Indico is an open-source event management software that simplifies the organization of conferences, workshops, meetings, and lectures. In this tutorial, we will walk you through step-by-step instructions to install Indico on Ubuntu Server Latest.
Before we start with the installation procedure, you should have the following requirements:
Start by updating your Ubuntu packages to the latest version. Type the following command on the terminal:
sudo apt update && sudo apt upgrade
Indico requires a few packages to run correctly. You should install these packages using the following command:
sudo apt install python3 python3-dev python3-venv python3-pip libxml2-dev libxslt1-dev libffi-dev libssl-dev libjpeg-dev zlib1g-dev
You should create a dedicated user for Indico to avoid any security issues. You can use the following command to create a new user:
sudo adduser indico
Once the user is created, create a new directory for Indico inside the home directory of the user:
sudo mkdir /home/indico/indico
To allow the Indico user to access and write files in the Indico directory, you should set the correct permissions. You can use the following command to set the ownership and the permissions:
sudo chown -R indico:indico /home/indico/indico
sudo chmod -R u+w /home/indico/indico
To install Indico, follow the below steps:
Create a new Python virtual environment inside the Indico directory:
sudo su - indico
python3 -m venv ~/indico
Activate the virtual environment using the following command:
source ~/indico/bin/activate
Use the following command to install Indico:
pip3 install indico
Before using Indico, you should initialize the database. You can use the following command to do that:
indico db create
Indico comes with a default configuration file. You should copy this configuration file to the Indico directory using the following command:
cp /usr/local/lib/python3.6/dist-packages/indico/conf/templates/indico.conf /home/indico/indico/
Then, edit the configuration file and set the following parameters:
SQLALCHEMY_DATABASE_URI = 'postgresql://indico:<password>@localhost/indico'
Replace <password> with a strong password for the Indico user. You should also replace localhost with the IP address of your server if you plan to access Indico from a different computer.
Once you complete the above steps, you can run Indico using the following commands:
su indico
cd ~/indico
source bin/activate
indico run
You can access Indico by opening your web browser and entering the URL http://localhost:8000.
That's it! You have successfully installed and configured Indico on your Ubuntu Server Latest. You can now use Indico to organize and manage your events.
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