How to Install Indico on OpenSUSE Latest

Indico is a powerful web-based event management software that can help you manage all types of events, from small meetings to large conferences. If you are using OpenSUSE latest version and want to install Indico, this tutorial will guide you through the process step by step.

Prerequisites

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

• Have root-level access
• Have a web server installed and configured
• Have a database management system installed and configured
• Have Python 3.x installed
• Have pip and virtualenv installed

Step 1: Install Required Dependencies

Indico requires a number of dependencies to be installed in order to function properly. To install them, open a terminal on your OpenSUSE machine and run the following commands:

$ sudo zypper update
$ sudo zypper install gcc git libffi-devel libxml2-devel libxslt-devel libopenssl-devel python3-devel python3-virtualenv postgresql postgresql-server postgresql-contrib apache2 apache2-mod_wsgi

Step 2: Create a Database and User

Indico requires a PostgreSQL database to run. To create a new PostgreSQL database and user for Indico, run the following commands:

$ sudo su - postgres
$ createuser -P indico
$ createdb -O indico indico
$ exit

Step 3: Download and Install Indico

Next, download the latest version of Indico by running the following command:

$ git clone https://github.com/indico/indico.git

Once the download is complete, navigate to the indico directory and create a virtual environment for Indico using the following commands:

$ cd indico
$ virtualenv -p python3 env
$ source env/bin/activate

With the virtual environment activated, install Indico and its dependencies using pip by running the following command:

$ pip install -r requirements/base.txt

Step 4: Configure Indico

Indico requires some configuration before it can be used. Create a configuration file by copying the example configuration file provided by Indico using the following command:

$ cp indico.conf.example indico.conf

Open the configuration file with your text editor of choice and make the following changes:

• Set BASE_URL to the URL at which Indico will be accessed
• Set SECRET_KEY to a secret key of your choice
• Set SQLALCHEMY_DATABASE_URI to postgresql://indico:password@localhost/indico (replace password with the password you created for the indico user in Step 2)

Save your changes and exit the text editor.

Step 5: Configure Apache

Indico can be run using any WSGI server, but in this tutorial, we will be using Apache with mod_wsgi.

To configure Apache, create an Apache configuration file for Indico using the following command:

$ sudo nano /etc/apache2/conf.d/indico.conf

Add the following lines to the configuration file, replacing your_domain.com with your domain name:

WSGIScriptAlias / /path/to/indico/wsgi.py
WSGIDaemonProcess indico user=your_username group=your_group processes=1 threads=5
WSGIProcessGroup indico

<Directory /path/to/indico>
    Require all granted
</Directory>

Save your changes and exit the text editor.

Finally, restart Apache to apply the changes:

$ sudo systemctl restart apache2

Step 6: Start Indico

With everything configured, you can now start Indico and begin using it!

To start Indico, run the following command:

$ ./bin/migrate upgrade head

This will initialize the database for Indico.

Next, start the development server by running the following command:

$ python setup.py develop
$ bin/indico-web

You can now access Indico from your web browser by navigating to the URL you set for BASE_URL in the configuration file.

Congratulations, you have successfully installed Indico on OpenSUSE and configured it for use!

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