How to Install Teedy on OpenSUSE Latest

Introduction

Teedy is an open-source note-taking and knowledge management application. It allows users to organize notes, documents, and tasks in one place. In this tutorial, we will guide you through the steps of installing Teedy on OpenSUSE Latest distribution.

Prerequisites

Before starting, make sure you have the following prerequisites:

• A running instance of OpenSUSE Latest distribution.
• A user account with sudo privileges.

Step 1: Install Dependencies

First, we need to make sure that required dependencies are installed on the system. Run the following command to install all necessary packages:

sudo zypper -n install wget unzip sqlite3 mariadb mariadb-client nginx php7 php7-fpm php7-mysql php7-json php7-xmlwriter php7-intl php7-mbstring php7-gd 

Step 2: Download Teedy

Now, you can visit the https://teedy.io/download page and select the suitable package for your SUSE operating system version. In this case, we will download the latest version teedy-v1.8.0-linux-amd64.zip with the following command:

wget https://github.com/sismics/docs/raw/master/teedy/v1.8.0/teedy-v1.8.0-linux-amd64.zip

After downloading, extract the zip file to the /opt/teedy directory using the following command:

sudo mkdir -p /opt/teedy
sudo unzip teedy-v1.8.0-linux-amd64.zip -d /opt/teedy

Change the ownership of the Teedy directory to the wwwrun user and group with the following command:

sudo chown -R wwwrun:wwwrun /opt/teedy

Step 3: Install and Configure MariaDB

Teedy requires a database to store its data. In this tutorial, we will use the MariaDB database server for this purpose.

First, install the mariadb and mariadb-client packages using the following command:

sudo zypper -n install mariadb mariadb-client

Then, start the MariaDB service and enable it to start at boot time:

sudo systemctl start mariadb
sudo systemctl enable mariadb

Next, run the following command to secure the MariaDB installation:

sudo mysql_secure_installation

Follow the instructions and answer the questions as shown below:

Enter current password for root (enter for none):
Set root password? [Y/n]: Y
New password:
Re-enter new password:
Remove anonymous users? [Y/n]: Y
Disallow root login remotely? [Y/n]: Y
Remove test database and access to it? [Y/n]: Y
Reload privilege tables now? [Y/n]: Y

After that, log in to the MariaDB shell with the following command:

sudo mysql -u root -p

Enter the root password when prompted and run the following commands to create a new database and user for Teedy:

CREATE DATABASE teedydb;
GRANT ALL PRIVILEGES ON teedydb.* TO 'teedyuser'@'localhost' IDENTIFIED BY 'strongpassword';
FLUSH PRIVILEGES;
EXIT;

Make sure to replace the strongpassword with a strong password of your choice.

Step 4: Configure Nginx

In this step, we will configure the Nginx web server to serve the Teedy application.

First, create a new server block file /etc/nginx/conf.d/teedy.conf with the following command:

sudo nano /etc/nginx/conf.d/teedy.conf

Add the following configuration to the file:

server {
        listen 80;
        server_name yourdomain.com;

        root /opt/teedy/www;

        index index.php;

        location / {
                try_files $uri $uri/ /index.php?$args;
        }

        location ~ \.php$ {
                try_files $uri =404;
                fastcgi_pass unix:/run/php-fpm.socket;
                fastcgi_index index.php;
                fastcgi_buffers 16 16k;
                fastcgi_buffer_size 32k;
                fastcgi_param SCRIPT_FILENAME $document_root$fastcgi_script_name;
                fastcgi_param PHP_VALUE "upload_max_filesize=100M post_max_size=100M";
                include fastcgi_params;
        }
}

In this configuration, replace the yourdomain.com with your actual domain name.

Save and close the file by pressing CTRL + X, then Y, and ENTER.

Next, test the Nginx configuration with the following command:

sudo nginx -t

If the configuration is correct, you should see the following output:

nginx: configuration file /etc/nginx/nginx.conf test is successful

Finally, restart the Nginx and PHP-FPM services to apply the changes:

sudo systemctl restart nginx
sudo systemctl restart php-fpm

Step 5: Finish Teedy Setup

Now, you can access the Teedy application by visiting http://yourdomain.com/ in your web browser.

You will be prompted to set up the initial administrator account and configure the database connection.

Follow the instructions and provide the necessary information, including:

• MySQL Server: localhost
• MySQL Database Name: teedydb
• MySQL User: teedyuser
• MySQL Password: strongpassword

After the setup is complete, you can log in to the Teedy dashboard and start using the application.

Conclusion

Congratulations! You have successfully installed Teedy on OpenSUSE Latest distribution. You can now use Teedy to manage your notes, documents, and tasks in one place. If you encounter any issues during the installation, refer to the Teedy documentation or seek assistance from the Teedy community.

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