Docassemble is a free, open-source platform for creating dynamic interviews and decision trees. In this tutorial, we will guide you through the installation of Docassemble on OpenSUSE latest.
Before proceeding with the Docassemble installation, you will need to have the following:
A Linux machine running OpenSUSE latest, with SSH access and root privileges.
Python version 3.6 or higher, and pip package manager installed.
A working SMTP server for outgoing email delivery.
First, we need to install some system dependencies required for Docassemble to work. Open your terminal, and run the following command:
sudo zypper install git gcc make postgresql postgresql-devel postgresql-server postgresql-contrib nginx wget curl redis fail2ban
This command will install all dependencies necessary to install Docassemble.
To install Docassemble, we will use pip. Run the following commands on your terminal:
sudo pip install wheel
sudo pip install docassemble[postgresql,web,aws,saml]
These commands will install Docassemble along with its necessary modules.
After installing Docassemble, we need to configure it for use. Run the following commands to create a new Docassemble instance:
sudo docassemble-create
This command will prompt you for various configuration options. You can select the options according to your preference. Here are some things you will be prompted:
Email configuration: Enter your SMTP server details and email credentials for outgoing email delivery.
PostgreSQL configuration: Enter PostgreSQL details for database connection.
SSL Configuration: If you want to use SSL, you will need to provide the path to your SSL certificates.
Security Configuration: Here, you can enable or disable security features like SAML, Two-factor authentication, and IP blocking.
After providing all configuration details, Docassemble instance will be ready to use.
Finally, we will start Docassemble. Run the following commands to start the Docassemble services:
sudo systemctl start docassemble
sudo systemctl enable docassemble
sudo systemctl start nginx
sudo systemctl enable nginx
sudo systemctl start redis
sudo systemctl enable redis
sudo systemctl start postgresql
sudo systemctl enable postgresql
These commands will start all the required services on your system.
Congratulations, you have successfully installed and configured Docassemble on OpenSUSE latest. You can now start creating interviews and decision trees using Docassemble. For more information on Docassemble, please visit the official Docassemble website and its documentation.
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