How to Install Tania on MXLinux Latest?

Tania is an open-source farm management system that helps farmers manage their crops, inventory, and staff members. It is a web-based application, meaning that it can be accessed from any device with a web browser. In this tutorial, we will show you how to install Tania on MXLinux latest.

Prerequisites

Before we begin, please ensure the following:

You have a computer running MXLinux latest.
You have root access to the computer.
You have a web browser installed on your computer.

Installing Tania

To install Tania on your MXLinux latest system, follow these steps:

Step 1: Download the Tania package

Go to the official Tania website: https://usetania.org/download, and download the latest package.

Step 2: Install Apache, PHP and MariaDB

Open the terminal and run the following command to install Apache, PHP and MariaDB:

sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install apache2 php mariadb-server mariadb-client

Step 3: Install composer

To install composer, run the following command in your terminal:

sudo apt install composer

Step 4: Install Tania

Extract the downloaded Tania package, navigate to the extracted folder and run the following command:

sudo composer install

Step 5: Create a new database

To create a new database, run the following command in your terminal:

sudo mysql -u root -p

Enter the MariaDB root password, then run the following command to create a new database:

CREATE DATABASE tania;

Step 6: Configure Tania

Copy the .env.example file to .env:

cp .env.example .env

Open the .env file in your favorite text editor and update the following variables with your database credentials:

DB_DATABASE=tania
DB_USERNAME=root
DB_PASSWORD=your_password

Step 7: Run Tania setup

To complete the setup process run:

php artisan setup

The setup command will guide you through the process of creating an admin user and setting up Tania.

Step 8: Configure the web server

Create a new Apache configuration file for Tania:

sudo nano /etc/apache2/sites-available/tania.conf

Insert the following lines:

<VirtualHost *:80>
        ServerName your_domain.com
        DocumentRoot /var/www/html/tania/public

        <Directory /var/www/html/tania>
                AllowOverride All
        </Directory>

        ErrorLog ${APACHE_LOG_DIR}/error.log
        CustomLog ${APACHE_LOG_DIR}/access.log combined
</VirtualHost>

Save and close the file.

Step 9: Enable Tania

Enable the Tania site and restart the Apache web server:

sudo a2ensite tania.conf
sudo systemctl restart apache2

Step 10: Access Tania

Open your web browser and enter the following URL:

http://your_domain.com

That's it! You can now access Tania and start managing your farm.

Conclusion

In this tutorial, we have shown you how to install Tania on MXLinux latest. We hope that you found this tutorial helpful and that you are now able to use Tania to manage your farm. If you have any questions or comments, please leave them below.

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