How to Install Hakatime on Debian Latest

Hakatime is a time-tracking tool designed for software development project management. In this tutorial, we will go through the process of installing Hakatime on a Debian-based system, specifically Debian Latest.

Prerequisites

Before you start, make sure you have the following prerequisites in place:

• A Debian-based system like Ubuntu, Debian, or Linux Mint
• Root or sudo access to the system
• An active internet connection

Step 1: Install Required Dependencies

To use Hakatime on Debian Latest, you need to install some required dependencies on your system. Open a terminal window and execute the following command to install them:

sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install git python3 python3-pip python3-dev libpq-dev build-essential libssl-dev libffi-dev libxml2-dev libxslt1-dev zlib1g-dev

The above command will install the necessary packages and libraries to run Hakatime on your Debian system.

Step 2: Clone the Hakatime Repository

After installing the dependencies, you need to clone the Hakatime repository from GitHub. To do this, execute the following command in your terminal:

git clone https://github.com/mujx/hakatime.git

This command will download the Hakatime repository to your system.

Step 3: Create a Python Virtual Environment

Now that you have cloned the Hakatime repository, create a Python virtual environment to isolate the project's dependencies from the system's packages.

Navigate to the Hakatime directory and execute the following command:

cd hakatime
python3 -m venv venv

This command will create a virtual environment called "venv" inside the "hakatime" directory.

Step 4: Activate the Virtual Environment

To activate the virtual environment, execute the following command:

source venv/bin/activate

This command will activate the virtual environment and change your prompt to reflect it.

Step 5: Install Hakatime Dependencies

Now that you have the virtual environment set up, install the Hakatime dependencies using the following command:

pip3 install -r requirements.txt

This command will download and install all the necessary modules and packages needed to run Hakatime.

Step 6: Configure Hakatime

After installing the dependencies, you need to configure Hakatime to work with your database. Open the "config.py" file located in the "hakatime" directory using the following command:

nano config.py

Inside this file, you need to modify the following section:

SQLALCHEMY_DATABASE_URI = 'postgresql://<USERNAME>:<PASSWORD>@<HOST>:<PORT>/<DB_NAME>'

Replace the placeholders with your PostgreSQL database credentials accordingly.

Save and close the file.

Step 7: Migrate and Seed the Database

After configuring the database, migrate and seed the database by executing the following command:

flask db upgrade
flask seed

This command will create the tables in your database and seed them with relevant data.

Step 8: Run Hakatime

To start Hakatime, run the following command:

flask run

This command will start the Hakatime server, and you can access it by visiting the URL "http://localhost:5000" in your web browser.

Conclusion

That's it! You have successfully installed Hakatime on your Debian Latest system. You can now use Hakatime to track your time while working on your software development projects.

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