How to Install Gancio on EndeavourOS Latest

Gancio is a free and open-source calendaring system that is designed to help groups and individuals organize their events together. It is built on top of the Django framework and uses PostgreSQL as its database backend. In this tutorial, we will walk you through the process of installing Gancio on EndeavourOS Latest.

Prerequisites

Before you begin, make sure that you have the following requirements installed on your system:

• A Linux system with EndeavourOS Latest installed
• Python3 and pip3 installed on your system
• PostgreSQL installed and configured

Step 1: Install Required Dependencies

The first step is to install the required dependencies for Gancio. Open the terminal and run the following command:

sudo pacman -Syu python-pip postgresql postgresql-libs postgresql-server

Once the packages are installed, start the PostgreSQL service and enable it to start at boot time:

sudo systemctl enable --now postgresql

Step 2: Install and Set Up Gancio

1. Create a new system user:

sudo useradd -m -d /var/lib/gancio gancio

2. Change to the Gancio user:

sudo su - gancio

3. Install Gancio using pip:

pip3 install gancio

4. Generate a new Gancio configuration file:

gancio --configure

You can accept the defaults or make changes based on your requirements.

5. Initialize the Gancio database:

gancio syncdb

6. Create a new administrative user for Gancio:

gancio createsuperuser

7. Exit the Gancio user environment:

exit

Step 3: Configure the Web Server

1. Install the Apache web server and necessary modules:

sudo pacman -S apache php php-apache libapache2-mod-wsgi

2. Enable and start the Apache service:

sudo systemctl enable --now httpd

3. Configure the Apache virtual host:

sudo nano /etc/httpd/conf/httpd.conf

Add the following lines at the end of the file:

WSGIScriptAlias / /var/lib/gancio/gancio/wsgi.py
WSGIPythonPath /var/lib/gancio
<VirtualHost *:80>
    ServerName yourdomain.com
    DocumentRoot /var/lib/gancio
    Alias /static/ /var/lib/gancio/static/
    <Directory /var/lib/gancio/static>
        Require all granted
    </Directory>
    <Directory /var/lib/gancio/gancio>
        <Files wsgi.py>
            Require all granted
        </Files>
    </Directory>
</VirtualHost>

Replace yourdomain.com with your actual domain name.

4. Restart the Apache service:

sudo systemctl restart httpd

Step 4: Access Gancio

Open your web browser and navigate to your domain name. You should see the Gancio login page. Enter your administrative username and password to log in.

Congratulations! You have successfully installed and configured Gancio on EndeavourOS Latest.

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