This tutorial guides you through the installation of Open Event Server on the latest version of POP! OS. Open Event Server is an event management server developed by FOSSASIA, and it allows you to create and manage events, sessions, speakers, and tickets.
Before you start with the installation, ensure you have the following prerequisites:
Step 1: Clone the Open Event Server repository from GitHub:
$ git clone https://github.com/fossasia/open-event-server.git
Step 2: Change to the directory you have cloned:
$ cd open-event-server
Step 3: Install the project's dependencies:
$ npm install
Step 4: Create the configuration file for Open Event Server using the sample configuration file that comes with the project:
$ cp .env.sample .env
Step 5: Generate the app key using the command below:
$ npm run generate:key
Step 6: Install PostgreSQL database server:
$ sudo apt-get update
$ sudo apt-get install postgresql
Step 7: Create a new PostgreSQL user:
$ sudo su postgres
$ createuser --interactive
Step 8: Create a new PostgreSQL database:
$ createdb open_event_server
Step 9: Update the database configuration in the .env file. Update the following values:
DB_NAME=<database name>
DB_HOST=<database host>
DB_USER=<database user>
DB_PASSWORD=<database password>
Step 10: Run the database migrations:
$ npm run migrate:latest
Step 11: Run the database seed:
$ npm run seed:run
Step 12: Start the Open Event Server:
$ npm run start
Congratulations, you have successfully installed and started the Open Event Server on your POP! OS instance.
In this tutorial, you learned how to install Open Event Server on the latest version of POP! OS. We hope that it has provided you with an easy-to-follow guide on how to get started with Open Event Server.
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