How to Install Socialhome on Ubuntu Server Latest

Introduction

Socialhome is an open-source platform for building a decentralized social network. It allows users to create their own profile and share posts, photos, videos, and other content with others. In this tutorial, we will show you how to install Socialhome on Ubuntu Server Latest.

Prerequisites

• A Ubuntu Server Latest instance with root access or a user with sudo privileges.
• A domain name pointed to the server's IP address.
• A valid SSL certificate for the domain name.

Step 1: Install Required Packages

First, you need to install some required packages on your server. You can install them by running the following command:

sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install -y git python3 python3-pip python3-venv python3-dev cython3 build-essential libssl-dev zlib1g-dev

Step 2: Create a Virtual Environment

Socialhome requires Python 3.6 or higher. To create a virtual environment for Python, run the following command:

python3 -m venv socialhome

Step 3: Activate the Virtual Environment

To activate the virtual environment, run the following command:

source socialhome/bin/activate

Step 4: Install Socialhome

Now, clone the Socialhome repository from GitHub by running the following command:

git clone https://github.com/jaywink/socialhome.git

Change your working directory to the cloned repository:

cd socialhome

Install Socialhome and its dependencies:

pip3 install -r requirements.txt

Step 5: Configure Socialhome

To configure Socialhome, copy the example configuration file:

cp socialhome/local_settings.example.py socialhome/local_settings.py

Then, edit the socialhome/local_settings.py file and set the following variables:

SECRET_KEY = '<your_secret_key>'

DATABASES = {
        'default': {
            'ENGINE': 'django.db.backends.postgresql_psycopg2',
            'NAME': 'socialhome',
            'USER': 'socialhome',
            'PASSWORD': '<your_database_password>',
            'HOST': 'localhost',
            'PORT': '5432',
        }
}

DEBUG = False

Finally, create the database and run the migrations:

python3 manage.py migrate

Step 6: Run Socialhome

To run Socialhome, run the following command:

python3 manage.py runserver 0.0.0.0:8000

Now, you can access Socialhome by visiting http://your_domain_name:8000 in your web browser.

Conclusion

In this tutorial, we have shown you how to install Socialhome on Ubuntu Server Latest. You can now create your own social network using Socialhome.

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