How to Install Hitobito on Debian

Hitobito is a web-based software solution for managing membership-based organizations. You can install Hitobito on Debian by following these simple steps:

Prerequisites

You need to have the following in place to install Hitobito successfully:

• A Debian Linux system
• Apache web server
• PHP 7.0 or later
• MySQL or PostgreSQL database
• Git command-line tool for downloading the Hitobito source code

Steps to Install Hitobito

1. Update the system:

sudo apt update
sudo apt upgrade

2. Install Git:

sudo apt install git

3. Clone the Hitobito repository:

git clone https://github.com/hitobito/hitobito.git hitobito

4. Install required PHP modules:

sudo apt install php php-common php-mysql php-pgsql php-curl php-gd php-json php-mbstring php-xml

5. Copy the Hitobito configuration file:

cp config/database.yml.example config/database.yml

6. Edit the Hitobito configuration file:

nano config/database.yml

Change the database configuration parameters according to your setup. For example, if you are using MySQL, set the following parameters:

adapter: mysql2
database: hitobito
username: your_mysql_username
password: your_mysql_password
host: localhost

7. Initialize the Hitobito database:

RAILS_ENV=production bundle exec rake db:create
RAILS_ENV=production bundle exec rake db:migrate

8. Build the Hitobito assets:

RAILS_ENV=production bundle exec rake assets:precompile

9. Configure Apache to serve Hitobito:

Create an Apache virtual host configuration file for Hitobito:

sudo nano /etc/apache2/sites-available/hitobito.conf

and paste the following configuration:

<VirtualHost *:80>
    ServerName your.domain.com
    
    DocumentRoot /path/to/hitobito/public
    
    <Directory /path/to/hitobito/public>
       Options -MultiViews
       AllowOverride All
           
       <IfModule mod_authz_core.c>
         Require all granted
       </IfModule>
 
       <IfModule !mod_authz_core.c>
         Order allow,deny
         Allow from all
       </IfModule>
 
       RewriteEngine On
       RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} !-f
       RewriteRule ^(.*)$ index.php [QSA,L]
    </Directory>
 
    ErrorLog ${APACHE_LOG_DIR}/hitobito_error.log
    CustomLog ${APACHE_LOG_DIR}/hitobito_access.log combined
</VirtualHost>

Change the ServerName, DocumentRoot, and <Directory> paths according to your setup.

Enable the new virtual host with:

sudo a2ensite hitobito.conf

Restart the Apache service:

sudo systemctl restart apache2

10. Access Hitobito:

Open your web browser and navigate to http://your.domain.com. You should see the Hitobito login screen. Use the default administrator account admin@hitobito.com with password secretsauce to log in and configure your organization.

Congratulations! You have successfully installed Hitobito on your Debian system.

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