How to Install Lila on Alpine Linux Latest

Lila is a free, open-source chess server compatible with the popular website Lichess.org. This tutorial will walk you through the steps to install Lila on Alpine Linux Latest.

Prerequisites

Before we begin, ensure that your system is up-to-date and has the following packages installed:

• git
• build-base
• nodejs
• npm

You can install these packages using Alpine's package manager, apk, with the command:

sudo apk update && sudo apk add git build-base nodejs npm

Clone Lila

First, clone the Lila repository from GitHub:

git clone https://github.com/ornicar/lila.git
cd lila

Install Dependencies

Next, install the project's dependencies while inside the cloned directory:

npm install

Configure and Build the Project

After the dependencies have been installed, configure the project by creating a settings-custom.scala file:

cp conf/settings-example.scala conf/settings-custom.scala

Open the settings-custom.scala file in a text editor and make any necessary changes to the configuration.

Finally, build the project using the following command:

npm run prod

Start the Server

Once the project has finished building, start the server with the following command:

./bin/lila

Conclusion

Congratulations! You have successfully installed Lila on Alpine Linux Latest. You can now access the server by opening a web browser and navigating to http://localhost:9000.