How to Install Blink on Fedora Server Latest

Blink is a tool that allows you to send and receive SMS messages using various SMS gateways. In this tutorial, we will discuss how to install Blink on a Fedora server.

Prerequisites

Before we proceed, make sure you have:

  • A Fedora server running on your computer or in the cloud.
  • Sudo access to install packages and create new users.

Step 1: Install Dependencies

Blink requires several dependencies to be installed on the server. To install the required dependencies, run the following command:

sudo dnf install python3-pip redis

The above command will install Python 3, pip, and Redis on your server.

Step 2: Install Blink

To install Blink, follow the steps below:

  1. Firstly, create a new user to run the application. You can do this by running:
sudo useradd blink
  1. Then, switch to the blink user:
sudo su - blink
  1. Clone Blink from the official GitHub repository using the following command:
git clone https://github.com/miserlou/blink.git
  1. Enter into the cloned repository folder:
cd blink
  1. Install the required Python modules using pip:
pip install -r requirements.txt
  1. Create a configuration file using the following command:
cp blink.default.cfg blink.cfg
  1. Edit the configuration file using your favorite text editor:
nano blink.cfg

  1. Update the values in the configuration file according to your requirements.

  2. After configuring the application, start the Blink server using the following command:

python3 blink.py

Once started, the server should be listening on port 8000.

Step 3: Configure Systemd

To enable Blink to automatically start on boot, you need to create a systemd service file. Here are the steps:

  1. Create a new systemd service file using the following command:
sudo nano /etc/systemd/system/blink.service
  1. Paste the following content into the file:
[Unit]
Description=Blink SMS Service
After=network.target

[Service]
User=blink
Group=blink
WorkingDirectory=/home/blink/blink
ExecStart=/usr/bin/python3 /home/blink/blink/blink.py
Restart=always

[Install]
WantedBy=multi-user.target

  1. Save and close the file.

  2. Reload systemd configurations by running the following command:

sudo systemctl daemon-reload
  1. Start the Blink service:
sudo systemctl start blink
  1. Enable the Blink service to start on boot:
sudo systemctl enable blink

Now, your Blink service should be running, and it will start automatically on boot.

Conclusion

In this tutorial, we have discussed how to install Blink on a Fedora server. With this setup, you can send and receive SMS messages using various SMS gateways. Have fun!