Loomio is an open-source software designed for group collaboration and decision-making. It allows team members to discuss ideas, vote on proposals, and come to a consensus. In this tutorial, we will be installing Loomio on Arch Linux.
Before installing Loomio, we need to install the required dependencies.
Use the following command to update the package repository:
sudo pacman -Syu
Once the package repository is updated, install the required dependencies using the following command:
sudo pacman -S git postgresql redis ruby imagemagick
After installing the required dependencies, we need to set up the Ruby environment.
Use the following command to install the Ruby environment manager:
sudo pacman -S rbenv
Once rbenv is installed, initialize it by adding the following line to your .bashrc or .zshrc file:
eval "$(rbenv init -)"
Restart your terminal or reload the .bashrc or .zshrc file using the following command:
source ~/.bashrc
After initializing rbenv, install the required Ruby version using the following command:
rbenv install 2.5.1
After setting up the Ruby environment, we need to clone the Loomio repository using Git.
Use the following command to clone the repository:
git clone https://github.com/loomio/loomio.git
After cloning the Loomio repository, we need to set up the database.
Use the following commands to create a new PostgreSQL user and database:
sudo -u postgres createuser -s loomio
sudo -u postgres createdb -O loomio loomio_development
After setting up the database, we need to install the required gems using the following command:
cd loomio/
gem install bundle
bundle install
After installing the required gems, we need to start the Redis server using the following command:
sudo systemctl start redis.service
After starting the Redis server, we need to initialize the database using the following command:
bundle exec rake db:create db:migrate
After initializing the database, we can start the Loomio server using the following command:
bundle exec rails server
Once the server is started, open your web browser and go to http://localhost:3000 to access Loomio.
In this tutorial, we learned how to install Loomio on Arch Linux. Loomio is a powerful tool for group collaboration and decision-making. You can use it to discuss ideas, vote on proposals, and come to a consensus.
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