yarn.social">Yarn.social is a social media platform that aims to provide users with a more private, secure, and ad-free experience compared to traditional social media platforms. If you're interested in giving it a try, here's how you can install it on Windows 11.
Before you start the installation process, you'll need to make sure that you have the following:
First, you'll need to download the latest version of Yarn.social from their official GitHub page.
To download it, open your web browser and navigate to the GitHub page. Once there, click the green button that says "Code" and select "Download ZIP".
Once you've downloaded the ZIP file, extract its contents to a folder on your computer.
After downloading Yarn.social, you'll need to install its dependencies. To install them, open a command prompt or terminal window and navigate to the folder where you extracted the ZIP file.
Once you're in the folder, run the following command:
npm install
This will install all the dependencies required to run Yarn.social.
Next, you'll need to configure Yarn.social to use a database. For this tutorial, we'll be using a local SQLite database.
To create the database file, run the following command:
npm run db:init
This will create a SQLite database file in the data directory.
Now that you've installed the required dependencies and set up the database, you're ready to start the server.
To start the server, run the following command:
npm run dev
This will start the server on your localhost with the default port set to 3000.
With the server up and running, you can now open Yarn.social in your web browser. Simply navigate to the following URL in your web browser:
http://localhost:3000
If everything was installed and configured correctly, you should see the Yarn.social login page.
That's it! You've successfully installed Yarn.social on your Windows 11 PC. From here, you can create an account, set up a profile, and start using the platform to connect with others.
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