In this tutorial, we will walk you through the steps to install Publify on POP! OS Latest. Publify is an open-source blogging platform based on Ruby on Rails. It is a powerful platform that allows you to create and manage your blog with ease.
Before proceeding with this tutorial, make sure that you have the following:
Before installing Publify, you need to install the required packages. Open the terminal and enter the following command to update the package list:
sudo apt-get update
Next, install the required packages using the following command:
sudo apt-get install git build-essential zlib1g-dev libssl-dev libreadline-dev libyaml-dev libsqlite3-dev sqlite3 libxml2-dev libxslt1-dev libcurl4-openssl-dev software-properties-common
Next, you need to install Ruby on your system. Publify requires Ruby version 2.7.4 or higher to work correctly. Run the following command to add the PPA that contains the latest version of Ruby:
sudo apt-add-repository ppa:rael-gc/rvm
Update your package list and run the following command to install Ruby:
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install rvm
After installing Ruby, run the following command to reload the environment:
source /etc/profile.d/rvm.sh
Verify the installed Ruby version by running the following command:
ruby -v
If everything was installed correctly, you should see the installed Ruby version.
After installing Ruby on your system, you can install Publify. Run the following command to clone the Publify source code from GitHub:
git clone https://github.com/publify/publify.git
Move to the Publify directory by running the following command:
cd publify
Next, run the following command to install the required dependencies:
bundle install
After installing all the required dependencies, run the following command to set up the database and create an administrator account:
bundle exec rake db:setup
bundle exec rake db:migrate
Next, run the Publify server by executing the following command:
bundle exec rails s
Open your web browser and navigate to http://localhost:3000/admin. You should see the Publify login screen. Log in using the account you created during the setup process.
Congratulations! You have successfully installed Publify on your POP! OS Latest operating system. You can now start blogging on your very own Publify website. If you encounter any problems during installation, feel free to browse the official Publify documentation or consult the support community.
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