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Araa installation guide
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To write this guide, I was using Ubuntu Server 22.04 LTS. This guide assumes you're
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Install required packages:
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apt install nginx nginx-extras python3-pip certbot python3-certbot-nginx gunicorn
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Clone Araa:
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git clone https://github.com/Extravi/araa-search.git
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Configure opensearch.xml by replacing http://127.0.0.1:5000/ with
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cd araa-search/
57 | cd static/
58 | mv opensearch.xml.example opensearch.xml
59 | nano opensearch.xml
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Once you've done that, cd back into the Araa directory and install the required
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cd ~/araa-search
63 | pip install flask lxml bs4
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Configure nginx by replacing araa.yourdomain.com with your own domain:
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cd /etc/nginx/sites-enabled/
66 | rm default
67 | wget -O araa https://raw.githubusercontent.com/Extravi/araa-docs/main/config/araa
68 | nano araa
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Now cd into /etc/nginx/ and replace nginx.conf; this will disable logging and improve
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cd /etc/nginx/
72 | rm nginx.conf
73 | wget -O nginx.conf https://raw.githubusercontent.com/Extravi/araa-docs/main/config/nginx.conf
74 | nginx -t && nginx -s reload
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Expected output:
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root@ubuntu-s-1vcpu-1gb-tor1-01:/etc/nginx# nginx -t && nginx -s reload
77 | nginx: the configuration file /etc/nginx/nginx.conf syntax is ok
78 | nginx: configuration file /etc/nginx/nginx.conf test is successful
79 | root@ubuntu-s-1vcpu-1gb-tor1-01:/etc/nginx#
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Obtain an SSL/TLS certificate, but before doing so, make sure you have an A record
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certbot --nginx -d araa.yourdomain.com
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Once you've done that, open the crontab file:
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crontab -e
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Then paste this at the bottom of the crontab file. This will automatically renew your
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0 12 * * * /usr/bin/certbot renew --quiet
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Setup a firewall with UFW:
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ufw default deny
90 | ufw allow ssh
91 | ufw allow https
92 | ufw allow http
93 | ufw enable
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Run the status command:
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ufw status verbose
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You should see an output like this:
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root@ubuntu-s-1vcpu-1gb-tor1-01:~/araa-search# ufw status verbose
98 | Status: active
99 | Logging: on (low)
100 | Default: deny (incoming), allow (outgoing), disabled (routed)
101 | New profiles: skip
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103 | To Action From
104 | -- ------ ----
105 | 22/tcp ALLOW IN Anywhere
106 | 443 ALLOW IN Anywhere
107 | 80/tcp ALLOW IN Anywhere
108 | 22/tcp (v6) ALLOW IN Anywhere (v6)
109 | 443 (v6) ALLOW IN Anywhere (v6)
110 | 80/tcp (v6) ALLOW IN Anywhere (v6)
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112 | root@ubuntu-s-1vcpu-1gb-tor1-01:~/araa-search#
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Now we need to disable IPv6 because many websites, like Google, are more likely to
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bash -c 'cat <> /etc/sysctl.conf
116 | net.ipv6.conf.all.disable_ipv6 = 1
117 | net.ipv6.conf.default.disable_ipv6 = 1
118 | net.ipv6.conf.lo.disable_ipv6 = 1
119 | EOF'
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Now you need to configure your SSH daemon to only listen over IPv4:
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echo 'AddressFamily inet' | sudo tee -a /etc/ssh/sshd_config
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Now cd back into the Araa directory:
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cd ~/araa-search
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Run this command to start Araa:
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gunicorn -w 4 __init__:app
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