How to Install Tracim on NetBSD

Tracim is a collaborative platform that allows teams to create and manage projects, tasks, documents and discussions. In this tutorial, we will cover the step-by-step process of installing Tracim on NetBSD.

Prerequisites

1. A working installation of NetBSD.
2. Root access to the server.

Installation

1. Install Python

Tracim requires Python 3.5 or later. To install Python on NetBSD, run the following command:

pkgin install python35

2. Install PostgreSQL

Tracim requires PostgreSQL to store its data. To install PostgreSQL on NetBSD, run the following command:

pkgin install postgresql95-server

After the installation is complete, follow the instructions in the following file to initialize the PostgreSQL database:

/usr/pkg/share/doc/postgresql95/README.NetBSD

3. Install Tracim

To install Tracim on NetBSD, follow these steps:

1. Clone the Tracim repository from GitHub:

   git clone https://github.com/tracim/tracim.git
   

2. Change to the Tracim directory:

   cd tracim
   

3. Create a virtual environment for Tracim:

   python3 -m venv env
   

4. Activate the virtual environment:

   . env/bin/activate
   

5. Install Tracim dependencies:

   pip install -r requirements.txt
   

6. Install Tracim itself:

   python setup.py install
   

4. Configure Tracim

To configure Tracim, create a configuration file tracim.cfg in the Tracim directory. Here is an example configuration file:

[tracim]
base_url = http://localhost:5000/
files_path = /path/to/tracim/files
default_lang = en
debug = False

[postgresql]
dsn = dbname=tracim user=tracim password=tracim host=localhost port=5432
pool_size = 5

[email]
smtp_host = localhost
smtp_port = 25
from_address = tracim@localhost

Make sure to replace the values for files_path, dsn, smtp_host, smtp_port, and from_address with appropriate values for your setup.

5. Initialize the Tracim database

To initialize the Tracim database, run the following command:

tracim-db-init tracim.cfg

If the command runs successfully, you should see output similar to the following:

Creating database schema...
Creating tables...
Creating indexes...
Initialization completed.

6. Start the Tracim server

To start the Tracim server, run the following command:

tracim-collab-server tracim.cfg

If the server starts successfully, you should see output similar to the following:

 * Running on http://localhost:5000/ (Press CTRL+C to quit)

You can now access Tracim by visiting the URL shown in the output.

Conclusion

In this tutorial, we have covered the steps required to install and configure Tracim on NetBSD. With Tracim, teams can collaborate on projects, tasks, documents and discussions in a centralized platform.

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