How to Install Noosfero on OpenSUSE Latest

Noosfero is an open-source platform for social and solidarity economy websites. This tutorial will show you how to install Noosfero on OpenSUSE Latest.

System Requirements

Before installing Noosfero, make sure your system meets the following requirements:

• OpenSUSE Latest installed
• Root access to the server
• Minimum 1GB RAM
• Minimum 10 GB hard disk space
• Ruby 2.4 or higher
• PostgreSQL 10 or higher
• Git

Step 1 – Update System

Ensure that you have the latest software packages installed on your system.

sudo zypper refresh
sudo zypper update

Step 2 – Install Required Packages

Install the packages that are necessary to run Noosfero.

sudo zypper install ruby ruby-devel rubygems rubygem-bundler git postgresql postgresql-server postgresql-devel postgresql-contrib libxml2-devel libxslt-devel libmysqlclient-devel sqlite3-devel

Step 3 – Install and Configure PostgreSQL

After installing the packages, it's time to install and configure the PostgreSQL database.

sudo systemctl start postgresql
sudo systemctl enable postgresql
sudo -i -u postgres
createuser --pwprompt noosfero
createdb -O noosfero noosfero
exit

Step 4 – Clone Noosfero Repository

Now, clone the Noosfero repository from the GitLab.

git clone https://gitlab.com/noosfero/noosfero.git
cd noosfero

Step 5 – Configure Noosfero

Copy the config files and adjust the settings.

cp config/database.yml.example config/database.yml
cp config/application.yml.example config/application.yml

Edit database.yml file and add PostgreSQL credentials.

sudo nano config/database.yml

production:
  adapter: postgresql
  encoding: unicode
  database: noosfero
  username: noosfero
  password: yourpassword
  host: localhost
  port: 5432

Edit application.yml file and adjust Noosfero settings.

sudo nano config/application.yml

production:
  domain: yourdomain.com
  host: yourdomain.com
  email: youremail@yourdomain.com
  secret_key_base: YOUR_SECRET_KEY_BASE
  smtp_address: smtp.yourdomain.com
  smtp_port: 587
  smtp_username: yourusername
  smtp_password: yourpassword
  smtp_authentication: :plain
  admin_email: youradminemail@yourdomain.com
  admin_password: youradminpassword

Step 6 – Install Dependencies

Now, install the necessary dependencies using Bundler.

sudo gem install bundler
sudo bundle install --without development test

Step 7 – Migrate Database

Create the database tables and seed data.

sudo bundle exec rake db:migrate db:seed RAILS_ENV=production

Step 8 – Start Noosfero

You can now start the Noosfero server using the following command.

sudo bundle exec rails server -e production

You can now access Noosfero by visiting http://yourdomain.com:3000 in your web browser.

Congratulations! You have successfully installed Noosfero on OpenSUSE Latest.

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