Tutorial: How to Install Talkyard on MXLinux Latest

Talkyard is a platform for easy and efficient online discussion, collaboration and knowledge sharing. It is a product of Talkyard AB and is available for free download from https://www.talkyard.io/. In this tutorial, we will guide you through the process of installing Talkyard on MXLinux Latest.

Prerequisites

To install Talkyard on MXLinux Latest, you will need the following:

  • A computer running MXLinux Latest operating system.
  • A web browser application.
  • Terminal application.

Installation of Talkyard

Follow these steps to install Talkyard on MXLinux Latest:

  1. Launch the web browser application and go to the official website of Talkyard at https://www.talkyard.io/.

  2. On the Talkyard website, click on the "Download" button located on the top right corner of the website.

download talkyard

  1. In the Downloads page, click on "Docker Compose".

docker compose

  1. Docker is used to run containers, which are lightweight virtual machines that can run apps. Install Docker on your system by running the following commands in the terminal:
  • sudo apt update
  • sudo apt install docker-compose
  1. Next, create a new directory to store the Talkyard source code, by running:

mkdir Talkyard

  1. Run the following command to download the Talkyard source code:

curl -L https://github.com/debiki/talkyard-prod-one/raw/master/talkyard-prod-all-local.yml \ --output talkyard-prod-all-local.yml

  1. Open the downloaded YAML file using any text editor of your choice:

nano talkyard-prod-all-local.yml

  1. Modify the talkyard-prod-all-local.yml file to match your system's configuration, such as adding or removing environment variables, as needed. For example, you may modify the following settings:
  • WEBSERVER_LISTEN_HOSTNAME: yourhostname.com
  • SMTP_HOST: smtp.provider.com
  • SMTP_PORT: 587
  • SMTP_USERNAME: yourusername
  • SMTP_PASSWORD: yourpassword
  1. Once you have modified the Talkyard configuration file, run the following command to bring up the Talkyard application:

docker-compose -f talkyard-prod-all-local.yml up -d

  1. Check to see if Talkyard is running by accessing http://yourhostname.com:8080 from your web browser.

You have successfully installed Talkyard on MXLinux Latest.

Conclusion

Talkyard is a powerful tool for online collaboration and discussion, and can be easily installed on MXLinux Latest by following the steps outlined in this tutorial. We hope that you were able to successfully install Talkyard on your system, and that you find this tool useful for your projects.