Installing Task Keeper on Ubuntu Server Latest

This tutorial will guide you through the process of installing Task Keeper, a simple task tracking application, on Ubuntu Server Latest. We will be using the package manager apt-get followed by the installation of Python modules for the project.

Prerequisites

• Ubuntu Server Latest installed on your system
• An active internet connection

Steps

1. Open your terminal and update your local package index to ensure that you have the latest version of Ubuntu packages available.

sudo apt-get update

2. Install pip and virtualenv for managing Python environments.

sudo apt-get install python3-pip python3-dev python3-venv -y 

3. Create a Python virtual environment to keep the application's dependencies separate from the rest of the system.

python3.8 -m venv my_project_env

4. Activate the environment.

source my_project_env/bin/activate

5. Install the Task Keeper project from GitHub using git clone.

git clone https://github.com/nymanjens/piga.git

6. Navigate into the project's directory.

cd piga

7. Install the project's dependencies using pip.

pip install -r requirements.txt

8. Create a config.py file containing your unique SECRET_KEY and save it to the project root directory.

SECRET_KEY = 'your_secret_key_here'

9. Create the database tables with the following command.

python manage.py create_db

10. Finally, run the application by executing the following command.

python manage.py runserver

11. The application will now be running on http://localhost:5000/.

Conclusion

You have now successfully installed Task Keeper on Ubuntu Server Latest. Enjoy tracking your tasks effortlessly!

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