Mobilizon is a free and open-source decentralized social platform that allows you to host events and connect with your community without relying on third-party platforms. In this tutorial, you will learn how to install Mobilizon on MXLinux Latest.
Before we start, ensure that you have the following:
Mobilizon requires some dependencies to be installed. Open the terminal and run the following command to install the dependencies.
sudo apt install postgresql postgresql-contrib gcc build-essential git ruby ruby-dev ruby-bundler libimage-exiftool-perl nodejs npm phantomjs
Next, we need to clone the Mobilizon repository to your MXLinux machine. Run the following commands to clone the repository and change to the Mobilizon directory.
git clone https://framagit.org/framasoft/mobilizon.git
cd mobilizon/
Next, run the following command to install Mobilizon dependencies.
Bundle install -- deployment -- without development test
Mobilizon requires a PostgreSQL database to store data. Run the following command to install PostgreSQL.
sudo apt install postgresql postgresql-contrib
After the installation, log in to the PostgreSQL shell by running the following command.
sudo -u postgres psql
Create a new user and database for Mobilizon.
CREATE USER mobilizon WITH PASSWORD 'password';
CREATE DATABASE mobilizon_production OWNER mobilizon ENCODING 'UTF8';
Now that we have set up the PostgreSQL database, we need to configure Mobilizon to use the database. Copy the .env.production.sample file to .env.production and edit the values to match your environment.
cp .env.production.sample .env.production
nano .env.production
Update the following entries:
DATABASE_URL="postgres://mobilizon:password@localhost/mobilizon_production"
INSTANCE_URL="https://mobilizon.example.com"
SECRET_KEY_BASE=$(bundle exec rake secret)
Now run the following command to create the database tables.
bundle exec rails db:create db:migrate
The Mobilizon server is now up and running. You can start it by running the following command.
bundle exec rails server -b 127.0.0.1
Finally, access Mobilizon by opening a web browser and navigating to http://localhost:3000. Mobilizon is now installed and ready to use.
In this tutorial, we have shown you how to install Mobilizon on MXLinux Latest. Mobilizon provides a decentralized platform to connect and host events without relying on third-party platforms.
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