How to Install Mobilizon on Windows 11

Mobilizon is an open-source platform to organize events, meetings, and social activities. It's free to use and can be installed on several operating systems. Here is a step-by-step guide on how to install Mobilizon on your Windows 11 computer.

Step 1: Install WSL

1. Open the Start menu and search for "Turn Windows features on or off"
2. Scroll down to "Windows Subsystem for Linux" and check the box to enable it.
3. Click on "OK" and restart your computer.

Step 2: Install Ubuntu on WSL

1. Open the Microsoft Store and search for "Ubuntu"
2. Click on the "Ubuntu" result and click on "Install"
3. Wait for the installation to complete.

Step 3: Install and setup Mobilizon

1. Open the Ubuntu terminal
2. Install the required dependencies by running the command:

sudo apt-get install curl git g++ libssl-dev libicu-dev libbz2-dev liblzma-dev zlib1g-dev

3. Download the latest stable Mobilizon release with:

git clone https://framagit.org/framasoft/mobilizon.git

4. Move into the Mobilizon directory by running:

cd mobilizon

5. Install the required system packages with:

sudo bin/system-dependencies.sh

6. Install the required NodeJS packages by running:

./bin/setup-node-deps.js

7. Copy the config/.env.development.local file to config/.env.local:

cp config/.env.development.local config/.env.local

8. Open the config/.env.local file with a text editor and update the DATABASE_URL field with your database credentials.

DATABASE_URL="postgresql://mobilizon:mobilizon@localhost:5432/mobilizon"

9. In the same config/.env.local file, update the API_SECRET_KEY with a random string:

API_SECRET_KEY="my super secret string"

10. Initialize the database schema:

./bin/rails db:create db:migrate

11. Start Mobilizon with:

./bin/rails server

12. Open your web browser and go to http://localhost:3000 to access Mobilizon.

Congratulations! You have successfully installed Mobilizon on your Windows 11 computer using WSL. Now you can start organizing events, meetings and more with the Mobilizon platform.

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