In this tutorial, we will learn how to install Journal on Ubuntu server. Journal is a free and open-source web-based journal application built on top of Laravel and Vue.js, designed to be a simple and elegant solution for personal journaling.
Before we start, there are a few prerequisites that need to be met:
To begin the installation process, we first need to clone the Journal repository from GitHub. To do this, we need to open the terminal and run the following command:
git clone https://github.com/inoda/journal.git
This command will clone the repository into the current directory.
Once the repository is cloned, we need to navigate to the Journal directory and install its dependencies using the Composer package manager. To do this, use the following command:
cd journal
composer install --no-dev --prefer-dist
This command will install all the necessary dependencies for Journal, including Laravel and Vue.js.
Before we can start using Journal, we need to configure the database. To do this, we first need to create a new database and user in MySQL.
To create a new database, open the MySQL shell by running the following command:
mysql -u root -p
This command will prompt you for the root user's password.
Once you are in the MySQL shell, run the following commands to create a new database and user:
CREATE DATABASE `journal`;
CREATE USER 'journal_user'@'localhost' IDENTIFIED BY 'password';
GRANT ALL PRIVILEGES ON `journal`.* TO 'journal_user'@'localhost';
FLUSH PRIVILEGES;
EXIT;
This will create a new database named journal and a new user named journal_user, with the password password. It will also grant all privileges to the journal_user user on the journal database.
Next, we need to configure the database connection settings in the .env file in the Journal directory. To do this, run the following command:
cp .env.example .env
nano .env
This command will copy the .env.example file to .env and open the .env file in the nano editor. Update the following lines in the .env file with your MySQL database details:
DB_DATABASE=journal
DB_USERNAME=journal_user
DB_PASSWORD=password
Save and close the .env file.
Once the database is configured, we need to run the database migration to create the necessary tables in the database. To do this, run the following command:
php artisan migrate
This command will create the necessary tables in the journal database.
Now that the dependencies are installed, the database is configured, and the migration is completed, we can run the web server to test the Journal application. To do this, use the following command:
php artisan serve --port=8000
This command will start the web server on port 8000.
We can now access Journal by opening a web browser and navigating to the following URL:
http://<serverip>:8000
Replace <serverip> with the IP address of your Ubuntu server.
Congratulations! You have successfully installed Journal on Ubuntu Server Latest. You can now start using Journal to keep a personal journal.
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