In this tutorial, we will guide you through the process of installing Scoold on your Linux Mint operating system. Scoold is an open-source platform for creating question and answer communities like Stack Overflow.
Before we begin with the installation process, make sure to have the following prerequisites:
Scoold requires Java 8 or later. Thus, the first step is to install Java if you haven't already. Open the terminal and run the following command:
sudo apt-get install openjdk-8-jre
Verify the Java installation by running the following command:
java -version
It should show you the Java version installed on your machine.
The next step is to install PostgreSQL, which will serve as a database for Scoold. Run the following command to install PostgreSQL:
sudo apt-get install postgresql
Once the installation is complete, start the PostgreSQL service using the following command:
sudo systemctl start postgresql
Now that we have installed PostgreSQL, we need to create a database for Scoold. Run the following commands to create a new user and database:
sudo su postgres
createuser -DRS scoold
createdb -O scoold scoold
exit
Scoold is available for download from the official website. Visit https://scoold.com/download and download the ZIP file.
Extract the downloaded ZIP file into the desired directory using the following command:
unzip scoold-4.X.X.zip -d /opt
Replace 4.X.X with the version you have downloaded.
Navigate to the Scoold directory by running the following command:
cd /opt/scoold-4.X.X
Create a new application.properties file in the /opt/scoold-4.X.X/config directory using the following command:
sudo nano config/application.properties
Add the following lines to the application.properties file:
spring.datasource.url=jdbc:postgresql://localhost:5432/scoold
spring.datasource.username=scoold
spring.datasource.password=scoold
scoold.instance.title=My Scoold Instance
Save and close the file by pressing Ctrl+X, Y, then Enter.
Start Scoold by running the following command:
nohup java -jar scoold.jar &
This will start Scoold in the background. You can access Scoold by visiting http://localhost:8080 in your web browser.
Congratulations! You have successfully installed Scoold on your Linux Mint machine. Now you can create your own Q&A community using Scoold. Happy coding!
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