Installing Noosfero on Windows 10

In this tutorial, we will guide you through the steps to install Noosfero, the open-source web platform, on Windows 10. Noosfero is a server-side application that requires a web server and a database server to run.

Prerequisites

Before we begin, ensure that the following software is installed on your Windows 10 machine:

• Git
• Ruby
• Ruby Development Kit (DevKit)
• PostgreSQL

Note: This tutorial assumes that you have administrative privileges to perform installations and configure the web server.

Step 1: Clone the Noosfero Repository

1. Open a command prompt or Git Bash terminal.
2. Navigate to the directory in which you want to install Noosfero.
3. Run the following command to clone the latest version of the Noosfero repository:

git clone https://gitlab.com/noosfero/noosfero.git

Step 2: Install Required Gems

1. Open the command prompt or Git Bash terminal.
2. Navigate to the Noosfero directory using the following command:

cd noosfero/

3. Run the following command to install the required gems:

gem install bundler
bundle install

Step 3: Install Node.js and Yarn

1. Download Node.js from the following link: https://nodejs.org/en/download/
2. Install Node.js by following the setup wizard.
3. Download Yarn from the following link: https://classic.yarnpkg.com/en/docs/install#windows-stable
4. Install Yarn by following the setup wizard.

Step 4: Generate the Configuration File

1. Run the following command to generate the configuration file:

cp config/default_files/database.yml.example config/database.yml

2. Edit the config/database.yml file to add the credentials for your PostgreSQL database.

Step 5: Create User and Database in PostgreSQL

1. Open the PostgreSQL command prompt.
2. Run the following commands to create a new user and database:

CREATE USER noosfero WITH PASSWORD 'noosfero';
CREATE DATABASE noosfero_development OWNER noosfero;
GRANT ALL PRIVILEGES ON DATABASE noosfero_development TO noosfero;

3. This will create a user noosfero with password noosfero and grant the user all privileges on the noosfero_development database.

Step 6: Load Sample Data

1. Run the following command to load the sample data:

bundle exec rake db:seed

Step 7: Start the Server

1. Run the following command to start the server:

rails s

2. Open your web browser and navigate to http://localhost:3000. You should see the Noosfero welcome page.

Congratulations! You have successfully installed Noosfero on your Windows 10 machine.

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