How to Install Mobilizon on Pop! OS Latest

Mobilizon is a free and open-source online event organization platform that allows users to create, manage, and promote events. Pop!_OS is an Ubuntu-based Linux operating system. In this tutorial, we will go through the steps necessary to install Mobilizon on Pop! OS Latest.

Prerequisites

Before installing Mobilizon, make sure that:

• You have an Ubuntu-based Linux distribution, such as Pop! OS Latest, installed and updated.
• You have root or sudo access to the system.
• You have an internet connection.

Step 1: Install Dependencies

Mobilizon requires several dependencies to be installed on your system, including PostgreSQL, Redis, Node.js, and NPM.

Open your terminal and run the following command to install the required packages:

sudo apt-get install postgresql postgresql-contrib redis-server nodejs npm

Step 2: Create PostgreSQL Database

Mobilizon requires a PostgreSQL database to store its data.

Use the following commands to log in as the PostgreSQL user and create a new database:

sudo -u postgres psql

CREATE DATABASE mobilizon;
CREATE USER mobilizon WITH ENCRYPTED PASSWORD 'your_password_here';
GRANT ALL PRIVILEGES ON DATABASE mobilizon TO mobilizon;
\q

Note: Replace your_password_here with your desired password.

Step 3: Install Mobilizon

Download the latest release of Mobilizon from its official website https://joinmobilizon.org/en/ and extract the archive file to your desired directory.

Then navigate to the extracted directory and run the following commands:

npm install
npm run build
cp .env.example .env

Next, open the .env file with your preferred text editor:

nano .env

Update the following parameters:

NODE_ENV=production
DATABASE_URL=postgresql://mobilizon:your_password_here@localhost/mobilizon
REDIS_URL=redis://localhost:6379

Note: Replace your_password_here with the password you set in Step 2.

Save and close the file.

Step 4: Start Mobilizon

To start Mobilizon, run the following command:

npm run start

Note: If you want to run Mobilizon in the background, you can use pm2 process manager:

sudo npm install -g pm2
pm2 start npm -- run start
pm2 save

You can access Mobilizon by opening a web browser and entering the URL:

http://localhost:3000

Conclusion

In this tutorial, we have learned how to install Mobilizon on Pop! OS Latest. Now you can start creating, managing, and promoting events with Mobilizon.

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