Installing Budibase on OpenSUSE Latest

Budibase is a platform that enables developers to build web applications quickly without writing any code. In this tutorial, we will guide you through the process of installing Budibase on OpenSUSE Latest.

Prerequisites

1. A system running the latest version of OpenSUSE.
2. A user account with sudo privileges.
3. Basic knowledge of Linux commands.

Installation Steps

Please follow the below steps to install Budibase on your OpenSUSE system:

Step 1: Download and install Node.js

Budibase is built on Node.js and requires it to run. Follow the below steps to download and install Node.js on OpenSUSE Latest.

1. Open a terminal window.
2. Update the package manager with the command below:

sudo zypper update

3. Install Node.js by running the command below:

sudo zypper install nodejs

4. Verify Node.js installation by checking its version using the command below:

node -v

If the installation was successful, the output should show the version of Node.js installed on your system.

Step 2: Install Budibase

Follow the below steps to install Budibase:

1. Clone the Budibase repository using the command below:

git clone https://github.com/Budibase/budibase.git

2. Navigate to the cloned repository directory using the command below:

cd budibase

3. Install the Budibase dependencies by running the command below:

npm install

4. Start Budibase by running the command below:

npm run start

If the installation was successful, the Budibase application should start and be accessible via your web browser.

Optionally, to run Budibase as a service

If you want to run Budibase as a service, follow the below steps:

1. Create a new file named budibase.service in the /etc/systemd/system/ directory by running the command below:

sudo nano /etc/systemd/system/budibase.service

2. Paste the below contents into the file:

[Unit]
Description=Budibase
After=network.target

[Service]
User=<your-username>
WorkingDirectory=/path/to/budibase/directory/
ExecStart=/usr/bin/npm start
Restart=always

[Install]
WantedBy=multi-user.target

Ensure to update <your-username> and /path/to/budibase/directory/ with the appropriate values.

3. Save and close the file.

4. Reload the systemd daemon by running the command below:

sudo systemctl daemon-reload

5. Start the Budibase service by running:

sudo systemctl start budibase.service

If the installation was successful, the Budibase service should start, and you can access it via your web browser.

Conclusion

By following these steps, you should have successfully installed Budibase on your OpenSUSE Latest system.

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