Hitobito is an open source web application that helps you manage groups, memberships, events, and communication. In this tutorial, we will guide you through the process of installing Hitobito on your Elementary OS Latest system.
Before we begin, make sure you have the following prerequisites:
Before installing any new application, it is always a good practice to update the system packages. You can do this by running the following command on your terminal:
sudo apt-get update && sudo apt-get upgrade
This command updates your system packages and installs the latest security patches.
Hitobito requires some dependencies for the installation process. Run the following command to install them:
sudo apt-get install git curl wget postgresql-client libpq-dev \
build-essential libssl-dev libreadline-dev zlib1g-dev
This command installs Git, Curl, Wget, PostgreSQL client, and some packages needed to compile Ruby on your system.
Hitobito is written in Ruby, so you need to install Ruby Version Manager (RVM) on your system. RVM is a tool that allows you to manage and install multiple Ruby versions on your system.
To install RVM, run the following command on your terminal:
\curl -sSL https://get.rvm.io | bash -s stable --ruby
This command downloads and installs the latest stable version of RVM.
After the installation is complete, execute the following command to load RVM into your shell:
source ~/.rvm/scripts/rvm
With RVM installed, you can now install the version of Ruby required by Hitobito. In this tutorial, we will install Ruby version 2.6.6. You can change the version number to the latest available version, if desired.
To install Ruby 2.6.6, run the following command on your terminal:
rvm install 2.6.6
This command installs Ruby 2.6.6 on your system.
With all the dependencies and Ruby installed, you can now download and install Hitobito.
First, clone the Hitobito repository using Git by executing the following command:
git clone https://github.com/hitobito/hitobito.git
This command downloads the Hitobito source code to your system.
Navigate to the cloned directory by executing the following command:
cd hitobito
Now, run the following command to install Hitobito dependencies:
bundle install --without development test --path vendor/bundle
This command installs all the required Hitobito dependencies, excluding the ones for development and testing.
After installing Hitobito, you need to set it up before you can use it. Run the following command to generate a configuration file:
cp config/database.yml.example config/database.yml
This command copies the default configuration file to a new file that you can customize.
Next, you need to create a PostgreSQL database and user for Hitobito. Run the following commands to log in to PostgreSQL and create a database and user:
sudo -u postgres psql
CREATE USER hitobito WITH PASSWORD 'your_password';
CREATE DATABASE hitobito_production OWNER hitobito;
GRANT ALL PRIVILEGES ON DATABASE hitobito_production TO hitobito;
\q
This command creates a new user named 'hitobito', sets a password, creates a database named 'hitobito_production' and assigns the ownership to the new user.
After creating the database, execute the following command to create tables and seed data:
RAILS_ENV=production bundle exec rake db:setup
This command creates the required tables and seed data in the database.
Finally, you can start the Hitobito application by running the following command in the Hitobito directory:
bundle exec rails server -e production
This command starts the Hitobito application in production mode.
You can access Hitobito from your web browser by navigating to http://localhost:3000. Hitobito will prompt you for login credentials. Use the following defaults:
Username: admin@example.com Password: password
It is strongly recommended that you change the default password immediately after logging in.
That's it! We have successfully installed Hitobito on your Elementary OS Latest system. You can now use Hitobito to manage your groups, memberships, events, and communication.
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