Canvas LMS is a popular open-source learning management system used by many educational institutions worldwide. In this tutorial, we will show you how to install Canvas LMS on MXLinux Latest.
Before you start the installation process, you should have the following prerequisites:
To run Canvas LMS on your MXLinux Latest, you need to install several packages. Open the terminal on your MXLinux Latest and type the following command to install the required packages:
sudo apt install git openssl libssl-dev libreadline-dev zlib1g-dev libsqlite3-dev libxml2-dev libxmlsec1-dev libcurl4-openssl-dev libyaml-dev libffi-dev nodejs npm build-essential redis-server postgresql postgresql-contrib libpq-dev
You may be required to enter your root password to proceed.
It is recommended to create a dedicated user for Canvas LMS. You can create a user by running the following command:
sudo adduser canvas
You will be prompted to enter a password and other user details.
Once you have installed the required packages and created a user account, you can proceed to clone the Canvas LMS repository.
Run the following command to clone the repository:
sudo -u canvas -H git clone https://github.com/instructure/canvas-lms.git canvas
This command will clone the Canvas LMS repository and save it in the canvas directory.
Next, you need to install Ruby. Run the following command to install the latest version of Ruby:
sudo -u canvas -H bash -c 'curl -sSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/rvm/rvm/master/binscripts/rvm-installer | bash -s stable --ruby'
This command will install the latest version of Ruby using the RVM (Ruby Version Manager) tool.
Next, install PostgreSQL by running the following command:
sudo apt install postgresql postgresql-contrib libpq-dev
Once the installation is complete, log in to the PostgreSQL database server and create a new user for Canvas LMS:
sudo -u postgres createuser canvas -dRS
This command will create a new user named canvas with permission to create databases.
To configure Canvas LMS, go to the canvas directory and copy the sample configuration files:
cd canvas
sudo -u canvas cp config/database.yml.example config/database.yml
sudo -u canvas cp config/secrets.yml.example config/secrets.yml
Next, edit the database.yml file and set the database username and password:
sudo -u canvas nano config/database.yml
Under the variables section, change the username and password values to match the PostgreSQL user you created in Step 5.
Install the Rails dependencies by running the following commands:
sudo -u canvas bundle config set without 'sqlite'
sudo -u canvas bundle install --path vendor/bundle --without development test sqlite
Initialize the Canvas LMS database by running the following commands:
sudo -u canvas bin/rake db:create
sudo -u canvas bin/rake db:initial_setup
sudo -u canvas bin/rake db:load_initial_data
Finally, you can start the Canvas LMS server by running the following command:
sudo -u canvas bin/rails server -b 0.0.0.0
This command will start the server and bind it to all network interfaces. You can now access Canvas LMS by opening a web browser and going to http://localhost:3000.
In this tutorial, we have shown you how to install Canvas LMS on MXLinux Latest. If you followed the steps correctly, you should have a fully functional instance of Canvas LMS running on your MXLinux Latest environment.
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