FlaskBB is a lightweight and open-source forum software written in Python with Flask framework. In this tutorial, we will show you how to install FlaskBB on Fedora CoreOS Latest, which is the latest version of the Fedora CoreOS operating system.
Before proceeding, you will need the following:
Before you proceed with the installation process, it’s always a good practice to update the system packages to their latest version. Run the following command to update the system packages.
sudo dnf update -y
FlaskBB requires some dependencies to be installed before it can be installed. Use the following command to install them.
sudo dnf install -y gcc python3-devel postgresql postgresql-devel
Next, we need to create and set up the PostgreSQL database for FlaskBB. Use the following commands to create a new user and database for FlaskBB.
sudo su - postgres
createuser flaskbbuser
createdb flaskbbdb
psql
Once you are inside the PostgreSQL shell, grant all privileges to the FlaskBB user and set a password for the user.
GRANT ALL PRIVILEGES ON DATABASE flaskbbdb TO flaskbbuser;
ALTER USER flaskbbuser WITH PASSWORD '<YOUR_PASSWORD>';
Exit the PostgreSQL shell by typing \q.
In this step, we will download and install FlaskBB. Use the following command to download it from the GitHub repository.
git clone https://github.com/flaskbb/flaskbb.git
Once the download is complete, navigate to the FlaskBB directory and install the required Python packages.
cd flaskbb
sudo pip3 install -r requirements.txt
Now, we need to configure FlaskBB to connect with the PostgreSQL database. Open the config.py configuration file and update the following parameters with the details of the PostgreSQL database.
SQLALCHEMY_DATABASE_URI = 'postgresql://flaskbbuser:<YOUR_PASSWORD>@localhost/flaskbbdb'
Save and close the file.
Finally, start the FlaskBB application using the following command.
python3 manage.py runserver
By default, FlaskBB will start on http://127.0.0.1:5000. Depending on your setup, you may need to configure a web server such as Nginx or Apache to serve FlaskBB on your preferred domain.
Congratulations, you have successfully installed FlaskBB on Fedora CoreOS Latest.
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