How to install pretalx on FreeBSD Latest

Pretalx is an open-source conference management tool used for scheduling and organizing events. In this tutorial, we will go through the steps to install Pretalx on FreeBSD Latest.

Prerequisites

• A server running FreeBSD Latest.
• A user account with sudo privileges.
• Python 3.8 or higher installed on the server.
• PostgreSQL 11 or higher installed on the server.

Step 1: Install dependencies

Before we start installing Pretalx, we need to install some dependencies. Use the following command to install the necessary dependencies:

sudo pkg install py38-pip py38-virtualenv redis py38-lxml

Step 2: Install Pretalx

Once the dependencies are installed, we can proceed with installing Pretalx.

1. Create a virtual environment for Pretalx:

   mkdir pretalx
   cd pretalx/
   virtualenv --python=python3 pretalxenv
   

2. Activate the virtual environment

   source pretalxenv/bin/activate
   

3. Install Pretalx using pip:

   pip install pretalx
   

Step 3: Configure Pretalx

Once Pretalx is installed, we need to configure it before we can start using it.

1. Create a PostgreSQL database for Pretalx:

   sudo su postgres
   createdb pretalx
   exit
   

2. Create a configuration file for Pretalx:

   pretalx migrate
   pretalx createconfig
   

3. Edit the configuration file:

   nano pretalx.cfg
   

   Replace the following lines with your PostgreSQL credentials:

   DATABASE_URL = postgresql://USER:PASSWORD@localhost:5432/pretalx
   

   Replace the following line with your website domain name or IP address:

   SITE_URL = https://YOURDOMAIN.com
   

Step 4: Start Pretalx

Once Pretalx is configured, we can start it using the following command:

pretalx start

You should see output similar to the following:

Starting pretalx-server with settings from /path/to/pretalx.cfg
Performing system checks...

System check identified no issues (0 silenced).
October 26, 2021 - 18:50:00
Django version 3.2.6, using settings '<pretalx.cfg>'
Starting development server at http://127.0.0.1:8000/
Quit the server with CTRL-BREAK.

Pretalx is now running! You can access it by visiting the URL specified in SITE_URL in your web browser.

Conclusion

In this tutorial, we have gone through the steps to install Pretalx on FreeBSD Latest. By following these steps, you should now have Pretalx up and running on your FreeBSD server.

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