Hitobito is an open-source web application that helps you manage and organize your non-profit organization. In this tutorial, we will guide you through the steps to install Hitobito on Alpine Linux Latest.
Before we can begin with the installation process, ensure that the following requirements are met:
It's always a good idea to update your system before you start installing any new software. This will ensure that you have the latest packages and patches.
Open your terminal and run the following command:
sudo apk update && sudo apk upgrade
To install Hitobito on Alpine Linux, you need to install some required packages. Run the following command to install them:
sudo apk add ruby ruby-irb ruby-dev sqlite-dev gcc make sqlite nodejs npm
Bundler is a popular package manager used in the Ruby community to manage project dependencies. You need to install the bundler gem to install and manage gems for your Hitobito project.
sudo gem install bundler
Visit the Hitobito website and download the latest stable release.
wget https://hitobito.com/downloads/hitobito-vX.X.X.tar.gz
Extract the archive to any directory on your system.
tar -xzf hitobito-vX.X.X.tar.gz
cd hitobito-vX.X.X/
Now, you need to install the dependencies for the Hitobito project using the Bundler command.
bundle install --without development test --path vendor/bundle
Hitobito requires a database to store its data. We are going to use SQLite for this tutorial.
touch config/database.yml
echo 'production:' >> config/database.yml
echo ' adapter: sqlite3' >> config/database.yml
echo ' encoding: utf8' >> config/database.yml
echo " database: db/hitobito_${USER}.sqlite3" >> config/database.yml
bundle exec rake db:migrate RAILS_ENV=production
Finally, you can start Hitobito by running the following command:
rails server -e production
Open your web browser and go to http://localhost:3000
You should now be able to use Hitobito on your Alpine Linux system.
In this tutorial, you have learned how to install Hitobito on Alpine Linux Latest. Hitobito is a powerful tool that can help you manage and organize your non-profit organization effectively. We hope this tutorial was helpful. If you have any questions or comments, please feel free to leave them below.
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