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Installing Pretalx on Windows 11

Pretalx is an open source event management system that allows you to organize conferences, meetups, and other events. In this tutorial, we will walk through the steps of installing Pretalx on Windows 11.

Prerequisites

Before we begin, you need to make sure that your system meets the following requirements:

• You have Windows 11 installed on your system.
• You have Python 3.6 or higher installed on your system.
• You have pip package manager for Python installed.

Step 1: Downloading Pretalx

You can download the latest version of Pretalx from the official website. Here's how you can do it:

1. Go to pretalx.org">https://pretalx.org and click on "Download" tab at the top of the page.
2. Scroll down to "Latest release" section and click on "Download source code" button.
3. Save the ZIP file at a convenient location on your computer.

Step 2: Extracting the ZIP file

Once you have downloaded the ZIP file, you need to extract it to a folder. Here's how you can do it:

1. Right-click on the ZIP file and select "Extract All".
2. Choose a destination folder where you want to extract the files and click on "Extract".

Step 3: Setting up a virtual environment

It is always recommended to create a virtual environment before installing a Python package. Here's how you can set up a virtual environment:

1. Open Command Prompt by pressing Windows key + X and choosing "Windows Terminal".

2. Navigate to the folder where you extracted Pretalx by running the following command:

   cd path\to\extracted\folder

   Replace "path\to\extracted\folder" with the actual path to your extracted folder.

3. Run the following command to create a virtual environment:

   python -m venv env

4. Activate the virtual environment by running the following command:

   env\Scripts\activate

   You will see that the prompt changes to indicate that you are now in the virtual environment.

Step 4: Installing Pretalx

Now that you have set up the virtual environment, you can install Pretalx using pip. Here's how you can do it:

1. Run the following command to upgrade pip:

   python -m pip install --upgrade pip

2. Run the following command to install Pretalx:

   pip install -e .

   This command installs Pretalx from the source code that you extracted earlier.

Step 5: Running Pretalx

Once you have installed Pretalx, you can run it using the following command:

python manage.py runserver

This command starts the Pretalx server on your local machine. You can now view the Pretalx web interface by navigating to http://localhost:8000/ in your web browser.

Conclusion

In this tutorial, we walked through the steps of installing Pretalx on Windows 11. You can now use Pretalx to organize your events and invite participants.

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