Tutorial: How to Install Pump.io on Windows 11

Pump.io is an open source social networking platform designed for running decentralized social applications. In this tutorial, we will guide you on how to install Pump.io on a Windows 11 PC.

Prerequisites

Before installing Pump.io, you need to satisfy the following requirements:

• A Windows 11 PC
• Node.js
• Git

Installing Node.js

1. Open your web browser and go to Node.js download page.
2. Select the Windows Installer option to download the Node.js installation package.
3. Once the download is complete, double-click on the installer and follow the installation wizard until Node.js is successfully installed on your PC.

Installing Git

1. Open your web browser and go to Git download page.
2. Select the Windows option from the downloads section to download the Git installation package.
3. Once the download completes, double-click on the installer and follow the installation wizard until Git is successfully installed on your PC.

Installing Pump.io

1. Launch the Git Bash terminal from the start menu.
2. In the terminal window, type the following command to clone the Pump.io repository from GitHub:

git clone https://github.com/pump-io/pump.io.git

3. Navigate to the Pump.io directory using the following command:

cd pump.io

4. Install the required dependencies by running the following command:

npm install

5. Create the configuration file by copying the default configuration file:

cp config.json.example config.json

6. Edit the configuration file using a text editor of your choice:

nano config.json

7. Scroll down to the driver section in the configuration file and change MEMORY to MONGODB. You will need to provide the necessary credentials for your MongoDB server if you don't have local installation.

8. Save and close the configuration file.

9. Start the Pump.io server by running the following command:

bin/pump

10. Open your web browser and go to http://localhost:8000 to verify that Pump.io is running correctly.

Congratulations! You have successfully installed Pump.io on Windows 11. You can now use the social platform for decentralized social applications.

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