Meetable is a free, open-source event management software for the web. It allows you to easily create and manage events, RSVP to events, and generate schedules. In this tutorial, we will show you how to install Meetable on Elementary OS Latest.
Before installing Meetable, you need to make sure that some required packages are installed on your system. Open the terminal and enter the following command:
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install build-essential git curl zlib1g-dev libssl-dev libreadline-dev libyaml-dev libsqlite3-dev sqlite3 libxml2-dev libxslt1-dev libcurl4-openssl-dev libffi-dev libicu-dev
This command will update your package manager and install the required software for Meetable to run properly.
Meetable requires Ruby version 2.6 or higher to run. To install the latest version of Ruby, we will use the Ruby Version Manager (RVM). Open the terminal and enter the following command:
curl -sSL https://get.rvm.io | bash -s stable
This command will download and install RVM on your system.
Once RVM is installed, we need to open a new terminal window or source the RVM script to use it. To source the RVM script, use the following command:
source ~/.rvm/scripts/rvm
With RVM installed, we can now install Ruby. Enter the following command to install the latest version of Ruby:
rvm install 2.7.3
This command will install Ruby version 2.7.3 on your system.
Now that we have installed the required software, we can begin installing Meetable.
Open the terminal and navigate to the directory where you want to install Meetable. Clone the Meetable repository using the following command:
git clone https://github.com/indieweb/meetable.git
Navigate to the Meetable directory and install the required dependencies using the following command:
cd meetable && bundle install
This command will install all the required dependencies for Meetable to run properly.
Meetable uses SQLite as its default database. To create a new database and set it up, use the following commands:
bundle exec rails db:create
bundle exec rails db:migrate
bundle exec rails db:seed
This will create the empty Meetable database, migrate the initial database schema, and seed the database with default data.
With the database set up, we can now start the Meetable server. Use the following command to start the server:
bundle exec rails server
This command will start the Meetable server at http://localhost:3000. You can access the Meetable instance by opening your web browser and navigating to http://localhost:3000.
Congratulations! You have successfully installed Meetable on Elementary OS Latest. You can now easily create and manage events with ease. If you run into any problems during the installation, refer to the Meetable documentation or seek help from their community.
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