How to Install Calagator on macOS

Calagator is an open-source community events calendar application. This tutorial will guide you through the installation process on a macOS system.

Prerequisites

Before you can install Calagator on a macOS system, you must have the following:

• A macOS system running version 10.13 or later
• A working command-line interface, such as the Terminal app

Installation

1. Open the Terminal app on your macOS system.

2. Install Homebrew by entering the following command:

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

3. After successfully installing Homebrew, run the following command to update your homebrew formulas:

   brew update
   

4. Install PostgreSQL, the relational database management system:

   brew install postgresql
   

5. Once PostgreSQL is installed, start the service by running:

   brew services start postgresql
   

6. Clone the Calagator repository by entering the following command:

   git clone https://github.com/calagator/calagator.git
   

7. In the Terminal app, navigate to the Calagator directory:

   cd calagator
   

8. Install the Ruby version specified in the .ruby-version file by running the following command. If you don't have Ruby installed, you can install it with Homebrew using brew install ruby:

   rbenv install
   

9. Install the bundler gem by running the following command:

   gem install bundler
   

10. Install the required gems for Calagator:

bundle install

11. Create the PostgreSQL user and database for Calagator:

createdb calagator_development
psql -c "CREATE USER calagator WITH PASSWORD 'password'; ALTER USER calagator CREATEDB;"

12. Copy the config/database.yml.example file to config/database.yml:

cp config/database.yml.example config/database.yml

13. Configure config/database.yml to use the created PostgreSQL user and database:

development:
  <<: *default
  database: calagator_development
  username: calagator
  password: password

14. Run the migrations to create the database schema:

rake db:migrate

15. Finally, start the Calagator server:

rails server

Conclusion

Congratulations! You have successfully installed Calagator on your macOS system. You can open a web browser and go to http://localhost:3000 to start using Calagator.

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