How to Install OSEM on FreeBSD Latest

In this tutorial, we will guide you through the process of installing OSEM on FreeBSD Latest.

OSEM is an open-source event management platform that provides a complete solution for organizing events, managing attendees, and tracking registration, among other things. It is a project of the Ruby User Group Berlin e. V.

Prerequisites

• A FreeBSD instance
• root privileges or an account with sudo access
• Internet connectivity

Step 1: Installing Dependencies

1. Update the package repository to ensure that the latest packages are available:

   $ sudo pkg update
   

2. Install the dependencies required for OSEM:

   $ sudo pkg install ruby node npm
   

Step 2: Installing OSEM

1. Clone the OSEM repository to your local machine:

   $ git clone https://github.com/openSUSE/osem.git
   

2. Navigate to the directory where the repository was cloned:

   $ cd osem
   

3. Install the required gems:

   $ bundle install
   

4. Install the required node modules:

   $ npm install
   

Step 3: Configuring OSEM

1. Copy the config/application.yml.example to config/application.yml:

   $ cp config/application.yml.example config/application.yml
   

2. Open the config/application.yml file in a text editor:

   $ nano config/application.yml
   

3. Configure the settings as per your requirements.

   Note: Please make sure to set the SECRET_KEY_BASE value to a random string of at least 64 characters.

4. Save and close the file.

Step 4: Starting the OSEM Server

1. Start the server by running the following command:

   $ foreman start
   

2. Once the server is started, open your web browser and navigate to http://<server-ip-address>:5000.

   You should see the OSEM landing page.

Congratulations! You have successfully installed and configured OSEM on FreeBSD Latest.

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