Installing Noosfero on Ubuntu Server Latest

Noosfero is a web-based platform for social and economic networks. It is a great tool for building online communities, such as social networks, communication platforms, and collaboration spaces. In this tutorial, we will install and configure Noosfero on Ubuntu Server Latest.

Requirements

Before installing Noosfero, please ensure that you have the following requirements:

• A server running Ubuntu Server Latest
• A user with sudo privileges
• Apache or Nginx installed
• PostgreSQL installed

Step 1 - Installing dependencies

We need to install some dependencies to run Noosfero. First, update the apt package:

sudo apt update

Then, install the following packages:

sudo apt install build-essential git-core imagemagick libcurl4-openssl-dev libmagickcore-dev libmagickwand-dev libreadline-dev libssl-dev libxml2-dev libxslt1-dev pkg-config zlib1g-dev

Step 2 - Installing RVM

Noosfero requires Ruby version 2.6.5. We will install it using RVM. First, import the GPG key:

gpg2 --recv-keys 409B6B1796C275462A1703113804BB82D39DC0E3 7D2BAF1CF37B13E2069D6956105BD0E739499BDB

Then, install RVM:

\curl -sSL https://get.rvm.io | bash -s stable

Now, reload your profile:

source /home/your_user_name/.rvm/scripts/rvm

Step 3 - Installing Ruby 2.6.5

Now, we will install Ruby 2.6.5 using RVM:

rvm install 2.6.5

Set this version as the default:

rvm use 2.6.5 --default

Step 4 - Installing Noosfero

Clone the Noosfero repository:

git clone https://gitlab.com/noosfero/noosfero.git

Enter the repository and install the dependencies with Bundler:

cd noosfero
gem install bundler
bundle install

Step 5 - Configuring PostgreSQL

Create a PostgreSQL database and user:

sudo -u postgres createuser -P noosfero
sudo -u postgres createdb -O noosfero noosfero_development

Set the password for the Noosfero user:

sudo -u postgres psql
ALTER USER noosfero WITH PASSWORD 'your_password';

Then, exit from PostgreSQL:

\q

Step 6 - Configuring Noosfero

Create a configuration file:

cp config/settings.yml.example config/settings.yml

Edit the file config/settings.yml and set the database configurations:

...
development:
  database: "noosfero_development"
  username: "noosfero"
  password: "your_password"
  host: "localhost"
...

Generate a secret key:

bundle exec rake secret

Edit the file config/settings.yml and set the secret key:

...
development:
  secret_token: "your_secret_key"
...

Step 7 - Starting the server

Start the server:

bundle exec rails server

Now, you can access the server at http://localhost:3000. If you want to deploy Noosfero, you need to configure Apache or Nginx.

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