Hitobito is an open-source web-based tool to manage group administration and communication. Its user-friendly interface makes it an ideal choice for non-profit organizations, clubs, and other communities that require membership management.
In this tutorial, we will guide you through the process of installing Hitobito on Clear Linux Latest.
Before proceeding with the installation, make sure you have the following prerequisites:
Hitobito requires some dependencies to be installed, such as Ruby and PostgreSQL. To install them, run the following command:
sudo swupd bundle-add ruby-basic postgresql
Once the installation completes, you can check the Ruby and PostgreSQL versions by running the following command:
ruby -v
postgres -V
Git is a version control system that is very popular among developers. We need to install it to clone the Hitobito repository.
Run the following command to install Git:
sudo swupd bundle-add git
After installing Git, let's clone the Hitobito repository to the /opt directory.
sudo git clone https://github.com/hitobito/hitobito.git /opt/hitobito
Let's install Hitobito by navigating to the cloned repository's root and running the following command.
cd /opt/hitobito
sudo bundle install --without development test --path vendor/bundle
Hitobito requires PostgreSQL as its database. Let's create a new database user and database for Hitobito. Run the following commands to log in to PostgreSQL and create a new user and database.
sudo -u postgres psql
CREATE USER hitobito WITH PASSWORD 'password';
CREATE DATABASE hitobito_production OWNER hitobito;
Once you have created the database and user, exit the PostgreSQL prompt by typing:
\q
Hitobito needs to be configured before it can be used. Navigate to the cloned Hitobito directory and copy the database.yml.example and secrets.yml.example configuration files to database.yml and secrets.yml, respectively.
cd /opt/hitobito/config
sudo cp database.yml.example database.yml
sudo cp secrets.yml.example secrets.yml
Next, open the database.yml file using your preferred text editor and replace the existing lines with the following code, keeping the indents as they are.
production:
<<: *default
database: hitobito_production
username: hitobito
password: password
In the secrets.yml file, add your own secret key.
production:
secret_key_base: YOUR_SECRET
Let's set up the spring script and use it to run the database migration commands.
sudo bundle exec spring binstub --all
sudo bin/rails db:migrate RAILS_ENV=production
Hitobito is now correctly installed and configured. You can start Hitobito by running the following command:
sudo bundle exec rails server -e production
You can now access Hitobito by browsing to http://<IP address>:3000 , replacing <IP address> with your Clear Linux Latest server IP address.
We have successfully installed Hitobito on Clear Linux Latest. Hitobito is a highly customizable membership management solution that can handle various group structures, event management, and fundraising. With this setup, you now have a reliable and highly flexible management tool to streamline your organization's operations.
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