Installing Hakatime on Alpine Linux Latest

Hakatime is a simple, open-source, self-hosted time tracking tool. In this tutorial, we will guide you through the steps to install Hakatime on Alpine Linux Latest.

Prerequisites

Before we start installing Hakatime, there are a few prerequisites that we need to fulfill:

• Alpine Linux Latest installed on your system
• Internet connection
• Root access or a user with sudo privileges

Step 1 - Update Package Repositories

Before we begin, we need to update the package repositories to ensure that we have the latest packages available for installation. To update the package repositories, run the commands below:

sudo apk update
sudo apk upgrade

Step 2 - Install Required Dependencies

To install Hakatime on Alpine Linux Latest, we need to install some required dependencies. Run the following command to install the required dependencies:

sudo apk add mariadb-dev openssl-dev libffi-dev python3-dev build-base

Step 3 - Install Hakatime

Now that we have installed the required dependencies, we can proceed with the installation of Hakatime. We will install Hakatime from the Mujx repository on GitHub. Follow the steps below to install Hakatime:

1. Clone the Mujx repository using the command given below:

   git clone https://github.com/mujx/hakatime.git
   

2. Navigate to the cloned directory with the following command:

   cd hakatime
   

3. Install Hakatime using the make command:

   sudo make install
   

Step 4 - Configure Hakatime

Now that Hakatime is installed, we need to configure it before we can start using it. Follow the steps below:

1. Create a configuration file using the command given below:

   sudo cp .env.example .env
   

2. Edit the .env file using any text editor of your choice:

   sudo nano .env
   

3. Change the database configuration in the .env file according to your requirements. Here is an example of how to configure for MySQL:

   DB_ENGINE=mysql
   DB_NAME=hakatime
   DB_USER=hakatime_user
   DB_PASSWORD=123456
   DB_HOST=127.0.0.1
   DB_PORT=3306
   

4. Save the .env file and exit the editor.

Step 5 - Initialize Hakatime

The last step is to initialize Hakatime. Follow the steps below:

1. Create the necessary database structure using the command given below:

   python3 manage.py migrate
   

2. Finally, start the Django development server using the command given below:

   python3 manage.py runserver 0.0.0.0:8000
   

Congratulations! You have successfully installed Hakatime on Alpine Linux Latest. You can now access Hakatime by visiting http://<server-ip>:8000 in your web browser. Happy tracking!

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