Docassemble is a free, open-source software package that enables building web apps that can generate complex forms & documents. In this tutorial, we will be discussing the installation of Docassemble on Ubuntu Server. The installation process is very simple and involves only a few steps.
The first step in the installation process is to update the Ubuntu system using the following command:
sudo apt update && sudo apt upgrade
In order to install Docassemble on Ubuntu Server, we need to first install the required dependencies. To do so, run the following command:
sudo apt-get install build-essential git python3-pip python3-dev redis-server postgresql postgresql-contrib libpq-dev postgresql-client postgresql-client-common
Next, we will clone Docassemble repository in a directory of our choice. Use the following command to clone the Docassemble repository:
sudo git clone https://github.com/jhpyle/docassemble.git /usr/share/docassemble
At the end of the above command, we mentioned the directory where the repository will be cloned.
Now, it's time to install Docassemble. To install Docassemble, run the following commands:
cd /usr/share/docassemble
sudo python3 setup.py install
In order to start Docassemble, we first need to set the environment variables. Open the terminal and run the following commands:
export FLASK_APP=docassemble.webapp.app:app
export FLASK_ENV=development
export DA_CONFIG=/etc/docassemble/config.yml
Now, we can start Docassemble by running:
sudo systemctl start docassemble
We can also check the status and restart if required using the following commands:
sudo systemctl status docassemble
sudo systemctl restart docassemble
Congratulations! Now you've learned how to install Docassemble on Ubuntu Server Latest. You can now build complex forms and documents using Docassemble and take the first step in building great web applications.
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