ActiveWorkflow is an open-source workflow automation tool. If you want to install it on your Ubuntu server, follow the steps below:
Before installing ActiveWorkflow, we need to install some dependencies on our Ubuntu Server.
You can do this by running the following command:
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install build-essential curl git ruby ruby-dev zlib1g-dev
This command installs the basic dependencies required for installing ActiveWorkflow.
Next, we need to clone the ActiveWorkflow repository from GitHub. To do this, run the following command:
git clone https://github.com/automaticmode/active_workflow.git
This will clone the repository to your Ubuntu server.
Change the directory to the ActiveWorkflow repository by running the following command:
cd active_workflow
Now, install the ActiveWorkflow dependencies by running:
bundle install
This command installs all the required dependencies for ActiveWorkflow.
ActiveWorkflow requires a database to store its data. You can use SQLite or PostgreSQL as the database for ActiveWorkflow.
Here, we will use SQLite. Install SQLite by running the following command:
sudo apt-get install sqlite3 libsqlite3-dev
Create the database by running:
bin/rails db:create
Migrate the database with:
bin/rails db:migrate
You can now start ActiveWorkflow by running the following command:
bin/rails server
You should see something like the following:
=> Booting Puma
=> Rails 6.0.3.3 application starting in development
=> Run `rails server --help` for more startup options
Puma starting in single mode...
* Version 4.3.6 (ruby 2.6.6-p146), codename: Mysterious Traveller
* Min threads: 5, max threads: 5
* Environment: development
* Listening on tcp://0.0.0.0:3000
* Listening on tcp://[::]:3000
Use Ctrl-C to stop
This means ActiveWorkflow is up and running on your Ubuntu server.
In this tutorial, we have seen how to install ActiveWorkflow on Ubuntu Server Latest. You can now use ActiveWorkflow for workflow automation on your Ubuntu server.
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