In this tutorial, we will walk you through the installation process of Answer on Fedora Server Latest. Answer is a free, open-source Q&A platform for communities.
Before we begin, ensure that you have:
First, update the system packages to ensure that you are installing the latest version of the software. Use the following command to update the package list:
sudo dnf update
Answer is built using the Django web framework, which requires a set of packages to run. Install these dependencies using the following command:
sudo dnf install python3 python3-devel python3-pip python3-virtualenv gcc libffi-devel openssl-devel libxml2 libxslt libxslt-devel
Answer uses a virtual environment to isolate its dependencies from the system's Python packages. Create a directory for the virtual environment and activate it using the following commands:
mkdir ~/answer
cd ~/answer
virtualenv env
source env/bin/activate
Use pip to install Answer inside the virtual environment:
pip install answer
After the installation is complete, you need to configure Answer with your settings.
Create a new configuration file by copying the sample file:
cp $(python -c "import os, answer; print(os.path.dirname(answer.__file__))")/answer/settings_local.sample.py ~/answer/local_settings.py
Open the configuration file using a text editor:
nano ~/answer/local_settings.py
Update the SECRET_KEY and DATABASES settings according to your preferences.
After the configuration is complete, start Answer:
./env/bin/answer start
In your web browser, navigate to http://localhost:8000 to access Answer. If you are installing Answer on a remote server, replace localhost with your server's IP address.
Congratulations, you have successfully installed Answer.
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