Installing Baby Buddy on Linux Mint

Prerequisites

1. Make sure you have Python 3 installed on your system.

   sudo apt-get install python3

2. Install git to download the installation files.

   sudo apt-get install git

Installation

1. Clone the Baby Buddy repository to your local development environment:

   git clone https://github.com/babybuddy/babybuddy.git

   The Baby Buddy codebase will be cloned to your local machine in a directory babybuddy.

2. Navigate to the babybuddy directory:

   cd babybuddy

3. Create a virtual environment:

   python3 -m venv env

4. Activate the virtual environment:

   source env/bin/activate

5. Install the required packages:

   pip install -r requirements.txt

6. Create the database:

   python manage.py migrate
   python manage.py createcachetable
   

7. Create a superuser account:

   python manage.py createsuperuser

   Follow the prompts to create a username, email address, and password for the superuser account.

8. Start the development server:

   python manage.py runserver

   Baby Buddy should now be accessible via http://localhost:8000.

9. Access the Baby Buddy app:

   Open a web browser and navigate to http://localhost:8000/login.

   You should see the Baby Buddy login screen. Log in using the superuser credentials created in step 7.

   Baby Buddy is now successfully installed on your Linux Mint latest system.

Conclusion

In this tutorial, we have learned how to install Baby Buddy on a Linux Mint latest system. Now you can start using the app and track your baby's growth and development!

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