How to Install Local Food Nodes on OpenSUSE Latest

Local Food Nodes is an open-source software that allows consumers to connect directly with local food producers in their area. In this tutorial, we will show you how to install Local Food Nodes on your OpenSUSE Latest system.

Prerequisites

• Access to a command line interface
• Administrative privileges

Step 1: Install Required Dependencies

1. Open the terminal on your OpenSUSE system.
2. Run the following command to install the required dependencies:

$ sudo zypper install git nodejs npm mariadb 

Step 2: Clone the Local Food Nodes Repository

1. Navigate to the directory where you would like to store the Local Food Nodes files.
2. Run the following command to clone the Local Food Nodes repository from GitHub:

$ git clone https://github.com/localfoodnodes/localfoodnodes.git 

Step 3: Install the Application

1. Navigate into the localfoodnodes directory:

$ cd localfoodnodes 

2. Install the Node.js dependencies by running the following command:

$ sudo npm install 

Step 4: Configure the Database

1. Create a new database user by running the following command:

$ mysql -uroot -p 

mysql> CREATE USER 'localfoodnodes'@'localhost' IDENTIFIED BY 'YOUR_PASSWORD';
mysql> GRANT ALL PRIVILEGES ON localfoodnodes.* TO 'localfoodnodes'@'localhost';
mysql> FLUSH PRIVILEGES;
mysql> exit;

2. Create a new file called .env with the following contents:

DB_USER=localfoodnodes
DB_PASSWORD=YOUR_PASSWORD
DB_NAME=localfoodnodes
DB_HOST=localhost
DB_PORT=3306

Step 5: Start the Application

1. Run the following command to start the Local Food Nodes application:

$ npm start 

2. Open your web browser and navigate to http://localhost:3000.
3. You should now see the Local Food Nodes login page.

Congratulations, you have successfully installed Local Food Nodes on your OpenSUSE Latest system.

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