linux

CryptPad is a privacy-focused online collaboration suite that offers services such as text documents, presentations, spreadsheets, and more. In this tutorial, we will show you how to install CryptPad on Void Linux.

Prerequisites

Before installing CryptPad, you must have a few prerequisites installed on your system. These include:

• Node.js v14 or later
• PostgreSQL
• Redis

If you do not have these prerequisites installed, install them using the following commands:

xbps-install -S nodejs postgresql redis

Installing CryptPad

1. Download CryptPad from their website using the following command:

wget https://cryptpad.fr/api/user-content/files/1xJUXnLfrGcVP3vUd2ZITeNB/crypto-v3.24.0.tar.gz

2. Extract the downloaded file:

tar xvf crypto-v3.24.0.tar.gz

3. Change into the extracted directory:

cd crypto-v3.24.0

4. Install the required NPM packages:

npm install

5. Create a configuration file for CryptPad:

cp config.example.js config.js

6. Open the configuration file using any text editor:

nano config.js

7. Modify the following lines in the configuration file to match your setup:

exports.dbName = 'cryptpad-db';
exports.dbUser = 'cryptpad-user';
exports.dbPassword = '';

8. Create a new PostgreSQL user and database:

su postgres
createuser cryptpad-user
createdb cryptpad-db -O cryptpad-user
exit

9. Run the CryptPad setup script:

./bin/set-up-database.sh

10. Start CryptPad using the following command:

npm start

CryptPad should now be running and accessible at http://localhost:3000.

Conclusion

In this tutorial, we showed you how to install CryptPad on Void Linux. By following these steps, you can easily set up a private and secure collaboration environment.

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