Installing Baby Buddy on Ubuntu Server

Baby Buddy is a web application designed to help parents track their baby's activities, milestones, and growth. In this tutorial, we will go through the steps required to install Baby Buddy on Ubuntu Server.

Prerequisites

Before proceeding with the steps below, make sure that you have:

• Ubuntu Server 20.04 or later installed and updated;
• Access to a terminal with administrative privileges;
• A working internet connection.

Step 1: Install required packages

The first step of installing Baby Buddy on your Ubuntu Server is to ensure that you have all the required dependencies installed. To install the required packages, open your terminal and run the following commands:

sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install python3 python3-pip python3-venv libsasl2-dev python3-dev libldap2-dev libssl-dev

Step 2: Install PostgreSQL

Baby Buddy requires a PostgreSQL database to store its data. Use the following command to install PostgreSQL:

sudo apt-get install postgresql postgresql-contrib

After installing PostgreSQL, start the service and enable it to start at boot:

sudo systemctl start postgresql
sudo systemctl enable postgresql

To create a new PostgreSQL user and database for Baby Buddy, run the following:

sudo su - postgres
psql -c "CREATE USER babybuddy WITH PASSWORD 'mypassword';"
psql -c "CREATE DATABASE babybuddy;"
psql -c "GRANT ALL PRIVILEGES ON DATABASE babybuddy TO babybuddy;"
exit

Step 3: Create a virtual environment

Baby Buddy should be installed inside a virtual environment to avoid conflicts with other Python packages. To create a new virtual environment, run the following commands:

mkdir ~/babybuddy
cd ~/babybuddy
python3 -m venv env
source env/bin/activate

Step 4: Download and install Baby Buddy

Now that your virtual environment is set up, it's time to download and install Baby Buddy. Run the following commands to clone the Baby Buddy repository and install its dependencies:

git clone https://github.com/babybuddy/babybuddy.git
cd babybuddy
pip3 install -r requirements.txt

After installing the dependencies, create a new .env file and add your PostgreSQL database connection details:

cp contrib/.env.sample .env
nano .env

Edit the .env file with your PostgreSQL connection details:

DATABASE_URL=postgres://babybuddy:mypassword@localhost:5432/babybuddy

Save the changes and exit.

Next, run the following commands to create the database tables and initial data:

python3 manage.py migrate
python3 manage.py loaddata demo

Step 5: Run Baby Buddy

You're now ready to run Baby Buddy. Start the development server by running:

python3 manage.py runserver 0.0.0.0:8000

Baby Buddy should now be running on your Ubuntu Server. You can access the web interface by opening a web browser and navigating to:

http://<your-server-ip>:8000

Conclusion

In this tutorial, we went through the steps required to install and run Baby Buddy on Ubuntu Server. Baby Buddy is a powerful tool that can help parents stay on top of their baby's needs, and with this guide, you too can take advantage of it. Happy tracking!

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