How to Install Mayan EDMS on Elementary OS Latest

Mayan EDMS is an open-source document management system which allows you to manage and store all the documents in one centralized location. In this tutorial, we will guide you through the steps to install Mayan EDMS on Elementary OS latest.

Prerequisites

Before we begin, you need to ensure the following:

• You have a machine running Elementary OS Latest
• You have administrator access to your system
• You have an active internet connection

Step 1: Update your system

First, you need to ensure that your system is up-to-date. Open the terminal by pressing Ctrl + Alt + T. Then, run the following commands:

sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get upgrade

This process may take a while, depending on your system's speed.

Step 2: Install Dependencies

Mayan EDMS requires several packages to be installed. You can install all those packages by running the following command:

sudo apt-get install python3 python3-dev python3-pip python3-ldap python3-setuptools \
python3-pil python3-pil.imagetk python3-celery python3-sphinx python3-lxml redis-server \
tesseract-ocr tesseract-ocr-eng tesseract-ocr-script-latn libffi-dev libssl-dev libjpeg-dev \
zlib1g-dev libxml2-dev libxslt1-dev libtesseract-dev libldap2-dev libsasl2-dev libpq-dev \
postgresql postgresql-server-dev-all gettext

Step 3: Install Mayan EDMS

After completing the installation of all the dependencies, you can now install Mayan EDMS using the following command:

sudo pip3 install mayan-edms

This process also may take some time depending on your system’s speed.

Step 4: Setup Postgres Database for Mayan EDMS

Mayan EDMS uses PostgreSQL as the backend database. Therefore, it is necessary to create a new database and user for Mayan EDMS. Run the following command to create a new PostgreSQL user:

sudo -u postgres createuser mayan -P

You will be prompted to set a password for the user. After setting the password, run the following command to create a new database for Mayan EDMS:

sudo -u postgres createdb -O mayan mayan

Step 5: Configure Mayan EDMS

Create a new configuration file by running the following command:

sudo cp /etc/mayan-edms.conf{,.backup}
sudo nano /etc/mayan-edms.conf

Add the following lines to the configuration file:

[database]
ENGINE=django.db.backends.postgresql
NAME=mayan
USER=mayan
PASSWORD=your_password
HOST=127.0.0.1
PORT=5432

Replace “your_password” with the password you set earlier for the PostgreSQL user.

Then, run the following commands:

sudo chown root. /etc/mayan-edms.conf
sudo chmod 0640 /etc/mayan-edms.conf

Step 6: Apply the database migration

Run the following command to apply the database migration:

sudo mayan-edms.py initialsetup

Step 7: Start the Mayan EDMS service

Start the Mayan EDMS service by running the following command:

sudo systemctl start mayan-edms
sudo systemctl enable mayan-edms

You can use the following command to check the status of the Mayan EDMS service:

sudo systemctl status mayan-edms

Step 8: Access Mayan EDMS

Open a web browser, and enter:

http://localhost:8000/

You should now access the Mayan EDMS web interface.

To login, use the following default credentials:

Username: admin Password: mayanuserpass

You should now change the password and start using Mayan EDMS for your document management needs.

Conclusion

In this tutorial, we demonstrated how to install Mayan EDMS on Elementary OS Latest. By following these steps, you can install it and start using it for your document management needs.

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