How to Install Standard Notes on Linux Mint Latest

This tutorial will guide you through the process of installing Standard Notes on Linux Mint Latest.

Prerequisites

Before you begin, you will need to have the following:

  • A system running Linux Mint Latest
  • Root privileges or administrative access to the system
  • A web browser to access the Standard Notes website

Step 1: Download Standard Notes

  1. Open your web browser and go to the Standard Notes website by typing this URL https://standardnotes.org/ into the address bar.
  2. Click on "Download App" located in the top right of the screen.
  3. Scroll down to "Self-Hosting" and Click on "Learn More".
  4. Scroll down to "Getting Started" and Click on "Download Our Latest Docker Image".

This will start the download of the Standard Notes Docker image.

Step 2: Install Docker

Next, you will need to install Docker. Docker is a containerization platform that will allow us to run Standard Notes on our Linux system.

  1. Open Terminal on your Linux Mint system.
  2. Type in the following command:
sudo apt-get update

This will update your package manager.

  1. Install Docker by typing:
sudo apt-get install docker-ce

You will be prompted to enter your password, do so and wait for the installation to complete.

  1. Once the installation is complete, verify that Docker is running by typing:
sudo systemctl status docker

This will display the status of the Docker service. If Docker is running, you should see output similar to the following:

docker.service - Docker Application Container Engine
Loaded: loaded (/lib/systemd/system/docker.service; enabled; vendor preset: enabled)
Active: active (running) since Wed 2021-07-21 09:45:15 EDT; 30s ago

Step 3: Run Standard Notes

Now that Docker is installed, we can start running Standard Notes.

  1. Open Terminal on your Linux Mint system.
  2. Navigate to the directory where you downloaded the Standard Notes Docker image. For example:
cd ~/Downloads/
  1. Once you are in the correct directory, type the following command to run the Docker image:
sudo docker run --restart always -d -e "SN_SECRETS=some_secret_phrase_here" -p 127.0.0.1:16384:16384 sn/

Be sure to replace "some_secret_phrase_here" with your own unique secret phrase.

  1. Wait for the image to start running. You can check its status by running:
sudo docker ps

This will display a list of running Docker images. You should see one named "sn" in the list.

Step 4: Configure Standard Notes

Now that Standard Notes is running, we need to configure it to make sure it's working properly.

  1. Open your web browser and go to http://localhost:16384 to access the Standard Notes client.
  2. The first time you open Standard Notes, you will need to create an account. Click on "Create An Account" and follow the instructions on the screen.
  3. Once you have created your account, log in and verify that everything is working properly.

Congratulations! You have successfully installed and configured Standard Notes on your Linux Mint system. You can now use Standard Notes to securely store your notes and other information.