How to Install GoToSocial on EndeavourOS Latest

In this tutorial, we will cover the steps to install GoToSocial on EndeavourOS, a rolling release Arch Linux-based distribution that provides users with a lightweight, fast, and easy-to-use operating system. GoToSocial is an alternative to Twitter that can be self-hosted and is designed to be extended.

Prerequisites

Before installing GoToSocial on your EndeavourOS system, you need:

  • A user account with sudo privileges.
  • Basic knowledge of the command-line interface.

Step 1: Install Dependencies

GoToSocial requires a few dependencies to be installed before we can build and run it on EndeavourOS. Open up a terminal window and run the following command to install them:

sudo pacman -S git make gcc postgresql nodejs npm
  • git: Version control system for software development.
  • make: Utility for building software.
  • gcc: Compiler for C and C++ languages.
  • postgresql: Open-source relational database management system.
  • nodejs: JavaScript runtime environment.
  • npm: Package manager for Node.js.

Step 2: Clone the GoToSocial Repository

Next, we need to clone the GoToSocial repository from GitHub. Open up a terminal window and run the command below to download the repository:

git clone https://github.com/superseriousbusiness/gotosocial.git

This command will create a new directory named gotosocial in your home directory.

Step 3: Install GoToSocial

To install GoToSocial, we need to run the commands below:

cd gotosocial
npm install
npm run setup
npm start

The npm install command will install all the required dependencies for GoToSocial, and the npm run setup command will generate a configuration file for the application to use.

Finally, the npm start command will start the GoToSocial application on your system.

At this point, GoToSocial will be running on your system, and you can access it by navigating to http://localhost:3000 in your web browser.

Conclusion

In this tutorial, we have learned how to install GoToSocial on EndeavourOS. Having GoToSocial running on your system allows you to host your own Twitter-like platform that you can extend and modify as per your requirements.