How to Install reduc.io on Ubuntu Server Latest?

Introduction

Reduc.io is a Redux Store enhancer for I/O (input/output) functions, like fetch, WebSocket or WebRTC.

In this tutorial, we will cover the steps to install reduc.io on Ubuntu Server (the latest version).

You should have a basic understanding of Ubuntu Server and have root privileges to run the commands in this tutorial.

Prerequisites

Before proceeding with reduc.io installation, make sure that your Ubuntu Server is up to date. To do so, run the following command:

sudo apt update && sudo apt upgrade -y

Step 1 - Install Node.js and NPM

Reduc.io requires Node.js (version 0.10 or later) and NPM (version 2.0 or later). To install Node.js and NPM on your Ubuntu Server, run the following commands:

sudo apt install nodejs
sudo apt install npm

To verify the installation, run the following commands:

nodejs -v
npm -v

Step 2 - Clone reduc.io GitHub repository

Next, we need to clone the reduc.io GitHub repository. To do so, run the following command:

git clone https://github.com/ziyasal/reducio.git

Step 3 - Install reduc.io dependencies

Once you have cloned the GitHub repository, navigate to the reduc.io directory and install the dependencies by running the following command:

cd reduc.io
npm install

Step 4 - Testing reduc.io

To test if reduc.io is installed correctly and working properly, run the following command:

npm test

If the test suite runs without any issues, it means reduc.io is installed and working properly.

Conclusion

In this tutorial, we covered the steps to install reduc.io on Ubuntu Server. We started by updating the server, followed by installing Node.js and NPM. We then cloned the reduc.io GitHub repository, installed its dependencies, and finally tested if it is working correctly.