Hackershare is a self-hosted content sharing platform that allows users to easily share and discover useful information on various topics. In this tutorial, we will guide you through the process of installing Hackershare on Void Linux.
Before proceeding with the installation, ensure that you have the following:
nodejs and npm installed on your system.git version control software is installed.First, we'll need to clone the Hackershare repository from GitHub. To do this, open up your terminal and run the following command:
git clone https://github.com/hackershare/hackershare.git
This will clone the repository into a directory named hackershare in your current working directory.
Next, we need to install the required packages to run Hackershare. Run the following command to install these packages:
sudo xbps-install -S sqlite sqlite-dev imagemagick
The packages listed above are required for Hackershare to run.
With the required packages installed, navigate to the hackershare directory that we cloned in Step 1. Then, run the following command to install the required Node.js packages:
npm install
This will install all the dependencies listed in the package.json file.
Once the required packages are installed, we need to configure the database that Hackershare uses to store its data. Navigate to the hackershare directory and create a new file named .env. Then, copy the contents of the .env.example file into this new file by running the following command:
cp .env.example .env
Open the .env file in your favorite text editor and modify the DATABASE_URL variable to specify the path to the database:
DATABASE_URL=sqlite://./hackershare.sqlite
This will tell Hackershare to use a SQLite database stored in the hackershare.sqlite file in the same directory as the Hackershare app.
With everything set up, you can now build and start Hackershare. Navigate to the hackershare directory and run the following command:
npm run build && npm start
The npm run build command will compile the Hackershare app, while the npm start command will start the app.
Once Hackershare has started successfully, you can access it by navigating to http://localhost:3000 in your web browser.
That's it! You've successfully installed Hackershare on Void Linux. Happy sharing!
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