Installing Canvas LMS on Clear Linux Latest

Canvas LMS is a web-based Learning Management System (LMS) that allows educators and students to manage online courses and related learning activities. This tutorial will guide you through the installation process of Canvas LMS on Clear Linux Latest.

Prerequisites

• Clear Linux Latest installed on your system
• A user account with administrator privileges

Steps

1. Install the required dependencies:

   sudo swupd bundle-add git curl nodejs puppets
   

2. Clone the Canvas LMS repository from GitHub:

   git clone https://github.com/instructure/canvas-lms.git
   

3. Navigate to the canvas-lms directory:

   cd canvas-lms
   

4. Run the setup script to install the required dependencies:

   sudo scripts/install_dependencies.sh
   

5. Set up the configuration files:

   cp config/canvas.yml.example config/canvas.yml
   cp config/database.yml.example config/database.yml
   

6. Edit the canvas.yml file to configure the settings such as the host and port number:

   vim config/canvas.yml
   

7. Edit the database.yml file to configure the database settings:

   vim config/database.yml
   

8. Set up the database:

   sudo -u postgres createuser canvas -D -l -P
   sudo -u postgres createdb canvas_production --owner=canvas
   

9. Run the database migration:

   bundle exec rake db:migrate
   

10. Load the default data:

bundle exec rake db:load_initial

11. Precompile the assets:

bundle exec rake canvas:compile_assets

12. Start the Canvas LMS:

sudo systemctl start canvas_init

13. Verify that the service is running:

sudo systemctl status canvas_init

The output should show the Canvas LMS service as active and running.

14. Access the Canvas LMS web interface by navigating to http://<server_ip>:<port> using your preferred web browser.

Congratulations! You have successfully installed Canvas LMS on Clear Linux Latest. You can now create courses and enroll students to start using the LMS.