How to Install Misskey on Linux Mint

Misskey is a free and open-source social networking platform that allows you to create your own social network. It is easy to use and can be installed on Linux Mint. In this tutorial, we are going to go through the installation process for Misskey on Linux Mint.

Prerequisites

Before we start with the installation process, make sure you have:

  • A running instance of Linux Mint
  • Node.js installed. If not, run the following command to install Node.js:
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install nodejs

Step 1: Download Misskey

To get started with Misskey, you need to download the source code from the official website. Run the following command in your terminal window:

git clone https://github.com/syuilo/misskey.git

This will create a new directory called misskey in your current location.

Step 2: Install dependencies

To install Misskey's dependencies, run the following command:

cd misskey
npm install

This will install all the required packages and libraries needed for Misskey to run.

Step 3: Configure Misskey

To configure Misskey, you need to create a new .env file by running the following command in your terminal window:

cp .env.sample .env

This will copy the .env.sample file to a new file called .env.

Now, open the .env file in your favorite text editor and modify the values as per your requirements. You can find a list of all available configuration options in the .env.sample file. Some of the most common options are:

  • MONGO_URI: Set the address and port of your MongoDB server.
  • HOST: Set the hostname or IP address of your server.
  • PORT: Set the port on which Misskey will run.

You can modify these values to suit your needs.

Step 4: Run Misskey

To run Misskey, run the following command in your terminal window:

npm start

Once Misskey starts, you can access it by opening localhost:3000 in your web browser. If you want to run it on a public server, make sure to open TCP port 3000 in your firewall.

Step 5: Keep Misskey running

If you want to keep Misskey running even after you close your terminal window, you can use a process manager like PM2.

To install PM2, run the following command:

sudo npm install pm2 -g

Then, start Misskey with PM2 by running the following command:

pm2 start npm -- start

This will start Misskey as a daemon process that you can control with the pm2 command. For example, you can stop Misskey with the following command:

pm2 stop misskey

Conclusion

Now you know how to install Misskey on Linux Mint. If you encounter any issues during the installation process, make sure to consult the official Misskey documentation or ask for help in the official Misskey community.