Baserow is a free and open-source online database tool that allows you to create custom databases and manage your data with ease. It is an excellent tool for developers, designers, and business owners who want to manage data effectively.
In this tutorial, we will guide you through the process of installing Baserow on Ubuntu Server latest version.
Before proceeding with the installation, ensure that your Ubuntu Server is up to date and that you have root or sudo user access.
Before we begin installing Baserow, we need to install some system dependencies that are required for Baserow to function correctly.
To do this, run the following commands:
sudo apt update
sudo apt install -y python3-pip python3-dev libpq-dev postgresql postgresql-contrib nginx curl
This will install Python3, PostgreSQL database, development libraries, headers, and other necessary dependencies required to run Baserow.
Now that we have installed PostgreSQL, we need to create a new PostgreSQL database and user for the Baserow application to use.
Run the following commands to access the PostgreSQL command-line interface:
sudo -u postgres psql
Once you have entered the PostgreSQL CLI, create a new database and user:
CREATE DATABASE baserow;
CREATE USER baserowuser WITH PASSWORD 'your_password_here';
GRANT ALL PRIVILEGES ON DATABASE baserow TO baserowuser;
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Replace your_password_here with your desired password for the Baserow user.
To install Baserow, we need to use pip3, which is the Python package manager.
Run the following commands to install Basrow:
sudo -H pip3 install baserow
Once the installation is complete, we need to migrate the database to create the necessary tables for Baserow to function correctly.
Run the following command to migrate the database:
sudo baserow migrate
In this step, we will configure Nginx as a reverse proxy for Baserow.
Use your favorite text editor and create an Nginx configuration file named baserow.conf:
sudo nano /etc/nginx/conf.d/baserow.conf
Add the following configuration:
server {
listen 80;
server_name your-domain-name.com;
location / {
proxy_pass http://127.0.0.1:8000;
proxy_set_header Host $host;
proxy_set_header X-Real-IP $remote_addr;
proxy_set_header X-Forwarded-For $proxy_add_x_forwarded_for;
proxy_redirect off;
}
}
Replace your-domain-name.com with your actual domain name.
Save and close the file.
Next, we need to test the Nginx configuration and restart the Nginx service.
Run the following commands:
sudo nginx -t
sudo systemctl restart nginx
Finally, it's time to launch Baserow.
Run the following command to start the Baserow process:
sudo baserow run
Once the process has started, your Baserow application should now be accessible through your domain name or server IP address.
Congratulations, you have successfully installed Baserow on your Ubuntu server!
You can now start creating custom databases and managing your data with ease using Baserow.
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