How to Install Mobilizon on Fedora CoreOS Latest

Mobilizon is a free and open-source platform that helps you organize your events and engage with your community without relying on social media platforms. In this tutorial, you will learn how to install Mobilizon on Fedora CoreOS Latest.

Prerequisites

Before you begin, make sure you have the following:

• A Fedora CoreOS Latest instance or VM with SSH access.
• A sudo user account on the server.
• Basic knowledge of Linux server administration.

Step 1: Install Docker

Mobilizon runs on Docker, so the first step is to install Docker on your Fedora CoreOS instance. To do that, follow these steps:

1. SSH into your Fedora CoreOS instance and login as a sudo user.

2. Install the Docker package by running the following command:

   sudo dnf -y install docker
   

3. Enable and start the Docker service:

   sudo systemctl enable docker
   sudo systemctl start docker
   

Step 2: Create a Docker Volume

Mobilizon requires a persistent storage for its data. To create a Docker volume for Mobilizon, run the following command:

sudo docker volume create mobilizon-data

Step 3: Create a Docker Network

Mobilizon requires a Docker network for its containers to communicate with each other. To create a Docker network for Mobilizon, run the following command:

sudo docker network create mobilizon-network

Step 4: Install Mobilizon

The easiest and most recommended way to install Mobilizon is by using Docker Compose. To install Mobilizon on your Fedora CoreOS instance, follow these steps:

1. Install Docker Compose by running the following command:

sudo dnf -y install docker-compose

2. Create a directory for Mobilizon and navigate to it:

mkdir mobilizon
cd mobilizon

3. Download the docker-compose.yml file from the Mobilizon website:

sudo curl -L https://mobilizon.org/static/docker-compose.yml -o docker-compose.yml

4. Open the docker-compose.yml file with your favorite text editor and set the following environment variables:

- MOBILIZON_HOSTNAME: mobilizon.example.com  # replace with your domain name
- TZ: Europe/Paris  # replace with your timezone
- POSTGRES_PASSWORD: mysecretpassword  # replace with your own password
- MOBILIZON_SECRET_KEY_BASE: mysecretkeybase  # replace with your own secret key
- MOBILIZON_DB_PASSWORD: mysecretpassword  # replace with your own password

5. Run the following command to start the Mobilizon containers:

sudo docker-compose up -d

Step 5: Test Mobilizon

Once the Mobilizon containers are up and running, you can access the Mobilizon web interface by visiting http://<your-domain-name> in your web browser.

Conclusion

Congratulations! You have successfully installed Mobilizon on Fedora CoreOS Latest using Docker Compose. Mobilizon is now ready to use for your event organization needs.

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