Frab is a conference management system that enables you to manage your conferences and events in an easy manner. In this tutorial, we will go through the steps required to install Frab on a Windows 11 machine.
Before we start, make sure that you have the following:
RVM is a tool that allows you to easily manage multiple ruby installations. Follow these steps to install RVM:
Download RVM from the official website: https://rvm.io/rvm/install
Open Command Prompt with Administrator privileges
Run the following command to install RVM:
curl -sSL https://get.rvm.io | bash -s stable
After the installation is complete, close your Command Prompt and open a new one.
With RVM installed, you can now install the required version of Ruby with the following command:
rvm install 2.7.4
Now that Ruby is installed, we can install Frab with the following steps:
Open a Command Prompt window and navigate to the directory where you want to install Frab.
Clone the official Frab repository with the following command:
git clone https://github.com/frab/frab.git
Navigate to the newly created frab directory:
cd frab
Install required gems and dependencies with the following command:
bundle install
Create a new database by running the following command:
rake db:migrate
Start the server with the following command:
rails server
Open your web browser and navigate to http://localhost:3000/ to verify that Frab is working.
In this tutorial, we have shown you how to install Frab on a Windows 11 machine. With these steps, you can now manage your conferences and events with ease using this powerful conference management system.
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