How to Install Surfer from https://git.cloudron.io/cloudron/surfer on Void Linux?

Surfer is a free, secure and high-speed web proxy service that can be installed on your own server. In this tutorial, we will guide you through the installation of Surfer from https://git.cloudron.io/cloudron/surfer on Void Linux.

Prerequisites

Before proceeding with the installation, you need to make sure that your system meets the following requirements:

• A running instance of Void Linux
• Docker and Docker Compose are installed
• Basic knowledge of the terminal is required

Step 1: Clone the Surfer repository

The first step is to download the Surfer repository. Open the terminal and type the following command:

git clone https://git.cloudron.io/cloudron/surfer.git

This will create a local repository of Surfer on your system.

Step 2: Set environment variables

Surfer requires two environment variables to be set before it can be run. These variables are used to configure the domain name and the port number.

You can either set these variables system-wide by adding them to your shell profile or you can set them at runtime by exporting them before you run the docker-compose command.

To set the environment variables, open the terminal and type the following commands:

export DOMAIN_NAME=surfer.example.com

export PORT=8000

Change the DOMAIN_NAME and PORT variables to your own domain name and port number.

Step 3: Update the Surfer configuration file

Open the surfer.env file located in the cloned repository and update the following variables with your own values:

• CONFIG_DOMAIN_NAME
• CONFIG_PORT
• CONFIG_SERVER_NAME
• CONFIG_AUTH_USERNAME
• CONFIG_AUTH_PASSWORD

Step 4: Start Surfer

To start Surfer, navigate to the surfer directory and run the following command:

docker-compose up -d

This will start Surfer in the background.

Step 5: Test Surfer

To test Surfer, open your web browser and enter the following URL:

http://<your-domain-name>:<port-number>

Replace <your-domain-name> with your domain name and <port-number> with the port number you specified in step 2.

If everything was configured correctly, you should see the Surfer login page. Enter the username and password you specified in the surfer.env file to log in.

Congratulations, you have successfully installed and configured Surfer on your Void Linux system!

Conclusion

In this tutorial, we have shown you how to install Surfer from https://git.cloudron.io/cloudron/surfer on Void Linux. If you encounter any issues during the installation process, please refer to the Surfer documentation or seek help from the Surfer community.

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