How to Install ActiveWorkflow on macOS

ActiveWorkflow is a tool that can automate your workflows, which can be installed on your macOS device. To do so, follow the steps given below:

Step 1: Install the Required Dependencies

Before installing ActiveWorkflow, you need to install a few dependencies on your macOS device. We recommend installing Homebrew, a package manager for macOS, which can be done using the following command:

/bin/bash -c "$(curl -fsSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/Homebrew/install/HEAD/install.sh)"

Next, you'll want to install Python 3, as ActiveWorkflow requires it to function correctly:

brew install python3

You will also need to install postgresql since it's used as the database for ActiveWorkflow.

brew install postgresql

Step 2: Download ActiveWorkflow

Next, you need to download ActiveWorkflow from the official GitHub repository. You can download it using the following command:

git clone https://github.com/automaticmode/active_workflow.git

This will clone the ActiveWorkflow repository into your current directory.

Step 3: Setup Virtual Environment

You will also want to utilize a virtual environment to keep the requirements of ActiveWorkflow isolated to a specific location. Creating a virtual environment can be done as follows:

python3 -m venv active-workflow-env

This will create a virtual environment named active-workflow-env. Activate the virtual environment

source active-workflow-env/bin/activate

Step 4: Install Required Python Packages

With your virtual environment activated, you can move into the cloned ActiveWorkflow directory and install all of the required Python packages:

cd active_workflow
pip3 install -r requirements.txt

Step 5: Setup Database

ActiveWorkflow uses PostgreSQL as the database, so we need to create a new database for ActiveWorkflow:

createdb active_workflow

Step 6: Configure ActiveWorkflow

To configure ActiveWorkflow, you'll need to create a file named config.yml in the root directory of the project. Copy the contents of config.yml.example to config.yml:

cp config.yml.example config.yml

Open config.yml and replace the default settings with your own.

Step 7: Run ActiveWorkflow

You can start ActiveWorkflow using the following command:

./manage.py runserver

Open your browser and navigate to http://127.0.0.1:8000 to view ActiveWorkflow.

Congratulations! You have successfully installed ActiveWorkflow on your macOS device.

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