Baby Buddy is an open-source web application that helps parents keep track of their child's health, development, and daily activities. It supports growth tracking, vaccinations, feeding measurements, diaper changes, and more. In this tutorial, we will guide you through the process of installing Baby Buddy on POP! OS, a Linux distribution based on Ubuntu.
Before you begin with the installation, make sure that you have the following prerequisites:
Baby Buddy requires Python 3.6 or higher and a PostgreSQL database. To install them, run the following commands in your terminal:
sudo apt update
sudo apt install python3 python3-pip python3-venv postgresql libpq-dev -y
After installing PostgreSQL, start its service and enable it to start on boot:
sudo systemctl start postgresql
sudo systemctl enable postgresql
Create a new PostgreSQL user and database for Baby Buddy:
sudo su postgres
createuser --interactive
createdb babybuddy --owner=babybuddy
exit
Clone the latest version of the Baby Buddy repository from GitHub:
git clone https://github.com/babybuddy/babybuddy.git
Create a new Python virtual environment for Baby Buddy:
cd babybuddy
python3 -m venv venv
source venv/bin/activate
Install the Python dependencies using pip:
pip install -r requirements.txt
Create a new configuration file by copying the example file:
cp config/.env.example config/.env
Edit the .env file to specify the database details:
nano config/.env
Replace the following lines with your PostgreSQL database connection details:
DATABASE_URL=postgres://babybuddy:<your-password>@localhost/babybuddy
POSTGRES_USER=babybuddy
POSTGRES_PASSWORD=<your-password>
Save the changes and exit the text editor.
Create the database tables and initial user:
python manage.py migrate
python manage.py createsuperuser
Finally, start the Baby Buddy server:
python manage.py runserver
Open a web browser and navigate to http://localhost:8000. You should see the Baby Buddy login page. Use the superuser credentials you created earlier to log in and start using Baby Buddy!
You have successfully installed Baby Buddy on POP! OS and created a new database and user. You can now use Baby Buddy to track your child's health and development. If you encounter any issues during the installation, feel free to refer to the official Baby Buddy documentation or seek help from the community.
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