Dokku is a Platform as a Service (PaaS) that allows you to deploy and manage your applications on your own infrastructure. In this tutorial, we'll go over the steps to install Dokku on Void Linux.
To follow along with this tutorial, you'll need:
First, update the package database and install the required dependencies:
sudo xbps-install -Su
sudo xbps-install -y openssl git make gcc tar
Clone the Dokku repository and run the installation script:
git clone https://github.com/dokku/dokku.git /tmp/dokku
cd /tmp/dokku
sudo make install
Once the installation is complete, you can remove the cloned repository:
cd /
sudo rm -rf /tmp/dokku
Once Dokku is installed, you can configure it by running the dokku config command:
sudo dokku config:set --global DOKKU_HOSTNAME=your.hostname.com
Replace your.hostname.com with your server's hostname or IP address. This URL will be used to access Dokku's web interface and to access your applications.
Next, create a user to manage your Dokku installation:
sudo dokku ssh-keys:add dokku your_public_key
Replace your_public_key with your own public key. If you don't have an SSH key pair, you can create one with the ssh-keygen command.
With Dokku installed and configured, you can now access its web interface by visiting https://your.hostname.com in your web browser. You'll be prompted to authenticate with the user you created in step 4.
In this tutorial, we went over the steps to install Dokku on Void Linux. With Dokku up and running, you can now deploy your applications and manage them through its web interface.
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