How to Install RERO ILS on macOS

RERO ILS (Integrated Library System) is a software tool used by libraries to manage and track their resources. In this tutorial, we will guide you through the installation process of RERO ILS on macOS.

Prerequisites

Before you begin with the installation process, please make sure that the following requirements are met:

• You have administrative privileges on your macOS device.
• You have Git and Docker installed on your device.

Installation

Follow the steps below to install RERO ILS on macOS:

1. Open the Terminal application on your macOS device.

2. Clone the RERO ILS repository from GitHub by running the following command in the terminal:

   git clone https://github.com/rero/rero-ils.git
   

3. After cloning the repository, navigate to the rero-ils directory by running the following command:

   cd rero-ils
   

4. Next, create a docker-compose.yml file by running the command below:

   nano docker-compose.yml
   

5. Paste the following code into the docker-compose.yml file:

   version: '3.3'
   
   services:
     rero-ils:
       image: rero/rero-ils:main
       ports:
         - "8000:8000"
       restart: always
       depends_on:
         - db
         - es
         - redis
       environment:
         - DJANGO_SETTINGS_MODULE=rero_ils.settings
         - CELERY_BROKER_URL=redis://redis:6379/0
         - CELERY_RESULT_BACKEND=redis://redis:6379/0
         - ELASTICSEARCH_URL=http://es:9200/
         - POSTGRES_DB=rero
         - POSTGRES_USER=rero
         - POSTGRES_PASSWORD=rero
         - POSTGRES_HOST=db
   
     db:
       image: postgres
       restart: always
       environment:
         - POSTGRES_DB=rero
         - POSTGRES_USER=rero
         - POSTGRES_PASSWORD=rero
   
     es:
       image: elasticsearch:6.8.13
       ports:
         - "9200:9200"
       restart: always
   
     redis:
       image: redis:6.2
       ports:
         - "6379:6379"
       restart: always
   

6. Save the docker-compose.yml file and exit the nano editor.

7. Start the RERO ILS by running the following command:

   docker-compose up -d
   

   This command will start the RERO ILS in detached mode.

8. Once the installation is complete, you can access the RERO ILS by navigating to the following URL in your web browser:

   http://localhost:8000
   

Congratulations! You have successfully installed RERO ILS on your macOS device.

Conclusion

In this tutorial, we have demonstrated how to install RERO ILS on macOS. With your RERO ILS installation up and running, you can now start using it to manage and track your library resources.

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