In this tutorial, we will cover the steps to install Socialhome on Debian latest. Socialhome is a federated social network platform that runs on top of Django, Angular, and PostgreSQL.
Before we begin, make sure you have the following:
Firstly, before we install Socialhome, it is necessary to install some packages and dependencies that will be needed.
Run the following command to update your server's package list and install required packages:
sudo apt update
sudo apt install python3-dev python3-pip postgresql
sudo apt install libpq-dev libffi-dev libssl-dev
Now, we will create a new virtual environment to manage the Python dependencies for Socialhome.
Run the following command to install virtual environment:
sudo apt install python3-virtualenv
Next, create a new directory for your project and navigate into it:
mkdir socialhome
cd socialhome
Now create a new virtual environment:
python3 -m venv socialhome-env
Activate the virtual environment:
source socialhome-env/bin/activate
Socialhome requires a PostgreSQL database. To install PostgreSQL, run the following commands:
sudo apt install postgresql postgresql-contrib
Once PostgreSQL is installed, we need to create a new database user for Socialhome:
sudo -u postgres createuser -P socialuser
Type the password for the new user when prompted. Next, we need to create a new database for Socialhome:
sudo -u postgres createdb -O socialuser socialdb
Finally, update the database configuration to allow the socialuser to connect:
sudo nano /etc/postgresql/VERSION/main/pg_hba.conf
Change the following line:
local all postgres peer
To:
local all postgres md5
Add the following line at the bottom of the file:
local all socialuser md5
Restart PostgreSQL:
sudo systemctl restart postgresql
We will now download Socialhome from Github and install it.
Clone the Socialhome Git repository by running the following command:
git clone https://git.feneas.org/socialhome/socialhome.git
Next, navigate to the new Socialhome directory:
cd socialhome
Install the Socialhome dependencies by running the following command:
pip install -r requirements/base.txt
The above command will install all the Python dependencies required to run Socialhome.
Now, create a .env file for Socialhome configuration:
cp .env.sample .env
Edit the .env file and set the following configuration:
DATABASE_URL=postgres://socialuser:your_password@localhost/socialdb
SECRET_KEY=your_secret_key
Note: Replace your_password and your_secret_key with your own values.
Run the following command to perform database migrations:
python manage.py migrate
Finally, run the Socialhome development server:
python manage.py runserver
You should now be able to access Socialhome by visiting http://your_server_ip:8000 in your web browser.
By following the steps in this tutorial, you have installed Socialhome on Debian. You now have a federated social network platform that you can customize and use to create your own social network.
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