How to Install Mobilizon on macOS

Mobilizon is a free and open-source platform for organizing events and managing communities. It allows you to create and join events, chat with people, and share your ideas. In this tutorial, we will guide you through the steps to install Mobilizon on your macOS device.

Step 1: Install Homebrew

Homebrew is a popular package manager for macOS. To install Mobilizon, you need to have Homebrew installed on your computer. Open your Terminal and enter the following command to install Homebrew:

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

Wait for the installation to complete.

Step 2: Install Dependencies

Mobilizon requires some dependencies to be installed on your system. Run the following commands in your Terminal to install them:

$ brew install elixir
$ brew install node
$ brew install imagemagick

Step 3: Download and Install Mobilizon

To download and install Mobilizon, you need to clone the Git repository. Open your Terminal and run the following command:

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

Navigate to the cloned repository and run the following command to install Mobilizon:

$ mix deps.get

Step 4: Configure Mobilizon

Mobilizon needs to be configured before you can use it. Navigate to the cloned repository and create a new configuration file:

$ cp config/dev.exs config/myconfig.exs

Open the configuration file in your preferred editor and change the database details, SMTP server settings, and other settings as required.

Step 5: Run Mobilizon

Navigate to the cloned repository and run the following command to start Mobilizon:

$ mix phx.server

Wait for the server to start. Open a web browser and navigate to http://localhost:4000. You should see the Mobilizon login page.

Conclusion

In this tutorial, we have shown you how to install Mobilizon on your macOS device. Mobilizon is a powerful tool for organizing events and managing communities, and we hope that this tutorial has helped you to get started with it.

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