Raneto is a free, open-source, and easy-to-use knowledge base system. In this tutorial, we will show you how to install Raneto on your macOS system.
We will use Node.js to run Raneto. Run the following command in the terminal to install Node.js:
brew install node
After the installation is finished, you can verify the installation using the following command:
node -v
Raneto uses MongoDB as its database. Run the following command in the terminal to install MongoDB:
brew install mongodb
After the installation is finished, create a directory to store the MongoDB data:
sudo mkdir /data/db
Finally, start the MongoDB server:
mongod
You can install Raneto directly from the official GitHub repository using the following command:
npm install -g raneto
Create a new Raneto instance by running the following command:
raneto new my-raneto
Change your directory to the newly created instance:
cd my-raneto
Edit the configuration file config.default.js using your favorite text editor:
nano config.default.js
Change the port to your desired port number, and then set the mongoUrl to the MongoDB URL:
module.exports = {
site: {
title: 'My Raneto Site',
description: 'My Raneto powered site'
},
port: 3000, // your desired port number
theme: 'default',
database: {
uri: 'mongodb://localhost:27017/my-raneto' // your MongoDB URL
},
};
Run the following command to start Raneto:
raneto start
Open your web browser and navigate to http://localhost:<your_port_number>/. You should see the Raneto homepage.
In this tutorial, you have learned how to install and configure Raneto on your macOS system. You can now start creating and managing your knowledge base.
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