How to install Open Event Server on Arch Linux

Open Event Server is an open-source event management tool developed by FOSSASIA. In this tutorial, we will guide you on how to install Open Event Server on Arch Linux.

Prerequisites

1. A machine running Arch Linux
2. A user account with sudo privileges
3. Basic knowledge of the Linux command line

Installation Steps

Step 1: Update the System

Before we start the installation process, it is essential to update your system to the latest packages. It ensures that we have the latest security patches and bug fixes installed.

sudo pacman -Syyu

Step 2: Install Required Packages

Open Event Server requires several packages to run correctly. We can install them by running the following command in our terminal.

sudo pacman -S git ruby mariadb mongodb npm

Step 3: Clone the Open Event Server Repository

Next, we need to clone the Open Event Server repository from GitHub. We can do it by executing the following command:

git clone https://github.com/fossasia/open-event-server.git

Step 4: Set Up the Database

Open Event Server uses MariaDB as its primary database. We need to install it on our system and create a new database for our application. We can install MariaDB with the following command:

sudo pacman -S mariadb

Next, we need to start the MariaDB service and enable it at boot time.

sudo systemctl start mariadb
sudo systemctl enable mariadb

Now, let's log in to MariaDB and create a new database for our Open Event Server application.

sudo mysql
CREATE DATABASE open_event_server;
GRANT ALL PRIVILEGES ON open_event_server.* TO 'open_event'@'localhost' IDENTIFIED BY 'YOUR_PASSWORD';
FLUSH PRIVILEGES;
exit;

Step 5: Install Dependencies

Open Event Server requires several dependencies to run correctly. We can install them using the following command:

cd open-event-server/
npm i -g sequelize-cli bower yarn
npm install
bower install

Step 6: Update Configuration Files

Next, we need to update the configuration files to connect our Open Event Server to the MariaDB database that we created earlier.

We need to open the file located at config/config.json and update the username, password, and database fields with our database credentials.

{
  "development": {
    "username": "open_event",
    "password": "YOUR_PASSWORD",
    "database": "open_event_server",
    "host": "127.0.0.1",
    "dialect": "mysql"
  },
  "test": {
    ...
  },
  "production": {
    ...
  }
}

We also need to update the config/env/development.js file with the correct URL.

var config = {
  /**
   * Environment to initialize development environment with
   */
  env: 'development',

  /**
   * The base URL of the application
   * Keep the trailing slash ('/') in place
   */
  baseUrl: 'http://localhost:8080/',
}

Step 7: Start Open Event Server

Now, we are ready to start our Open Event Server. We can do it by executing the following command:

npm start

If everything goes well, you will see the following output in your terminal:

Sequelize [Node: 14.16.1, CLI: 6.2.0, ORM: 5.22.3]

Listening on 8080

Congratulations! You have successfully installed and started Open Event Server on Arch Linux. You can access the web interface of your application by visiting http://localhost:8080 in your web browser.