How to Install Blog from https://github.com/m1k1o/blog on POP! OS Latest

Blog is a simple personal blogging application built with Ruby on Rails. This tutorial will guide you on how to install Blog on your POP! OS Latest. The installation process assumes that you have a basic understanding of the command line interface.

Prerequisites

Before installing Blog, you need to make sure that your system meets the following requirements:

Installation Steps

Follow the steps below to download and install Blog on your POP! OS Latest:

  1. Open Terminal on your POP! OS Latest by pressing Ctrl + Alt + T.
  2. Clone the Blog repository from GitHub using the command below:
git clone https://github.com/m1k1o/blog.git
  1. Navigate to the cloned repository:
cd blog
  1. Install the required Ruby gems:
bundle install
  1. Create the database:
rails db:create
  1. Run the database migrations:
rails db:migrate
  1. Seed the database with sample data:
rails db:seed
  1. Start the Rails server:
rails server
  1. Open your web browser and enter the following in the address bar:
http://localhost:3000/

You should now see the Blog homepage on your web browser.

Conclusion

That's it! You now have a fully functional Blog application installed on your POP! OS Latest. You can access the admin panel at http://localhost:3000/admin with the email admin@example.com and the password password.

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