How to Install Indico on Windows 10

Indico is an open-source web-based event management system used for organizing conferences, workshops, and meetings. In this tutorial, we will guide you through the steps on how to install Indico on Windows 10.

Prerequisites

Before getting started with the installation, make sure you have the following software installed on your computer:

• Python 3.7 or later
• PostgreSQL or MySQL database server
• pip package manager

Step 1: Install virtual environment

Open the Command Prompt and install the virtual environment using the following command:

pip install virtualenv

Step 2: Create a virtual environment

Create a new virtual environment using the following command:

virtualenv indico-env

Step 3: Activate the virtual environment

Activate the virtual environment using the following command:

indico-env\Scripts\activate

Step 4: Install Indico

Install Indico using pip by running the following command:

pip install indico

Step 5: Configure Indico

Create a new PostgreSQL or MySQL database and a user with full privileges to the created database.

Create a new configuration file with the content below and save it as indico.conf:

INDICO_DATABASE_URI = 'postgresql://user:password@localhost/dbname'
SECRET_KEY = 'thereisnospoon'
UPLOAD_FOLDER = '/path/to/uploaded/files'

Replace user, password, dbname, and path/to/uploaded/files with your own values.

Step 6: Initialize database

Create the database tables by running the following command:

indico db prepare

Step 7: Run Indico

Start the Indico server using the following command:

indico run

Conclusion

By following these steps, you should now have Indico running on your Windows 10 machine. You can access the web interface by opening your web browser and navigating to http://localhost:8000.

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