How to Install Sorry Cypress on Void Linux

Sorry Cypress is a free, open-source and self-hosted alternative to the Cypress Dashboard. It provides you with real-time test results, screenshots, videos, and metadata for all your Cypress runs. In this tutorial, we will show you how to install Sorry Cypress on Void Linux.

Requirements

Make sure you have the following software installed on your system:

• Node.js
• npm

Step 1 - Install Docker

Sorry Cypress requires Docker to be installed on your system. You can install it using the following command:

xbps-install docker

Once the installation completes, enable and start the Docker service:

sudo ln -s /etc/sv/docker /var/service/
sudo sv start docker

Step 2 - Install Sorry Cypress

We will use npm to install Sorry Cypress globally on our system:

sudo npm install -g sorry-cypress

Step 3 - Configure Sorry Cypress

Sorry Cypress needs to be configured with a configuration file. You can use the following command to generate a sample configuration file:

sorry-cypress init --ci-provider local

This will create a cypress.json file in the root of your project. You can update this file with your Cypress configurations and edit the baseUrl and video properties to enable video recording of your tests.

Step 4 - Start Sorry Cypress

To start Sorry Cypress, run the following command in your project's directory:

sorry-cypress start

This will start the Sorry Cypress server and you should be able to access it at http://localhost:1234.

Conclusion

In this tutorial, we have seen how to install Sorry Cypress on Void Linux. Now you can test your applications using Cypress and get real-time test results, screenshots, videos, and metadata with the help of Sorry Cypress.