Budibase is an open-source low-code platform for building and deploying web applications. It provides an intuitive drag-and-drop interface to make app development faster and easier. In this tutorial, we will guide you on how to install Budibase on Alpine Linux Latest.
First, make sure to install the following packages on Alpine Linux Latest:
sudo apk add nodejs npm yarn git
Next, clone the Budibase repository from GitHub:
sudo git clone https://github.com/Budibase/budibase.git
Enter the cloned repository directory:
cd budibase
Now that we've navigated into the Budibase directory, install the necessary NPM packages for Budibase with the following command:
sudo npm install
Install postgres with the following command:
sudo apk add postgresql
Create the necessary directories for Postgresql with the following commands:
mkdir /run/postgresql
sudo chown postgres /run/postgresql
Initialize the Postgresql database:
sudo -u postgres postgres &
In this step, we'll create a new user and an associated database to use for Budibase.
sudo -u postgres psql
CREATE USER budibase PASSWORD 'budibase';
CREATE DATABASE budibase OWNER budibase;
\q
.env FileUpdate the .env file:
DB_HOST=localhost
DB_PORT=5432
DB_NAME=budibase
DB_USER=budibase
DB_PASSWORD=budibase
Start the Budibase server with the following command:
sudo yarn dev
Now, visit the http://localhost:5000 address in your browser to test if the Budibase server is running.
Congratulations, you have successfully installed Budibase on Alpine Linux Latest.
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