Huginn is an open-source software for creating agents or scripts that automate various tasks on the web. If you are interested in installing Huginn on your OpenSUSE system, here is a step-by-step guide for it.
Before proceeding with the installation of Huginn on OpenSUSE, you will need to ensure that:
To begin with, you need to install some dependencies required by Huginn. You can do so by running the following command in your terminal.
sudo zypper install -y mysql-devel ruby-devel zlib-devel libxml2-devel libxslt-devel sqlite3-devel
Huginn requires Ruby version 2.7.3 or above. To ensure that the proper version of Ruby is installed, we will use RVM (Ruby Version Manager) to install and manage the Ruby version required.
Use the following command to install RVM.
gpg2 --recv-keys 409B6B1796C275462A1703113804BB82D39DC0E3 7D2BAF1CF37B13E2069D6956105BD0E739499BDB && curl -sSL https://get.rvm.io | bash -s stable
Once the RVM installation is complete, you need to activate it using the following command.
source /etc/profile.d/rvm.sh
Now that RVM is installed, use it to install Ruby 2.7.3 by running the following command.
rvm install 2.7.3
After installing Ruby, set it as the default version using the following command.
rvm use 2.7.3 --default
With all the prerequisites and dependencies installed, we can now install Huginn. You can clone the Huginn repository from GitHub using the following command.
git clone https://github.com/huginn/huginn.git
Before proceeding, navigate to the Huginn directory and checkout the latest stable branch by running the following command.
cd huginn
git checkout stable
Next, you need to install the necessary gems (Ruby libraries) required by Huginn. You can do this using the following command.
gem install bundler
bundle install --path vendor/bundle
Now that Huginn is installed, you need to configure it before you can start using it. The Huginn repository comes with a sample configuration file sample.env, which you need to copy to .env by running the following command.
cp .env.example .env
You can now edit the .env file to configure Huginn according to your needs. You can set the database URL, SMTP settings, and other configurations here.
Huginn requires a database to store its data. You can set up a MySQL or SQLite database depending on your preference.
If you intend to use MySQL, create a new database and a new user with the necessary permissions.
Next, you need to edit the config/database.yml file and set the username, password, and database name in the development section.
If you don't want to use MySQL, you can use SQLite by editing the same file and changing the database adapter to adapter: sqlite3.
After configuring the database settings, run the following command to create the database schema.
bundle exec rake db:create db:migrate
With Huginn installed and configured, you can now start the application by running the following command.
bundle exec foreman start
This command starts the Huginn web server, which you can access in your web browser at http://localhost:3000.
That's it! You should now have a working installation of Huginn on your OpenSUSE system. You can use the web interface to create new agents and automate various tasks over the web.
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