Alf.io is an open-source, event attendance management system that allows you to manage registrations, check-ins, and analytics for your events. In this tutorial, we will guide you through the process of installing Alf.io on an OpenBSD server.
Before installing any software on your server, it's important to make sure your system packages are up-to-date. Open a terminal and run the following command to update your system:
$ sudo pkg_add -Uuv
Alf.io depends on several packages that need to be installed on the server. Run the following command to install the required dependencies:
$ sudo pkg_add python py3-pip py3-setuptools py3-wheel npm
Download the latest distribution of Alf.io from the official website using the following command:
$ cd /usr/local/src/
$ sudo wget https://github.com/alfio-event/alf.io/archive/refs/tags/v0.10.0.tar.gz
Extract the downloaded archive and install Alf.io using the following commands:
$ sudo tar -xvf v0.10.0.tar.gz
$ cd alf.io-0.10.0/
$ sudo pip3 install -r requirements.txt
$ sudo npm install
$ sudo npm run build
Create a configuration file for Alf.io using the following command:
$ sudo cp config-sample.ini config.ini
Edit the newly created config.ini file, and update the settings as required. For example, you can configure the database connection, server URL, port, and email settings.
Finally, start the Alf.io server using the following command:
$ sudo ./start.sh
The server will start on the configured port, and you should be able to access it by navigating to http://localhost:8080/ in your web browser.
In this tutorial, we showed you how to install Alf.io on an OpenBSD server. Once you have installed Alf.io, you can use it to manage registrations, check-ins, and analytics for your events.
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