Tutorial: How to Install Thredded on Ubuntu Server Latest

Introduction

Thredded is a popular open-source forum engine that is built with Ruby on Rails. In this tutorial, we will cover the steps required to install Thredded on Ubuntu Server Latest.

Prerequisites

• Ubuntu Server Latest
• Root access to the server
• Basic knowledge of the command-line interface (CLI)

Installation

1. First, you need to install Ruby and Rails. Run the following commands:

sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install ruby ruby-dev build-essential libssl-dev libreadline-dev zlib1g-dev
sudo gem install rails

2. Next, install PostgreSQL. Run the following command:

sudo apt-get install postgresql postgresql-contrib libpq-dev

3. Create a new PostgreSQL user and database for Thredded. Run the following commands:

sudo su postgres
createuser --pwprompt --interactive thredded
createdb --owner=thredded thredded_production
exit

4. Install some other dependencies. Run the following commands:

sudo apt-get install libxml2-dev libxslt-dev libgmp-dev libyaml-dev

5. Clone the Thredded repository. Run the following command:

git clone https://github.com/thredded/thredded.git

6. Change the directory to the Thredded repository. Run the following command:

cd thredded

7. Install the required gems. Run the following command:

bundle install --without development test

8. Create the database structure. Run the following command:

bundle exec rake db:migrate RAILS_ENV=production

9. Precompile the assets. Run the following command:

bundle exec rake assets:precompile RAILS_ENV=production

10. Start the server. Run the following command:

bundle exec rails server -e production

11. Visit the Thredded website in your browser by navigating to the following address: http://your_server_ip:3000.

12. You should now be able to use Thredded!

Conclusion

In this tutorial, we covered the steps required to install Thredded on Ubuntu Server Latest. You can now run your own Thredded forum and start building a community!

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