Virola self-hosted server installation on Debian and Ubuntu

1. Download the Virola server installation package

   wget https://virola.io/downloads/2.2.4.24041912/virola-server-debian-2.2.4.24041912_amd64.deb
   

2. Install

   sudo apt-get update
   sudo apt-get upgrade
   sudo apt --yes --fix-broken install ./virola-server-debian-2.2.4.24041912_amd64.deb
   

3. Run Virola server

   virola-server --listen HOST:PORT
   

Note: On first launch, the server will create an admin user with the admin password and administrator rights. Please change the default admin password as soon as possible to a more secure one.

You can change user password from the Virola client. You can also change password of an existing user using the --change-password command line argument of the Virola server.

We strongly recommend to encrypt Linux machine on which Virola server is running. The best way is to encrypt it during Linux installation but it is also possible to encrypt the existing Linux instance. We've prepared a detailed instruction about disc encryption in Linux environment for you.