Baby Buddy is a free, open-source web-based interface that helps you monitor your child's growth, development, and health. It is written in Python and requires a number of dependencies to run. In this tutorial, we will show you how to install Baby Buddy on the latest version of OpenSUSE.
Before getting started, you will need:
Baby Buddy requires a number of Python libraries to run. You can install them using the following command:
sudo zypper install python3 python3-devel python3-pip python3-setuptools python3-virtualenv python3-wheel libjpeg-devel libffi-devel
You should create a separate system user account for Baby Buddy. To do this, run the following command:
sudo useradd -r -m -d /opt/babybuddy -U babybuddy
This command will create a new user account named "babybuddy" with its home directory at "/opt/babybuddy" and restricted shell access.
You should now create a Python virtual environment for Baby Buddy. This helps to keep the Python dependencies isolated from the rest of the system. To create the virtual environment, use the following commands:
sudo su - babybuddy
cd ~
python3 -m venv babybuddy-env
You can now clone the Baby Buddy repository from Github. Use the following command to do this:
git clone https://github.com/babybuddy/babybuddy.git babybuddy-src
You should now activate the Python virtual environment and install the Python dependencies required by Baby Buddy. Use the following commands to do this:
source ~/babybuddy-env/bin/activate
cd ~/babybuddy-src
pip install wheel
pip install -r requirements.txt
Create a configuration file for Baby Buddy by copying the provided template:
cp .env.sample .env
You can now edit the ".env" file to configure Baby Buddy for your specific needs.
You should create a systemd service file for Baby Buddy so that it starts automatically at boot time. Run the following command to create the file:
sudo nano /etc/systemd/system/babybuddy.service
Paste the following configuration into the file:
[Unit]
Description=Baby Buddy Web Server
After=network.target
[Service]
User=babybuddy
WorkingDirectory=/opt/babybuddy/babybuddy-src
Environment="PATH=/opt/babybuddy/babybuddy-env/bin"
ExecStart=/opt/babybuddy/babybuddy-env/bin/gunicorn babybuddy.wsgi --bind 127.0.0.1:8000
Restart=always
[Install]
WantedBy=multi-user.target
Save the file and exit the text editor.
You can now start and enable the Baby Buddy service:
sudo systemctl daemon-reload
sudo systemctl start babybuddy
sudo systemctl enable babybuddy
Finally, you should configure the firewall to allow inbound traffic to the Baby Buddy server on port 8000. Use the following command to create a firewall rule:
sudo firewall-cmd --add-port=8000/tcp --permanent
sudo firewall-cmd --reload
You can now access Baby Buddy by opening a web browser and visiting "http://your-server-ip:8000".
Congratulations! You have successfully installed Baby Buddy on OpenSUSE Linux.
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