Publify is a free and open-source blogging platform developed in Ruby on Rails. In this tutorial, we will guide you through the process of installing Publify on OpenSUSE, the latest version.
Before getting started, make sure you have the following prerequisites:
First, you need to install some dependencies for Publify to run properly. Open the terminal and type the following command to install them:
$ sudo zypper install git ruby rubygems sqlite3 libsqlite3-devel nodejs gcc make
Next, you need to clone the Publify repository from GitHub. Type the following command in your terminal:
$ git clone https://github.com/publify/publify.git
This will clone the repository into a directory named publify.
Bundler is a tool that manages Ruby dependencies. You need to install it to install Publify's dependencies.
$ sudo gem install bundler
Change into the publify directory and use Bundler to install Publify's dependencies.
$ cd publify
$ bundle install
Publify uses SQLite as its default database. Before running the server, you need to set up the database. Run the following command to create the database:
$ bundle exec rake db:create
Then, run the migrations to set up the tables:
$ bundle exec rake db:migrate RAILS_ENV=production
Finally, start the server to access Publify by typing the following command:
$ bundle exec rails server -e production
By default, the server will listen on port 3000. If you want to use a different port, add the -p option followed by the port number:
$ bundle exec rails server -e production -p 8080
Congratulations! You have successfully installed Publify on OpenSUSE. You can access your Publify instance by opening your web browser and navigating to http://<your-server-ip>:3000 (or the port number you specified).
Happy blogging!
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