How to Install Mobilizon on Elementary OS Latest

Mobilizon is a free and open-source platform for organizing events and communities. In this tutorial, we will show you how to install Mobilizon on Elementary OS Latest.

Step 1 - Install Required Packages

Before we install Mobilizon, we need to install some required packages. Open the terminal and run the following command:

sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install curl gnupg2 postgresql postgresql-contrib libpq-dev imagemagick libicu-dev libarchive-tools git

Step 2 - Install Node.js and Yarn

Mobilizon requires Node.js and Yarn to be installed. Run the following command to add the Node.js and Yarn repositories to your system:

curl -sL https://deb.nodesource.com/setup_14.x | sudo -E bash -
curl -sS https://dl.yarnpkg.com/debian/pubkey.gpg | sudo apt-key add -
echo "deb https://dl.yarnpkg.com/debian/ stable main" | sudo tee /etc/apt/sources.list.d/yarn.list

Then, install Node.js and Yarn using the following command:

sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install nodejs yarn

Step 3 - Install Mobilizon

Clone Mobilizon repository using the following command:

git clone https://framagit.org/framasoft/mobilizon.git

Then, open the cloned repository using the following command:

cd mobilizon

Install the dependencies using the following command:

yarn install --frozen-lockfile

Step 4 - Configure Database

Mobilizon requires a PostgreSQL database to be installed. Run the following command to create a database:

sudo -u postgres psql

Then, create a user with the following command:

CREATE USER mobilizon WITH PASSWORD 'password';

Create a database with the following command:

CREATE DATABASE mobilizon OWNER mobilizon;

Then, grant permissions to the user with the following command:

GRANT ALL ON DATABASE mobilizon TO mobilizon;

Exit the PostgreSQL command prompt with the following command:

\q

Step 5 - Configure Mobilizon

Copy the default configuration file using the following command:

cp config/.env.sample config/.env

Open the .env file using the following command:

nano config/.env

Then, edit the following lines:

DATABASE_URL=postgresql://mobilizon:password@localhost/mobilizon
URL_SCHEME=https
URL_HOST=mobilizon.example.com

Replace password with the password you created for the database user. Replace mobilizon.example.com with your domain name or IP address.

Step 6 - Run Mobilizon

Run the following command to start Mobilizon:

./bin/rails server -e production

Then, open your web browser and go to https://your-domain.com:3000, replacing your-domain.com with your domain name or IP address.

Congratulations! You have successfully installed Mobilizon on Elementary OS Latest. Now you can use Mobilizon to organize your events and communities.

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