Thredded is a message board for your Rails application. In this tutorial, we will guide you on how to install Thredded on Alpine Linux.
Before starting the installation process, you need to make sure that you have the following prerequisites installed:
First, let’s update our packages using the package manager:
apk update && apk upgrade
Before we can install Thredded, we need to install the necessary dependencies for our application:
apk add build-base libxml2-dev libxslt-dev nodejs tzdata postgresql-dev
Now, we can install Thredded on our Alpine Linux using the Git command:
git clone https://github.com/thredded/thredded.git
Once the clone completes, CD into the Thredded directory:
cd thredded
Next, install all the gems and their dependencies by executing the following command:
bundle install --without development test
Before running Thredded, we need to create a database for it. Run the following command to create the database:
rake db:create
After creating the database, we need to run the database migrations to set up the database schema:
rake db:migrate
We can start the server by executing the command below:
rails server
Once the server starts successfully, you can access Thredded in your browser using the address http://localhost:3000.
Congratulations! You have successfully installed Thredded on Alpine Linux.
If you want to self-host in an easy, hands free way, need an external IP address, or simply want your data in your own hands, give IPv6.rs a try!
Alternatively, for the best virtual desktop, try Shells!
