Thredded is a Rails engine for building forums. It's an open source project and can be installed on Elementary OS Latest. In this tutorial, we'll walk you through the steps to install Thredded on Elementary OS Latest.
Before we begin, make sure you have the following prerequisites:
First, you need to clone the Thredded repository from GitHub. To do this, open the Terminal and type the following command:
git clone https://github.com/thredded/thredded.git
This will create a new directory called "thredded" in your current location.
Navigate to the thredded directory by typing the following command:
cd thredded
Then, install the dependencies by running:
bundle install
This will install all the necessary gems and libraries required to run Thredded.
Thredded requires a PostgreSQL database to store information. To set up the database, first, create a new PostgreSQL user with the following command:
sudo -u postgres createuser --createdb --pwprompt thredded
Enter a password when prompted and remember it for later use. Then, create a new PostgreSQL database with the following command:
sudo -u postgres createdb --owner=thredded thredded_development
This will create a new database called "thredded_development".
Next, you need to configure the database settings in your Thredded application. Copy the config/database.example.yml file to config/database.yml with the following command:
cp config/database.example.yml config/database.yml
Open the config/database.yml file in your favorite text editor and change the following lines to reflect your PostgreSQL database settings:
username: thredded
password: your_password_here
Replace "your_password_here" with the password you entered earlier.
Before you can start the application, you need to set up the environment. Copy the config/thredded.example.yml file to config/thredded.yml with the following command:
cp config/thredded.example.yml config/thredded.yml
Open the config/thredded.yml file in your favorite text editor and change the "host" value to your local hostname:
host: localhost:3000
To start the application, run the following command:
rails server
This will start a local server on port 3000. You can then access the Thredded application by going to http://localhost:3000 in your web browser.
In this tutorial, we walked you through the process of installing Thredded on Elementary OS Latest. Now that you have Thredded installed, you can configure it to your personal preferences and start building your own forum community.
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