Bitpoll is a simple and straightforward voting system that can be used for various purposes such as election, surveys, and polls. In this tutorial, we will walk you through the steps to install Bitpoll on Debian Latest.
Before we begin, make sure that you have the following:
Bitpoll requires a few dependencies to be installed on your system. You can install them by running the following:
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install -y python3-pip python3-venv postgresql postgresql-contrib
Next, you need to clone the Bitpoll repository from GitHub using the following command:
git clone https://github.com/fsinfuhh/Bitpoll.git
This will create a new directory called "Bitpoll" in your current working directory.
Bitpoll requires Python 3.6 or higher, so make sure you have it installed on your system. Then, create a new Python virtual environment inside the "Bitpoll" directory using the following command:
python3 -m venv venv
Next, activate the virtual environment using the following command:
source venv/bin/activate
You should see the name of your virtual environment appear in your terminal prompt.
Now, install the required Python packages using the following command:
pip install -r requirements.txt
Bitpoll uses PostgreSQL as its database system. First, create a new PostgreSQL database user with the following command:
sudo -u postgres createuser bitpolluser -P
You will be prompted to enter a password for the new user. Once you've created the user, create a new database for Bitpoll using the following command:
sudo -u postgres create database bitpoll -O bitpolluser
Copy the sample configuration file provided by Bitpoll to a new file called "config.py":
cp config.sample.py config.py
Then, open "config.py" in a text editor and configure the database connection by setting the following variables:
DB_USER = "bitpolluser"
DB_PASSWORD = "<password>"
DB_HOST = "localhost"
DB_PORT = 5432
DB_NAME = "bitpoll"
Replace <password> with the password you set for the "bitpolluser" user in Step 6.
Initialize the database tables by running the following command:
python manage.py db upgrade
Finally, start the Bitpoll server by running the following command:
python manage.py runserver
You should be able to access Bitpoll by opening a web browser and navigating to http://localhost:5000.
Congratulations, you have successfully installed Bitpoll on Debian Latest!
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