Installing Pinry on Ubuntu Server

Pinry is an open-source web application for saving and organizing links, images, and other content. It allows you to create different boards and add items to them. In this tutorial, we will show you how to install Pinry on Ubuntu Server.

Prerequisites

A server running the latest version of Ubuntu
Sudo user privileges

Step 1: Update the System

Connect to your Ubuntu server via SSH and update the system to ensure that all packages are up to date.

sudo apt-get update && sudo apt-get upgrade

Step 2: Install Required Packages

Install the necessary software packages required for Pinry to run successfully. The packages are Python, Pip, Git, and libpq-dev.

sudo apt-get install -y python python-dev python-setuptools python-pip git libpq-dev

Step 3: Install Virtual Environment

To create an isolated Python environment, we will use virtualenv. If you have not installed virtualenv, run the following command.

sudo pip install virtualenv

Step 4: Create a New Directory for Pinry

Create a new directory for Pinry.

sudo mkdir /var/www/pinry

Step 5: Clone Pinry from Github

Clone the Pinry repository from GitHub using the following command.

sudo git clone https://github.com/pinry/pinry.git /var/www/pinry

Step 6: Create Pinry Virtual Environment

Navigate to Pinry's directory, create a Python virtual environment, and activate it.

cd /var/www/pinry
sudo virtualenv env
source env/bin/activate

Step 7: Install Pinry Requirements

Use Pip to install Pinry's Python dependencies from within the activated virtual environment.

sudo pip install -r requirements.txt

Step 8: Create a Configuration File

Create a configuration file by copying the example configuration file.

cp pinry/settings/local_example.py pinry/settings/local.py

Step 9: Update Pinry Configuration

Edit Pinry's configuration file, replace the secret key, database details and other necessary information.

sudo nano pinry/settings/local.py

Step 10: Create a Database

Create a new PostgreSQL database and user with the following commands. Replace password with your desired password.

sudo su - postgres
createdb pinrydb
createuser -P pinryuser

Step 11: Grant Database Permission

Grant permission to the created user to access the database.

psql
GRANT ALL PRIVILEGES ON DATABASE pinrydb TO pinryuser;
\q
exit

Step 12: Migrate the Database

Apply the database schema to the new database using the following command.

python manage.py migrate

Step 13: Create a Superuser

Create a superuser account using the following command. Update your details as necessary.

python manage.py createsuperuser

Step 14: Collect Static Files

Collect static files in the static directory.

python manage.py collectstatic

Step 15: Run Pinry

You can now run Pinry using the following command.

python manage.py runserver 0.0.0.0:8000

Conclusion

In this tutorial, we have shown you how to install Pinry on Ubuntu Server. You can now start using Pinry to manage links, images, and other content.

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