How to Install CryptPad on Fedora Server

CryptPad is a free, open-source web-based suite that offers end-to-end encryption for secure collaboration on documents, sheets, and presentations. In this tutorial, we will walk you through the steps of installing CryptPad on Fedora Server latest.

Prerequisites

Before you start, you need to have the following requirements:

  • A non-root user with sudo privileges.
  • Access to the terminal/shell on your server.
  • A running instance of Fedora Server latest.

Update packages

The first step in installing CryptPad is updating the packages on your server. Open the terminal/shell and run the following commands:

sudo dnf update -y
sudo dnf upgrade -y

These commands will update your server packages and upgrade any outdated packages.

Install Node.js

CryptPad is built on Node.js. Therefore, the next step is to install Node.js on your server:

sudo dnf install nodejs

After installation, verify the Node.js version using:

node -v

The output should show the Node.js version installed on your server.

Install pm2

Pm2 is a production process manager for Node.js, which will help us manage the CryptPad application. To install pm2, run the following command:

sudo npm install pm2@latest -g

Once the installation is complete, we can move on to the next step.

Install CryptPad

To install CryptPad, you need to clone the CryptPad GitHub repository:

git clone https://github.com/xwiki-labs/cryptpad.git

Next, navigate to the CryptPad directory:

cd cryptpad

Now we need to install the project dependencies:

npm install

Once the installation is complete, start the CryptPad server using pm2:

pm2 start npm --name "cryptpad" -- start

Congratulations! CryptPad is now installed and running on your Fedora server.

Conclusion

In this tutorial, you have learned how to install CryptPad on your Fedora Server. With CryptPad, you can securely work on documents, sheets, and presentations without worrying about your data's privacy and security. We hope this tutorial was helpful, and you can start enjoying the benefits of CryptPad.