This tutorial will guide you on how to install Calagator on Ubuntu Server. Calagator is a free, open-source platform for publishing and browsing community events. It is written in Ruby on Rails and promotes event attendance and community involvement.
Before we proceed with the installation, ensure that the following requirements are met:
We will begin by installing the packages required for the Calagator installation. Open your terminal and execute the following command
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install build-essential git curl libxml2-dev libxslt-dev libpq-dev nodejs postgresql postgresql-contrib
This command will download and install all the necessary packages required by Calagator.
RVM stands for Ruby Version Manager. We will use it to install a specific version of Ruby.
Before you begin, make sure the curl tool is installed by executing the following command:
sudo apt-get install curl
Next, to install RVM with Ruby 2.6.3. Execute:
sudo apt install gnupg2
gpg2 --recv-keys 409B6B1796C275462A1703113804BB82D39DC0E3 7D2BAF1CF37B13E2069D6956105BD0E739499BDB
\curl -sSL https://get.rvm.io | bash -s stable --ruby=2.6.3
This will install RVM and then install Ruby version 2.6.3
Now that we have installed all the prerequisite packages and Ruby 2.6.3, we can proceed with installing Calagator.
First, clone the Calagator repository from Github using the following command:
git clone https://github.com/calagator/calagator.git
This will download the repository to your local machine. Navigate to the Calagator directory and run the following command:
bundle install
This command will install all the Gems required for Calagator.
Create a PostgreSQL user and a database with the following commands:
sudo su - postgres
createuser --pwprompt calagator
createdb -O calagator calagator_development
Next, initialize the database and seed it with some data using the following command:
bundle exec rake db:migrate
bundle exec rake db:seed
Finally, to start the Calagator server, run the following command:
rails server
Navigate to http://localhost:3000 in your web browser to access the Calagator application.
You have successfully installed Calagator on your Ubuntu Server. You can now start using Calagator to display and browse community events.
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