easy-ssb-pubis an easy-to-host server that runs an SSB "Pub".
Secure Scuttlebutt (SSB) is an impressive peer-to-peer network that can be used for metadata, identity, and particularly, messaging. SSB is an ideal protocol for a social network. There is already a social network on SSB, called Patchwork.
However, to join the wider SSB network, you must get a dedicated invitation from a "Pub" server. Also, hosting a Pub server is not the easiest task. In order to improve adoption of SSB, this project makes it easy to deploy an SSB Pub. Once the Pub is running, it has a light frontend page where anyone can get freely request a fresh invitation.
Check the Pub Registry.
You will need a server that supports a TCP sockets on ports 80, 8008 and 8007. This means Heroku or Zeit Now will not work. Recommended services for servers-on-demand: Digital Ocean Docker Droplet, UpCloud, Amazon LightSail, Vultr, Linode, etc.
- Acess your server via shell (e.g. SSH)
- Install Docker and Docker Compose
git clone https://github.com/staltz/easy-ssb-pub.gitcd easy-ssb-pubHOST=publicurltoyourserv.er docker-compose up -d- Open
http://publicurltoyourserver.erin your browser
After the container has been created, stop/start/restart the server using:
docker stop easy-ssb-pubdocker start easy-ssb-pubdocker restart easy-ssb-pub
- Access your server via shell (e.g. SSH)
docker pull staltz/easy-ssb-pubdocker run -e "HOST=publicurltoyourserv.er" -v $HOME/.ssb:/root/.ssb -p 80:80 -p 8008:8008 -p 8007:8007 -m 450M --memory-swap 1G --restart=unless-stopped --name ssb-pub -d staltz/easy-ssb-pub
- Access your server via shell (e.g. SSH)
apt-get install -y libleveldb-dev curl libc6 libcurl3 zlib1g libtool autoconf- Install nvm:
curl -o- https://raw.githubusercontent.com/creationix/nvm/v0.33.0/install.sh | bash - Restart the shell
nvm install v6.9.1git clone https://github.com/staltz/easy-ssb-pub.gitnpm installHOST=publicurltoyourserv.er npm start