{"id":177,"date":"2017-02-20T10:30:37","date_gmt":"2017-02-20T10:30:37","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.warbel.net\/?p=177"},"modified":"2018-02-11T07:30:59","modified_gmt":"2018-02-10T23:30:59","slug":"how-to-install-and-configure-a-direct-connect-hub-ptokax-on-ubuntu-16-04","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.warbel.net\/index.php\/2017\/02\/20\/how-to-install-and-configure-a-direct-connect-hub-ptokax-on-ubuntu-16-04\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Install and configure a Direct Connect Hub (PtokaX) on Ubuntu 16.04."},"content":{"rendered":"

Background:<\/h1>\n

I wrote this documentation as the process\u00a0serves as a good template for downloading, compiling from source, installing, configuring, and finally creating a systemd style script that will start a service at boot.<\/p>\n

Process:<\/h1>\n

Download source from their website: http:\/\/www.ptokax.org\/files\/0.5.2.1-nix-src.tgz<\/a><\/p>\n

wget\u00a0http:\/\/www.ptokax.org\/files\/0.5.2.1-nix-src.tgz<\/pre>\n
Install the dependencies:<\/p>\n
sudo apt install make g++ zlib1g-dev libtinyxml-dev liblua5.3-dev -y\r\n<\/strong><\/pre>\n
Expand the archive and change into the directory:<\/p>\n
tar -xf 0.5.2.1-nix-src.tgz;cd PtokaX<\/strong><\/pre>\n
Compile the program (I’m compiling without database support):<\/p>\n
make clean\r\nmake\r\nsudo make install<\/pre>\n
Create a new system user to run the process:<\/p>\n
sudo adduser --system --group --no-create-home --disabled-login ptokax<\/pre>\n
Create the directory in etc for the configuration files:<\/p>\n
sudo mkdir \/etc\/ptokax<\/pre>\n
Run the initial config and configure according to your tastes, give the ptokax user access.<\/p>\n
sudo PtokaX -m -c \/etc\/ptokax\r\nsudo chown ptokax:ptokax -R \/etc\/ptokax\/*<\/pre>\n
Create a new file in the directory: \/lib\/systemd\/system\/ <\/strong>called\u00a0<\/strong>ptokax.service with the following in it:<\/p>\n
[Unit]\r\nDescription=PtokaX Direct Connect Hub\r\nAfter=network.target\r\n#Requires=apache2.service\r\n\r\n[Service]\r\nType=forking\r\nExecStart=\/usr\/local\/bin\/PtokaX -d -c \/etc\/ptokax\r\nUser=ptokax\r\nGroup=ptokax\r\n\r\n[Install]\r\nWantedBy=multi-user.target<\/pre>\n
Reload, enable and start the process.<\/p>\n
sudo systemctl daemon-reload\r\nsudo systemctl enable ptokax.service\r\nsudo systemctl start ptokax.service<\/pre>\n
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Test the connection:<\/p>\n
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Final Notes:<\/h1>\n
If you want to make configuration changes, stop the service first, then either run the Ptokax program as sudo with the -m -c \/etc\/ptokax flags to configure it, or manually edit it’s configuration files.<\/p>\n
Further Reading:<\/h1>\n
http:\/\/wiki.ptokax.org\/doku.php?id=guides:debian_bugbuntu<\/a>
\nhttp:\/\/patrakov.blogspot.com.au\/2011\/01\/writing-systemd-service-files.html<\/a><\/p>\n
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