Canvas LMS is a learning management system that provides online courses, discussions, assignments, and quizzes to students. Instructure offers Canvas LMS, which is a cloud-based software that requires no installation. This tutorial will walk you through the process of installing Canvas LMS on Arch Linux.
You need to have the following software installed in your system before installing Canvas LMS:
Execute the following command to install them:
sudo pacman -S git nodejs postgresql redis
Canvas LMS requires Ruby version 2.6. Install it with the following command:
sudo pacman -S ruby
Clone the Canvas LMS repository from GitHub:
git clone https://github.com/instructure/canvas-lms.git
Navigate to the canvas-lms directory and install the necessary gems:
cd canvas-lms && bundle install
Install additional dependencies with the following command:
sudo pacman -S yarn
Create a PostgreSQL user and database for Canvas LMS:
sudo su - postgres
createuser canvas -DRS
createdb canvas_production -O canvas -E UTF-8 -T template0
exit
Copy the sample Canvas LMS environment file:
cp .env.example .env
And edit it with your own settings:
nano .env
Run the setup script to install samples, initialize the database, and configure Canvas LMS:
bin/setup
Start Redis with the following command:
redis-server
Start the Rails server:
rails s
And access the Canvas LMS web interface at http://localhost:3000
. You can sign up for a new account or log in with an existing one.
Congratulations! You have successfully installed Canvas LMS on Arch Linux.
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