How to Install Pinry on Linux Mint

In this tutorial, we will go over the steps to install Pinry on Linux Mint.

Prerequisites

Before you begin, make sure you have the following requirements:

• A Linux Mint system running on version 19 or later.
• Access to a terminal or command-line interface on the Linux Mint system.
• A non-root user account with sudo privileges.

Step 1: Install Required Dependencies

1. Open a terminal window by pressing Ctrl+Alt+T on your keyboard.

2. Update the package list by running the following command:

   sudo apt update
   

3. Install the required dependencies for Pinry:

   sudo apt-get install python3 python3-pip python3-dev build-essential libssl-dev libffi-dev libxml2-dev libxslt1-dev zlib1g-dev
   

Step 2: Install Pinry

1. Install Pinry from the official repository by running the following command:

   sudo pip3 install pinry
   

2. Install any additional libraries that might be needed by running the pip command with the --user flag. You may need to substitute the library names with those that your system requires:

   sudo pip3 install --user pillow django psycopg2-binary
   

Step 3: Configure Pinry

1. Create a new directory where the assets for Pinry will be stored:

   cd ~
   mkdir -p pinry/static_files && mkdir -p pinry/media_files
   

2. Create a new file at ~/pinry/config.cfg with the following contents:

   # config.cfg
   
   [GENERAL]
   SECRET_KEY=xxx
   DEBUG=True
   
   [DATABASE]
   NAME=pinry
   ENGINE=django.db.backends.postgresql_psycopg2
   USER=<db_username>
   PASSWORD=<db_password>
   HOST=localhost
   PORT=
   

   Replace the following values in the configuration file:

   • SECRET_KEY: A secret key for Django. You can generate one using a tool like Djecrety.
   • <db_username>: The username of the PostgreSQL user account that Pinry will use to connect to the database.
   • <db_password>: The password of the PostgreSQL user account.

3. Create a new PostgreSQL database for Pinry:

   sudo -i -u postgres
   createdb pinry
   createuser -P <db_username>
   exit
   

4. Run the database migrations:

   cd /usr/local/lib/python3.6/dist-packages/pinry
   ./manage.py migrate
   

5. Collect the static files for Pinry:

   ./manage.py collectstatic
   

Step 4: Run Pinry

1. Start the Pinry server:

   ./manage.py runserver
   

2. Open a web browser and navigate to http://localhost:8000 to access the Pinry web interface.

   Note: You may need to replace localhost with the IP address or hostname of the server if you are accessing Pinry from a different machine.

Congratulations! You have successfully installed Pinry on your Linux Mint system. You can now start creating and organizing pins of your own.

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