Tutorial: How to Install Etebase (EteSync) on Fedora Server Latest

Etebase (formerly EteSync) is a privacy-focused sync backend for applications, including calendars, contacts, tasks, and notes. It uses end-to-end encryption to protect your data, and it's fully open-source. This tutorial will walk you through the process of installing Etebase on Fedora Server Latest.

Prerequisites

Before beginning this tutorial, you should have:

• A Fedora Server Latest installation with root access
• Basic knowledge of the command-line interface

Step 1: Install Dependencies

The first thing you'll need to do is install the dependencies for Etebase. You can do this by running the following command as root:

dnf install -y openssl-devel libffi-devel libxml2-devel libxslt-devel libevent-devel postgresql-server-devel gcc-c++ make

This command will install the necessary packages to build and run Etebase.

Step 2: Install Rust

Next, you'll need to install Rust, the programming language used to build Etebase. You can install Rust with the following command:

curl --proto '=https' --tlsv1.2 -sSf https://sh.rustup.rs | sh

During installation, you'll be prompted to customize the installation options. You can accept the default options by pressing Enter.

After Rust is installed, you'll need to add Rust's binaries directory to your PATH environment variable. To do this, run the following command:

source $HOME/.cargo/env

Step 3: Clone Etebase Repository

Now that you have Rust installed, you can clone the Etebase repository from Github. You'll need to install Git first if it's not already installed on your system. You can install Git with the following command:

dnf install -y git

After Git is installed, you can clone the Etebase repository with the following command:

git clone https://github.com/etesync/server.git

Step 4: Build Etebase

Once you have the Etebase repository on your server, you can build it with Rust's package manager, Cargo. To build the server, navigate to the server directory and run the following command:

cd server
cargo build --release --features postgres

This command will build the server in release mode and enable the Postgres feature.

Step 5: Create a Configuration File

Before you can run Etebase, you'll need to create a configuration file that specifies various options, such as the database connection string and the encryption passphrase. You can create the configuration file with the following command:

cp config.sample.ini config.ini

Then, edit the configuration file with your database connection information and encryption passphrase. The configuration file is well-commented, so it should be easy to follow along.

Step 6: Initialize the Database

Next, you'll need to initialize the database. To do this, run the following command:

./target/release/server --init-db

This command will create the necessary tables in your Postgres database.

Step 7: Run Etebase

Finally, you're ready to run Etebase! To run the server, use the following command:

./target/release/server

This command will start the server and listen for incoming connections.

Conclusion

In this tutorial, you learned how to install Etebase on Fedora Server Latest. After following these steps, you should have a working Etebase server that you can use to sync your data securely.