How to Install Rallly on Fedora Server Latest

Rallly is an open source web application that allows users to create polls and schedule events. It is a great tool for team collaboration and event planning. This tutorial will guide you through the process of installing Rallly on Fedora Server Latest.

Prerequisites

Before installing Rallly, ensure that you have the following prerequisites:

• A Fedora Server Latest instance
• A domain name or an IP address for your server
• A user account with root or sudo privileges

Step 1: Install Node.js and MongoDB

Rallly is built on top of Node.js and MongoDB. So you will need to install them before proceeding with the installation of Rallly.

1. To install Node.js, run the following command:

sudo dnf install nodejs

2. To install MongoDB, run the following command:

sudo dnf install mongodb-server

3. Start the MongoDB service and enable it at boot time with the following commands:

sudo systemctl start mongod
sudo systemctl enable mongod

Step 2: Download and Install Rallly

1. Create a directory for Rallly in your home directory:

mkdir ~/rallly

2. Navigate to the Rallly directory:

cd ~/rallly

3. Download the latest version of Rallly from GitHub:

curl -L https://github.com/lukevella/rallly/archive/v3.3.0.tar.gz | tar zx --strip-components=1

4. Install the dependencies:

npm install

Step 3: Configure Rallly

1. Copy the sample configuration file:

cp config.example.json config.json

2. Edit the config.json file to specify your MongoDB connection details, your domain or IP address, and the port on which you want to run Rallly:

{
  "db": {
    "uri": "mongodb://localhost/rallly"
  },
  "app": {
    "host": "yourdomain.com",
    "port": 3000
  }
}

Note: Replace yourdomain.com with your actual domain or IP address.

3. Generate a session key:

echo "sessionKey: $(openssl rand -hex 16)" >> config.json

Step 4: Start Rallly

1. Start Rallly with the following command:

npm start

2. Access your Rallly installation in a web browser by visiting:

http://yourdomain.com:3000

Note: Replace yourdomain.com with your actual domain or IP address, and 3000 with the port specified in your config.json file.

Conclusion

You have successfully installed Rallly on your Fedora Server Latest instance. You can now use Rallly to create polls and schedule events.

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