Scoold is an open-source stack overflow clone platform that can be used for internal communication within an organization or a community. In this tutorial, we will see how to install Scoold on Manjaro.
Before we start the installation process, make sure you have the following prerequisites installed on your Manjaro system:
First, we need to clone the Scoold repository using the following command:
git clone https://github.com/Erudika/scoold.git
Once the repository is cloned, we need to switch to the Scoold directory:
cd scoold
We need to create a new PostgreSQL database and user for Scoold. Run the following commands to log in to the PostgreSQL server and create a new user and database:
sudo -u postgres psql
CREATE USER scoolduser WITH PASSWORD 'scooldpassword';
CREATE DATABASE scoolddb OWNER scoolduser;
\q
Next, we need to configure Scoold by editing the scoold.conf file located in the src/main/resources directory:
nano src/main/resources/scoold.conf
Replace the database settings with the following:
db.driver=org.postgresql.Driver
db.url=jdbc:postgresql://localhost:5432/scoolddb
db.username=scoolduser
db.password=scooldpassword
Save and close the file.
Now we can build and run Scoold using the following commands:
./mvnw package
java -jar target/scoold-*.jar
After running the second command, you should be able to access Scoold at http://localhost:8080/ in your web browser.
In this tutorial, we have learned how to install Scoold on Manjaro. Scoold is now ready to be used as a platform for internal communication within an organization or a community.
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