How to install Screensy on Fedora Server Latest

We will be installing Screensy on Fedora Server Latest using the command line interface.

Prerequisites

Before starting with the installation process, make sure that the following prerequisites are met:

• A running instance of Fedora Server Latest with root access.
• A working internet connection on the system.
• Basic knowledge of the command line interface.

Installing Dependencies

As Screensy is a Python application, we need to install Python and other dependencies by running the following command:

sudo dnf install python3 python3-pip python3-devel python3-cffi python3-wheel redis

The above command installs the latest version of Python 3, pip (Python package manager), CFFI (Foreign Function Interface for Python), and Redis (an in-memory data structure store).

Installing Screensy

Once the dependencies are installed, we can proceed with Screensy's installation by following the below steps:

1. Clone Screensy repository

Run the following command to clone the Screensy repository.

git clone https://github.com/screensy/screensy.git

This will create a new directory named 'screensy' in the current directory.

2. Install Screensy dependencies

Move to the 'screensy' directory and run the following command to install more dependencies required by Screensy.

cd screensy
sudo pip3 install -r requirements.txt

3. Configure Screensy

Copy the sample configuration file to create a new configuration file.

cp config.json.example config.json

Edit the config.json file to update the configuration values. This file contains various configuration options like Redis URL, database URL, file storage location, and other options.

4. Start the Screensy application

Start the Screensy application by running the following command.

sudo python3 main.py

This starts the Screensy application on port 5000. You can access the Screensy application by visiting http://<SERVER_IP>:5000 in your web browser.

5. Starting Screensy at boot

To start Screensy automatically when the system starts up, create a new systemd service file.

sudo nano /etc/systemd/system/screensy.service

Insert the following contents in the file.

[Unit]
Description=Screensy
After=network.target

[Service]
User=root
WorkingDirectory=/path/to/screensy/directory
ExecStart=/usr/bin/python3 /path/to/screensy/main.py
Restart=always

[Install]
WantedBy=multi-user.target

Replace the WorkingDirectory and ExecStart values with the actual path to the Screensy directory on your system.

Save and close the file. Then, reload the systemd manager configuration.

sudo systemctl daemon-reload

Finally, start the Screensy service.

sudo systemctl start screensy

Conclusion

Screensy is now installed and running on your Fedora Server Latest instance. You can now start capturing and recording website screenshots in a hassle-free manner. Happy Screenshotting!