How to Install Known on Fedora CoreOS Latest

Known is a powerful social publishing platform designed for building communities around websites. In this tutorial, we will guide you on how to install Known on Fedora CoreOS Latest.

Prerequisites

• A Fedora CoreOS Latest instance with a sudo-enabled user
• A domain name or IP address to access your Known installation

Step 1: Update the system

The first step is to update your Fedora CoreOS Latest system to ensure all packages are up to date:

sudo dnf update -y

Step 2: Install Apache web server

Known requires a web server to serve web pages. We will install Apache web server on Fedora CoreOS Latest.

sudo dnf install httpd -y

After the installation is completed, start Apache web server and enable it to start at boot time:

sudo systemctl start httpd
sudo systemctl enable httpd

Step 3: Install MariaDB server

Known needs a database to store its data. We will install MariaDB server on Fedora CoreOS Latest.

sudo dnf install mariadb-server -y

After the installation is completed, start MariaDB server and enable it to start at boot time:

sudo systemctl start mariadb
sudo systemctl enable mariadb

Step 4: Configure MariaDB

Create a new database and user for Known:

sudo mysql -u root
MariaDB [(none)]> CREATE DATABASE known_db;
MariaDB [(none)]> GRANT ALL PRIVILEGES ON known_db.* TO 'known_user'@'localhost' IDENTIFIED BY 'password';
MariaDB [(none)]> FLUSH PRIVILEGES;
MariaDB [(none)]> EXIT;

Replace known_db, known_user, and password with your own values.

Step 5: Download and install Known

Download the latest version of Known from its official website:

sudo wget https://github.com/idno/Known/archive/master.zip -O /var/www/html/known.zip

Extract the downloaded file:

sudo unzip /var/www/html/known.zip -d /var/www/html/

Change the ownership of the Known directory:

sudo chown -R apache:apache /var/www/html/Known-master/

Step 6: Configure Known

Copy the sample configuration file:

sudo cp /var/www/html/Known-master/htaccess.sample /var/www/html/Known-master/.htaccess
sudo cp /var/www/html/Known-master/config.ini.sample /var/www/html/Known-master/config.ini

Edit the configuration file:

sudo nano /var/www/html/Known-master/config.ini

Update the following sections with your own values:

[Database]
DBType = "mysql"
DBHost = "localhost"
DBName = "known_db"
DBUser = "known_user"
DBPass = "password"

[Site]
base_url = "http://your-domain.com/Known-master"

Replace http://your-domain.com/Known-master with your own domain name or IP address.

Step 7: Restart Apache and MariaDB

Restart Apache and MariaDB to apply the changes:

sudo systemctl restart httpd
sudo systemctl restart mariadb

Step 8: Access Known

Open your web browser and navigate to http://your-domain.com/Known-master. You should see the Known installation page. Follow the on-screen instructions to complete the installation.

Conclusion

Congratulations! You have successfully installed Known on Fedora CoreOS Latest. You can now build your own social publishing platform and start creating communities around your site.