In this tutorial, we will guide you on how to install Zulip on MXLinux Latest. Zulip is an open-source group chat application that can be used to improve team communication, collaboration, and productivity.
Before you begin, ensure that you have the following:
To install Zulip on MXLinux, you need to install some required dependencies first. Open the terminal and run the following command to update the package repository:
sudo apt-get update
After updating the package repository, run the following command to install the required dependencies:
sudo apt-get install build-essential curl git apt-transport-https ca-certificates software-properties-common libffi-dev libfuzzy-dev libjpeg-dev libldap2-dev libsasl2-dev libssl-dev libxml2-dev libxslt1-dev libyaml-dev zlib1g-dev libpq-dev libmemcached-dev python3-dev python3-pip python3-setuptools npm nodejs
When prompted, enter your root password or the password of the user with administrative privileges to confirm the installation of these dependencies.
Zulip requires PostgreSQL as a database, so you need to install it on your MXLinux. Run the following command to install PostgreSQL:
sudo apt-get install postgresql postgresql-contrib
After installation, PostgreSQL will automatically start working as a service. You can check the status of the PostgreSQL service using the following command:
sudo systemctl status postgresql
If PostgreSQL is running, you will see its status as "active" above.
Create a new Zulip system user by running the following command.
sudo adduser zulip
Set a strong password for the new user when prompted.
To install Zulip, you need to clone the repository from Github. Run the following commands:
cd /opt
sudo git clone https://github.com/zulip/zulip.git
sudo chown -R zulip:zulip zulip
With the Zulip files and repository in place, you now need to configure Zulip. For this, you will need to cd into the cloned repository.
cd zulip/
Once inside the repository, initiate the configuration script by running the following command:
sudo ./scripts/setup/install
This script selects the default configurations and installs the requirements. Wait for the installation process to complete, as this may take a while.
If you want more configuration options, you can also run the command:
sudo ./scripts/setup/configure
This command will enable you to set your PostgreSQL database, email server, and Nginx configurations.
Once the installation and configuration processes are complete, you can now start using Zulip. Run the following commands to start the Zulip server:
sudo su - zulip
./manage.py makemigrations
./manage.py migrate
./manage.py devserver
Once the server is running, you can access Zulip on your browser by navigating to localhost:9991.
Congratulations! You have successfully installed Zulip on MXLinux. You can now use the application for group communication and collaboration. If you have any issues or additional questions about setting up Zulip, refer to the Zulip documentation from https://zulip.com/api/overview/getting-started.
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