How to Install Calagator on Void Linux

Calagator is an open-source event aggregator and calendar application that allows users to find and promote events in their community. In this tutorial, we will show you how to install Calagator on Void Linux.

Prerequisites

Before we begin, you need to have the following:

• A running instance of Void Linux
• sudo or root access to your terminal
• Knowledge of basic command-line operations

Step 1: Install Dependencies

Before installing Calagator, we need to install some dependencies required by the application. Open your terminal and enter the following command to update your package information:

sudo xbps-install -Syu

Once the update is complete, install the dependencies required by Calagator using the following command:

sudo xbps-install -S ruby ruby-devel ruby-bundler sqlite sqlite-devel

Step 2: Install Calagator

Once the dependencies are installed, we can proceed to install Calagator. To install Calagator using the Bundler gem, run the following command:

sudo gem install bundler

Once Bundler is installed, clone the Calagator repository using the following command:

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

Change to the Calagator directory using the following command:

cd calagator

Install the application dependencies using the following command:

bundle install

Step 3: Configure and Start Calagator

To configure Calagator, copy the sample configuration file to the production configuration file using the following command:

cp config/application.example.yml config/application.yml

Edit the config/application.yml file and modify the database configuration to use SQLite. Change the following line:

DATABASE_URL: postgres://calagator:secret@localhost/calagator_production

to the following line:

DATABASE_URL: sqlite3://db/calagator_production.sqlite3

To initialize the database, create the database tables using the following command:

rake db:migrate

Once the database is initialized, start the Calagator server using the following command:

rails server

Calagator will now be running on your system. Open your web browser and navigate to http://localhost:3000 to access the Calagator application.

Conclusion

In this tutorial, we have shown you how to install Calagator on Void Linux. With Calagator, you can easily find and promote events in your community. We hope that this tutorial has been helpful and informative, and please let us know if you have any questions or comments.

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