Installing Lila from https://lichess.org/ on Fedora CoreOS Latest

Lila is a free and open-source chess server made for users who want to play, study and organize chess tournaments online. The following tutorial will guide you through the process of installing Lila from https://lichess.org/ on Fedora CoreOS latest version.

Prerequisites

  • A virtual machine or a computer with Fedora CoreOS latest version installed.
  • A user account with sudo privileges.

Installation

  1. First, open a terminal and update your system by running the following command:
sudo dnf update -y
  1. Next, install Docker by running the following command:
sudo dnf install docker -y
  1. Start and enable Docker by running the following commands:
sudo systemctl start docker
sudo systemctl enable docker
  1. Create a directory to store the Lila Docker container files:
sudo mkdir /opt/lila
  1. Change the directory to /opt/lila:
cd /opt/lila
  1. Download the Lila Docker Compose file from https://lichess.org/download-docker-compose:
sudo curl -L -o docker-compose.yml https://lichess.org/api/download/docker-compose
  1. Start the Lila Docker container by running the following command:
sudo docker-compose up -d
  1. Access Lila by opening a web browser and navigating to http://<your-server-ip>:80. You should see the Lila login page.

Congratulations! You have successfully installed Lila from https://lichess.org/ on Fedora CoreOS latest version. Please note that Lila runs by default on port 80, so don't forget to open it in your firewall if necessary. Enjoy playing chess online!