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How to Install `ssb-server` and create a working pub
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1. `curl -o- https://raw.githubusercontent.com/nvm-sh/nvm/v0.34.0/install.sh | bash`
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1. `sudo apt install curl autotools-dev automake`
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2. Install the Node Version Manager (NVM):
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curl -o- https://raw.githubusercontent.com/nvm-sh/nvm/v0.34.0/install.sh | bash
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3. Close and reopen your terminal to start using nvm or run the following:
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export NVM_DIR="$HOME/.nvm"
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[ -s "$NVM_DIR/nvm.sh" ] && \. "$NVM_DIR/nvm.sh" # This loads nvm
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[ -s "$NVM_DIR/bash_completion" ] && \. "$NVM_DIR/bash_completion" # This loads nvm bash_completion
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4. `nvm install 10`
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5. `nvm alias default 10`
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6. `npm install -g node-gyp`
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7. Then to add `ssb-server` to your available CLI commands, install it using the `-g` global flag:
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npm install -g ssb-server
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Input Ctrl-X to save and quit.
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Be sure to start the pub server from this script (as shown in step 10), as this script will run the pub server and restart it even if it crashes.
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12. Detach the session and run `ssb-server whoami` to check to see if the server is working.
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12. Now is the time to think of a really cool name for your new pub server. Once you have it run:
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`ssb-server publish --type about --about {pub-id (this is the output from ssb-server whoami)} --name {Your pubs awesome name}`
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14. Now it's time to create those invites!
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Just run `ssb-server invite.create 1` and send those codes to your friends.
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Congratulations! You are now ready to scuttlebutt with your friends!