Reveal-md setup manual

This manual will cover the installation process of reveal-md including how to use nginx with reverse proxy with an https certificate from let's encrypt

1. Reveal-md install

First install nodejs on the machine, the process might vary depending on the linux distribution. Official Nodejs Manual

Once you have npm installed you need to execute the following command in order to install reveal-md

npm install -g reveal-md

To check that reveal have been installed correctly execute:

reveal-md SLIDES.md --port 80

If everything is working correctly the slides should be accessible throught web browser

2.- reveal-md as service and customization

3. Nginx + certbot

First install nginx with your packet manager

apt update
apt install nginx

ng

After that, install certbot, the process might vary depending on the linux distribution. If you have snap in the system it's the easiest way to install it.

Otherwise here you have a list of manuals on how to install it on any distribution. https://certbot.eff.org/all-instructions

sudo snap install --classic certbot
sudo ln -s /snap/bin/certbot /usr/bin/certbot
sudo certbot --nginx

In order to automatically renew the certificates, add the following command to the crontab.

sudo certbot renew --dry-run