How to Install Coral on Clear Linux Latest

Coral is a platform for creating and maintaining news websites with a focus on community engagement. In this tutorial, we'll guide you through the process of installing Coral on Clear Linux Latest.

Prerequisites

  • Clear Linux Latest is already installed and running
  • Access to a terminal window
  • Administrative privileges

Steps

  1. Open a terminal window on Clear Linux Latest by pressing CTRL + ALT + T.

  2. Update your system by executing the following command:

$ sudo swupd update
  1. Install the necessary dependencies by running:
$ sudo swupd bundle-add go-basic
  1. Create and switch to a new directory where the Coral source code will reside:
$ mkdir coral-project && cd coral-project
  1. Download the Coral source code by running the following command:
$ git clone https://github.com/coralproject/talk.git
  1. Within the terminal, change your directory to the Talk folder:
$ cd talk/
  1. Compile the Coral code by running the following command:
$ make
  1. Create a new PostgreSQL database and user for Coral to connect to. This command creates a new database and user with the username "coral" and the password "password". Adjust the username and password values as needed:
$ sudo -u postgres psql -c "CREATE DATABASE talkdb;"
$ sudo -u postgres psql -c "CREATE USER coral WITH PASSWORD 'password';"
$ sudo -u postgres psql -c "GRANT ALL PRIVILEGES ON DATABASE talkdb TO coral;"
  1. Setup configuration for Coral. The file config.env defines the database connection information and more. Update the config.env file with your database connection information:
$ cp config.sample.env config.env
$ nano config.env

Change the following lines:

TALK_POSTGRES_HOST= db
TALK_POSTGRES_DB=talkdb
TALK_POSTGRES_USER=coral
TALK_POSTGRES_PASSWORD=password
  1. Run Coral.
$ ./talk
  1. Access Coral by going to http://localhost:3000/ in your web browser.

Congratulations! You have successfully installed Coral on Clear Linux Latest.