How to Install Meetable on OpenSUSE Latest

In this tutorial, we will guide you to install Meetable, an events management application from https://events.indieweb.org on OpenSUSE Latest.

Prerequisites

Before installing Meetable on OpenSUSE Latest, you need to make sure that:

• You have a user account with sudo privileges
• You have installed Ruby, Rubygems, Node.js, and PostgreSQL on your system

Step 1: Install Bundler

Bundler is a package manager that manages gem dependencies in Ruby applications.

sudo gem install bundler

Step 2: Clone Meetable Repository

Clone the Meetable repository from GitHub with the following command:

git clone https://github.com/indieweb/Meetable.git

Step 3: Install Dependencies

Navigate to the cloned Meetable directory and install dependencies with Bundler.

cd Meetable
bundle install --without development:test

Step 4: Configure Database

Create a new PostgreSQL user and database for Meetable.

sudo su - postgres
createuser meetable
createdb meetable_production -O meetable -E UTF8 -e
psql -c "alter user meetable password 'MyPassword';"

Edit the config/database.yml file to configure the database connection.

production:
  adapter: postgresql
  host: localhost
  encoding: unicode
  database: meetable_production
  pool: 5
  username: meetable
  password: MyPassword

Step 5: Migrate the Database

Run the following command to migrate the database.

RAILS_ENV=production rails db:migrate

Step 6: Precompile Assets

Precompile assets with the following command.

RAILS_ENV=production rails assets:precompile

Step 7: Start the Server

Start the Meetable server with the following command.

RAILS_ENV=production rails server

You can access Meetable by opening your web browser and navigating to http://localhost:3000

That’s it, you have successfully installed Meetable on OpenSUSE Latest. Enjoy!

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