How to Install Reciphpes on Linux Mint Latest

Reciphpes is an open-source recipe management system that enables you to manage and organize your recipe collection effortlessly. In this guide, we will show you how to install Reciphpes on Linux Mint Latest.

Prerequisites

Step 1 - Install Git

You need to install Git on your system to clone the Reciphpes repository from GitHub. To install Git, open the Terminal application and run the following command:

sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install git

Step 2 - Clone the Reciphpes Repository

After installing Git, you can clone the Reciphpes repository from GitHub using the following command:

git clone https://github.com/nanawel/reciphpes.git

Step 3 - Install Required Dependencies

Reciphpes requires some dependencies to run correctly. To install these dependencies, run the following command in the Terminal:

sudo apt-get install python3-pip python3-dev libpq-dev postgresql postgresql-contrib

Step 4 - Create a Database

Next, create a new database for Reciphpes to use by running the following commands in the Terminal:

sudo su - postgres
psql
CREATE DATABASE reciphpes;
CREATE USER reciphpesuser WITH PASSWORD 'password';
ALTER ROLE reciphpesuser SET client_encoding TO 'utf8';
ALTER ROLE reciphpesuser SET default_transaction_isolation TO 'read committed';
ALTER ROLE reciphpesuser SET timezone TO 'UTC';
GRANT ALL PRIVILEGES ON DATABASE reciphpes TO reciphpesuser;
\q
exit

Replace the password with your desired database password.

Step 5 - Install Python Dependencies

Reciphpes also requires some Python dependencies to run correctly. Navigate to the cloned repository directory:

cd reciphpes

Then, install the dependencies using the following command:

sudo -H pip3 install -r requirements.txt

Step 6 - Configure Database Settings

Open the settings.py file using a text editor:

nano reciphpes/settings.py

Update the database settings in the file using the following code:

DATABASES = {
    'default': {
        'ENGINE': 'django.db.backends.postgresql',
        'NAME': 'reciphpes',
        'USER': 'reciphpesuser',
        'PASSWORD': 'password',
        'HOST': 'localhost',
        'PORT': '',
    }
}

Replace the password with your database password.

Save and close the file.

Step 7 - Initialize Database

Before running the application, you need to initialize the database. Run the following commands in the Terminal:

python3 manage.py makemigrations
python3 manage.py migrate

Step 8 - Run Reciphpes

Finally, run the Reciphpes application using the following command:

python3 manage.py runserver

Open a web browser and navigate to http://localhost:8000/ to access the Reciphpes web application.

Congratulations! You have successfully installed Reciphpes on Linux Mint Latest. You can now start managing your recipe collection with ease.

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