Evergreen is an open-source integrated library system used by many libraries and consortia around the world. In this tutorial, we will guide you through the process of installing Evergreen on Alpine Linux Latest.
Before installing Evergreen, you should have:
The first step is to update the system to make sure that it is running the latest version of all packages.
sudo apk update && sudo apk upgrade
Evergreen requires several dependencies to run correctly. Enter the following command to install the required packages:
sudo apk add --no-cache gcc g++ make ruby ruby-dev ruby-etc ruby-json ruby-irb ruby-rdoc postgresql postgresql-dev libxml2-dev libxslt-dev libxml2 libxslt zlib-dev
Evergreen also requires Node.js version 14.x. To install Node.js, run the following command:
sudo apk add --no-cache nodejs npm
Verify the installation of Node.js by running the following command:
node -v
To install Evergreen, run the following command:
sudo gem install evergreen
Evergreen requires a configuration file to run. You can create this file using the following command:
sudo evergreen configure
This command will prompt you to answer several questions related to your Evergreen installation. The default options are typically sufficient for most installations.
Finally, you can start Evergreen by running the following command:
sudo evergreen server start
This will start the Evergreen server, and you can access it via a web browser by going to http://localhost:8080.
Congratulations! You have successfully installed Evergreen on Alpine Linux Latest. You can now explore the wide range of features offered by Evergreen and customize it to meet your library's needs.
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