Mealie is a self-hosted recipe manager and meal planner that comes with a lot of cool features. Here is a step-by-step tutorial on how to install Mealie on Elementary OS Latest.
Mealie is built on Python 3, so you need to install Python 3 if it isn't already installed on your system. You can install Python 3 by running the following command in your terminal:
sudo apt install python3
To install Mealie on your system, you need to install some dependencies first. Use the following command to install these dependencies:
sudo apt install git python3-pip libssl-dev libffi-dev python3-dev cargo
Open the terminal and clone Mealie repository from GitHub by running the following command:
git clone https://github.com/hay-kot/mealie.git
Navigate to the Mealie directory using the following command:
cd mealie
We are now going to create a virtual environment for Mealie to ensure that it doesn't interfere with other packages already installed on the system. To create a virtual environment, run the following command:
python3 -m venv .venv
To activate the virtual environment, run the following command:
source .venv/bin/activate
Now we need to install the necessary packages for Mealie. Type the following command to install the required packages:
pip3 install -r requirements.txt
Run the script to setup the database:
python3 mealie.py setup
Now Mealie is installed on your system. You can run it by typing the following command:
python3 mealie.py run
Now that Mealie is running, you can access the Mealie web interface by going to the following URL in your web browser:
http://127.0.0.1:9000
You can now start using Mealie to manage your recipes and meal plans!
Congratulations! You have successfully installed Mealie on your Elementary OS Latest system.
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