LibreTime is a free and open-source radio automation software that allows you to schedule and run a radio station. This guide will provide a step-by-step guide on how to install LibreTime on your Windows 10 machine.
Before installing LibreTime, you need to ensure that you have the following:
Head to https://git-scm.com/ and download the latest version of Git for your Windows 10 machine. Once downloaded, install Git by following the prompts.
Launch Command Prompt on your machine by pressing the "Windows + R" keys and typing 'cmd.exe'. In the prompt, navigate to the XAMPP htdocs directory by typing the following command:
cd C:\xampp\htdocs
Clone the LibreTime repository by typing the following command:
git clone https://github.com/LibreTime/libretime.git
This process may take a few minutes depending on the speed of your internet connection.
Navigate to the LibreTime directory by typing the following command:
cd libretime
Once you're in the directory, run the following command to install the required dependencies:
./install -fiap
This command will install all the required dependencies for LibreTime.
Launch your web browser and navigate to http://localhost/phpmyadmin/. Create a new database with any name of your choice.
In the LibreTime directory, navigate to the 'airtime' directory and copy the 'config.example.php' file to 'config.php'. Open the 'config.php' file using any text editor of your choice.
Update the file with the credentials of the database you just created. Save the file and exit the text editor.
At this point, you have successfully completed all the prerequisite steps and installed all the dependencies for LibreTime. You can now install LibreTime by running the following command:
./airtime_install
This command will install LibreTime on your Windows 10 machine. Once the installation process is complete, you can launch LibreTime by navigating to http://localhost/libretime/ in your web browser.
In this tutorial, we provided a step-by-step guide on how to install LibreTime on your Windows 10 machine. We hope this tutorial was helpful in guiding you through the installation process. If you encounter any issues during the installation process, please do not hesitate to seek help from the LibreTime community.
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