Pretix is a popular and open-source event ticketing software that is widely used by event organizers. It allows you to sell tickets, create events, and manage attendees.
In this tutorial, we will explain the steps to install Pretix on Linux Mint Latest.
To install Pretix on your Linux Mint system, you need:
It is always recommended that you update your system before installing any new packages. You can do this by running the following command:
sudo apt update && sudo apt upgrade
Before we install Pretix, we need to install some of the required dependencies. Run the following command to install these dependencies:
sudo apt install python3-pip python3-dev python3-setuptools python3-wheel python3-cffi python3-markdown python3-venv postgresql libpq-dev
It is always recommended to create a separate user for the services you install on your system. So, let's create a new user for Pretix.
sudo adduser pretixuser
You will be prompted to enter a password and some other details. Once you have set up the user, switch to the new user account:
su - pretixuser
To install Pretix, you need to create a virtual environment first. A virtual environment allows you to install packages without affecting the system-wide installation.
python3 -m venv ~/pretix
source ~/pretix/bin/activate
pip3 install pretix
Pretix uses PostgreSQL as its database backend. You need to create a new PostgreSQL database and user for Pretix.
sudo -u postgres psql
CREATE DATABASE pretixdb;
CREATE USER pretixuser WITH PASSWORD 'password';
GRANT ALL PRIVILEGES ON DATABASE pretixdb TO pretixuser;
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Pretix uses a configuration file to store its settings. Create a new configuration file by running the following command:
pretix setupconfig
The above command will ask you some questions to configure the database settings, email settings, and other settings. Here's an example of how you can answer the questions:
Runtime configuration created in config.yml!
Please edit this file to configure your instance.
$ cat config.yml
DATABASE_URL: 'postgresql://pretixuser:password@localhost/pretixdb'
Once the configuration is done, initialize the database by running the following command:
pretix migrate
After the database is initialized, create a superuser:
pretix createsuperuser
Enter the required details and the superuser will be created.
Finally, we can start the Pretix server by running the following command:
pretix runserver
The above command will start the Pretix server on port 8000. You can access the Pretix admin panel by visiting http://your_server_ip:8000/control/login/
In this tutorial, we have explained the steps to install Pretix on Linux Mint Latest. You can now start creating events, selling tickets, and managing attendees with Pretix.
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