How to install edX on EndeavourOS Latest

In this tutorial, we will be guiding you through the steps on how to install edX on EndeavourOS Latest. edX is an online learning platform that offers free online courses and classes from the world’s best universities and institutions. Before proceeding with the installation process, ensure that you have administrative privileges on your system.

Step 1: Update your system

First, we need to ensure that your system is up-to-date by executing the following command on your terminal:

sudo pacman -Syu

Step 2: Install prerequisites

After updating your system, it's time to install the required dependencies for edX by executing the command:

sudo pacman -S git python-pip npm virtualenv uwsgi gcc g++ clang

Step 3: Clone the edX repository

Next, we will clone the whole edX repository using the following command:

git clone https://github.com/edx/edx-platform.git /edx/app/edxapp/edx-platform

Step 4: Create a virtual environment

After cloning the edX repository, we need to create a virtual environment that will isolate the installation of Python packages. Execute the following commands:

cd /edx/app/edxapp/edx-platform
sudo virtualenv -p /usr/bin/python2.7 .
source ./bin/activate

Step 5: Install the Python dependencies

With the virtual environment activated, we can now proceed with the installation of the Python dependencies using the following command:

pip install -r requirements/edx/base.txt

Step 6: Install the JavaScript dependencies

After installing the Python dependencies, we need to install JavaScript dependencies using npm package manager by executing the command:

npm install -g bower
sudo -H -u edxapp bash -c "cd /edx/app/edxapp/edx-platform && /edx/bin/pip.edxapp install -r requirements/edx/all.txt &&\
                                    /edx/app/edxapp/edx-platform/node_modules/bower/bin/bower install --allow-root"

Step 7: Create a configuration file

Next, you need to create a configuration file called lms.env.json by copying and modifying the lms.env.json.sample file:

sudo cp /edx/app/edxapp/edx-platform/lms.env.json.sample /edx/app/edxapp/edx-platform/lms.env.json

Next, modify lms.env.json by replacing the following placeholder values :

• {LMS_BASE} with localhost.
• {ENVIRONMENT} with sandbox.
• {CMS_BASE} with lms.{yourdomain}.com.

Step 8: Configure the edX application

After creating the configuration file, we need to create another configuration file called lms.auth.json by copying and modifying the lms.auth.json.template file:

sudo cp /edx/app/edxapp/edx-platform/auth/lms.auth.json.template /edx/app/edxapp/edx-platform/auth/lms.auth.json
sudo chown edxapp:edxapp /edx/app/edxapp/edx-platform/auth/lms.auth.json

After that, replace the text of the lms.auth.json file with the following values:

{
    "LMS_ROOT_URL": "http://{LMS_BASE}:8000",
    "USE_CUSTOM_AUTH_BACKEND": true,
    "CUSTOM_BACKEND_CLASS": "common.djangoapps.third_party_auth.auth_backends.EdxOrgOAuth2",
    "OAUTH_DISCOVERY_URL": "https://auth.edx.org",
    "OAUTH_CLIENT_ID": "your-client-id",
    "OAUTH_CLIENT_SECRET": "your-client-secret",
    "OAUTH_AUTHORIZE_URL": "https://auth.edx.org/oauth2/v1/authorize",
    "OAUTH_ACCESS_TOKEN_URL": "https://auth.edx.org/oauth2/v1/access_token",
    "OAUTH_EXTRA_SCOPE": "user",
    "OPEN_EDX_SSO_LOGIN_ENABLED": false
}

Replace LMS_BASE, OAUTH_CLIENT_ID, and OAUTH_CLIENT_SECRET with your own configuration.

Step 9: Migrate the database

After creating the application configuration, it's now time to migrate the database by executing the following commands:

sudo -u edxapp /edx/bin/python.edxapp /edx/app/edxapp/edx-platform/manage.py lms makemigrations --settings=aws
sudo -u edxapp /edx/bin/python.edxapp /edx/app/edxapp/edx-platform/manage.py lms migrate --settings=aws

Step 10: Collect the static files

Next, we need to collect the static files using the following command:

sudo -u edxapp /edx/bin/python.edxapp /edx/app/edxapp/edx-platform/manage.py lms collectstatic --noinput --settings=aws

Step 11: Start the server

Finally, we can start the server using the following command:

sudo /edx/bin/supervisorctl -c /edx/etc/supervisord.conf restart edxapp:

Congrats! edX installation on EndeavourOS is now complete. You can now access your edX instance by navigating to http://localhost:8000.

It's essential to note that this tutorial is just the basics to get started with edX on EndeavourOS. It's recommended to check the edX documentation for more information on how to set up and configure a fully functional edX instance.

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