Installing Ghostfolio on Fedora Server

Ghostfolio is an open source portfolio management application designed to help investors manage their cryptocurrency investments. In this tutorial, you will learn how to install Ghostfolio on your Fedora Server.

Step 1: Install Required Packages

Before installing Ghostfolio, you will need to install a few packages that are required for its installation. Open your terminal and type the following command to install the required packages:

sudo dnf install -y curl unzip git nginx npm

This will install curl, unzip, git, nginx, and npm, which you will need to install and run Ghostfolio on Fedora Server.

Step 2: Install Node.js

Ghostfolio requires Node.js to run. To install Node.js, you can use the NodeSource repository. Enter the following commands to add the repository and install Node.js:

curl -sL https://rpm.nodesource.com/setup_16.x | sudo bash -
sudo dnf install -y nodejs

This will install Node.js version 16.x, which is required for Ghostfolio.

Step 3: Download and Install Ghostfolio

Once you have installed the required packages and Node.js, you can download and install Ghostfolio. Navigate to the directory where you want to download Ghostfolio and enter the following command:

sudo git clone https://github.com/Ghostfolio/Ghostfolio.git

This will download Ghostfolio to your selected directory. Once the download is complete, navigate to the Ghostfolio directory and enter the following command:

sudo npm install

This will install all the dependencies required for Ghostfolio.

Step 4: Configure NGINX

NGINX is a web server that Ghostfolio will use to run. You will need to configure NGINX to serve Ghostfolio correctly. First, remove the default nginx configuration file:

sudo rm /etc/nginx/conf.d/default.conf

Then create a new configuration file for Ghostfolio:

sudo nano /etc/nginx/conf.d/ghostfolio.conf

Paste the following configuration into the file:

server {
    listen 80;
    server_name your_domain.com;

    root /path/to/ghostfolio/public;
    index index.html;

    location / {
        try_files $uri $uri/ /index.html;
    }

    location /api {
        proxy_pass http://localhost:3000;
    }

    location /socket.io {
        proxy_pass http://localhost:3000;
        proxy_http_version 1.1;
        proxy_set_header Upgrade $http_upgrade;
        proxy_set_header Connection "upgrade";
    }
}

Replace your_domain.com with your domain name or IP address, and /path/to/ghostfolio/public with the path to your Ghostfolio installation.

Save and close the file by pressing CTRL + X, then Y, then ENTER.

Finally, restart NGINX to apply the changes:

sudo systemctl restart nginx

Step 5: Start Ghostfolio

To start Ghostfolio, navigate to the Ghostfolio directory and enter the following command:

sudo npm run dev

This will start Ghostfolio in development mode. If you want to run Ghostfolio in production mode, enter the following command:

sudo npm run start

Once Ghostfolio is running, you can access it by entering your domain name or IP address in your web browser.

Congratulations, you have successfully installed Ghostfolio on your Fedora Server!