Indico is a powerful and flexible event management system used by numerous organizations worldwide. This tutorial will guide you step-by-step on how to install Indico on your macOS computer.
Install the required dependencies using Homebrew. Open Terminal and run the following command:
brew install postgresql redis elasticsearch
It is always recommended to use a virtual environment when installing Python packages to keep them separate from the global environment. In Terminal, navigate to the directory where you want to create the virtual environment and run the following command to create a new virtual environment:
python3 -m venv myenv
Activate the virtual environment by running the following command:
source myenv/bin/activate
Run the following command to install Indico using pip:
pip install indico
Create an empty PostgreSQL database by running the following command:
createdb mydatabase
Next, create a new user and grant them access to the database by running the following commands:
createuser myuser
psql mydatabase
GRANT ALL PRIVILEGES ON DATABASE mydatabase TO myuser;
No configuration is required for Redis.
Open the Elasticsearch configuration file using your preferred text editor:
nano /usr/local/etc/elasticsearch/elasticsearch.yml
Update the following parameters:
cluster.name: mycluster
node.name: mynode
network.host: 127.0.0.1
Save and exit the file.
Initialize Indico by running the following command:
indico db prepare
Start Indico by running the following command:
indico run
You should see logs indicating that Indico is starting up. Once the server is up and running, open your web browser and navigate to http://localhost:8000 to access Indico.
Congratulations! You have successfully installed Indico on your macOS computer.
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