Installing Noosfero on Fedora Server Latest
Noosfero is an open-source platform for building social networks, blogs, and websites. In this tutorial, we will go through the steps required to install Noosfero on a Fedora Server Latest distribution.
Step 1: Update your system
Before proceeding with the installation, it's essential to update your system to ensure that all necessary packages are up-to-date. To do this, open a terminal and run the following commands:
sudo dnf upgrade -y
Step 2: Install prerequisites
Noosfero requires several prerequisites to be installed on your system. Install them by running the following command in a terminal:
sudo dnf install -y gpg2 curl libicu-devel libxml2-devel libxslt-devel postgresql-server postgresql-devel postgresql-contrib ruby ruby-devel rubygems gcc-c++ git nodejs
This command will install the necessary dependencies for Noosfero.
Step 3: Install RVM
Noosfero requires that you use RVM (Ruby Version Manager) to manage different Ruby versions. Here's how to install RVM:
curl -sSL https://get.rvm.io | bash -s stable
source /etc/profile.d/rvm.sh
This command installs RVM and sets up the necessary environment variables.
Step 4: Install Ruby
Next, we install Ruby using RVM. Run the following commands in a terminal:
rvm list known
rvm install 2.7.2
rvm use 2.7.2 --default
This command will install Ruby version 2.7.2 and set it as the default version.
Step 5: Install Noosfero
Now that we have all the prerequisites installed, we are ready to install Noosfero. Run the following commands in a terminal:
git clone https://gitlab.com/noosfero/noosfero.git
cd noosfero
gem install bundler
bundle install
This command will download the Noosfero source code, and install the necessary Ruby gems.
Step 6: Configure PostgreSQL
Noosfero requires a PostgreSQL database to run. We need to create a new database and a new user for Noosfero. Run the following commands in a terminal:
sudo postgresql-setup --initdb
sudo systemctl start postgresql
sudo systemctl enable postgresql
sudo -u postgres psql
This command will start the PostgreSQL server and give you access to the PostgreSQL shell.
In the PostgreSQL shell, run the following commands:
CREATE USER noosfero WITH PASSWORD 'password';
CREATE DATABASE noosfero_production OWNER noosfero;
GRANT ALL PRIVILEGES ON DATABASE noosfero_production to noosfero;
\q
These commands will create a new user called 'noosfero', a new database called 'noosfero_production', and give 'noosfero' permission to access the database.
Step 7: Configure Noosfero
Now we need to configure Noosfero to use the PostgreSQL database we just created. Open the 'config/database.yml' file in your favorite text editor and modify it to look like this:
production:
adapter: postgresql
encoding: unicode
database: noosfero_production
pool: 5
username: noosfero
password: password
host: localhost
Save the file and close the editor.
Step 8: Run the setup script
Now we are ready to run the Noosfero setup script. Run the following command in a terminal:
rake noosfero:setup
This command will create the necessary tables and populate the database with default data.
Step 9: Start Noosfero
Now we can start Noosfero by running the following command in a terminal:
rails server -e production
This command will start the Noosfero server. You can access Noosfero by opening a web browser and visiting the URL 'http://localhost:3000'.
Final Word
In this tutorial, we learned how to install Noosfero on Fedora Server Latest using RVM and PostgreSQL. With this installation, you can now build social networks, blogs, and websites on your system.
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