How to Install OSEM on Windows 10

This tutorial will guide you through the process of installing OSEM on Windows 10.

Requirements

• Windows 10 operating system
• Ruby version 2.6 or higher
• Git
• PostgreSQL

Steps

1. Install Git from the official website: https://git-scm.com/download/win
2. Install Ruby by downloading the latest version from https://rubyinstaller.org/downloads/
3. During the Ruby installation, make sure to select the option to add Ruby executables to your PATH.
4. Install PostgreSQL from the official website: https://www.postgresql.org/download/windows/
5. During installation, make sure to choose the option to install PostgreSQL as a service and remember the password you set for the postgres user.
6. Open Command Prompt or PowerShell.
7. Clone the OSEM repository from GitHub with the following command:

git clone https://github.com/openSUSE/osem.git

8. Navigate to the cloned directory:

cd osem

9. Install the required dependencies using Bundler:

bundle install

10. Create a .env file by copying the .env.example file:

cp .env.example .env

11. Edit the .env file and update the database credentials:

DATABASE_USER=postgres
DATABASE_PASSWORD=<password>
DATABASE_HOST=localhost
DATABASE_PORT=5432``` 

12. Create the database tables by running the following command:

```bundle exec rake db:create db:migrate``` 

13. Start the server:

```bundle exec rails server``` 

14. Open a web browser and go to http://localhost:3000 to access OSEM.

Congratulations! You have successfully installed OSEM on Windows 10.

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