Socialhome is a powerful open-source networking platform that provides users with a privacy-aware platform for social networking. The platform offers a wide range of features that allow users to create profiles, post updates, share pictures and videos, and interact with other users.
This tutorial will guide you through the process of installing Socialhome on the latest version of OpenSUSE using a few simple steps.
Before we begin installing Socialhome, please ensure that you have the following prerequisites:
First, we need to install the dependencies required to run Socialhome.
To install the required dependencies, open your terminal and run the following command:
sudo zypper install -y curl gcc git libxml2 libxslt-devel libjpeg-turbo-devel libffi-devel libopenssl-devel libpq-devel libmemcached-devel python3-devel python3-django python3-memcached python3-mod_wsgi postgresql10-devel zlib-devel
To clone the Socialhome repository, navigate to your working directory in the terminal and run the following command:
git clone https://github.com/jaywink/socialhome.git
It is always a best practice to install Socialhome in a virtual environment to keep your system clean and organized.
To install Socialhome in a virtual environment, run the following commands:
cd socialhome
python3 -m venv env
source env/bin/activate
pip install --upgrade pip
pip install -r requirements.txt
Next, we need to install and configure PostgreSQL. Run the following commands to install PostgreSQL 10:
sudo zypper install postgresql10
sudo systemctl enable postgresql-10.service
sudo systemctl start postgresql-10.service
Now, let's create a new user and a new database for Socialhome. Run the following commands:
sudo su postgres
psql
CREATE USER socialhome WITH PASSWORD '<your-password>';
CREATE DATABASE socialhome OWNER socialhome ENCODING 'UTF8';
\q
exit
Once you have created the new user and database, you need to update the DATABASES setting in env/lib/python3.x/site-packages/socialhome/settings/local.py file. Run the following command to open the file:
nano env/lib/python3.x/site-packages/socialhome/settings/local.py
Update the DATABASES section with the following:
DATABASES = {
'default': {
'ENGINE': 'django.db.backends.postgresql',
'NAME': 'socialhome',
'USER': 'socialhome',
'PASSWORD': '<your-password>',
'HOST': 'localhost',
'PORT': '',
}
}
Save the file and exit.
Now we need to run the Django migrations to set up the database for Socialhome.
To run the migrations, navigate to the Socialhome directory and run the following commands:
python manage.py migrate
python manage.py createcachetable
Once migration is complete, you are ready to start the Socialhome server. Run the following command:
python manage.py runserver
You should now be able to access Socialhome by opening your web browser and navigating to http://localhost:8000.
That's it! You have successfully installed Socialhome on OpenSUSE Latest using a few simple steps. With Socialhome, you can now set up your own privacy-aware social networking platform and interact with your friends and family safely and securely.
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