How to install OpenNote on Clear Linux Latest

Introduction

OpenNote is an open-source note-taking application that allows you to store and manage notes on your local machine or on a remote server. In this tutorial, we will learn how to install OpenNote on Clear Linux Latest.

Prerequisites

Before we start, there are some prerequisites that we need to fulfill:

  • A basic understanding of the Clear Linux command line.
  • A text editor (we will be using nano in this tutorial).
  • A Clear Linux Latest installation with an internet connection.

Step 1: Installing Dependencies

OpenNote requires the following dependencies to be installed:

  • Java 1.8 or higher
  • Tomcat 7 or higher
  • MySQL server

We can install all the dependencies by running the following command:

$ sudo swupd bundle-add java-tomcat mysql-server

The above command will install Java, Tomcat, and MySQL Server on your machine.

Step 2: Downloading OpenNote

OpenNote is available on GitHub. We can download the source code by running the following command:

$ git clone https://github.com/FoxUSA/OpenNote

This command will download the OpenNote source code and save it to a directory named OpenNote.

Step 3: Building OpenNote

Next, we need to build OpenNote. Navigate to the OpenNote directory and run the following command:

$ ./gradlew build

This command will build the OpenNote application.

Step 4: Deploying OpenNote

After the build process completes, we need to deploy the OpenNote application to the Tomcat server. We can do this by copying the opennote.war file from the OpenNote/build/libs directory to the Tomcat's webapps directory:

$ sudo cp OpenNote/build/libs/opennote.war /var/lib/tomcat/webapps/

Step 5: Setting up MySQL Database

OpenNote requires a MySQL database to store notes. We can set up a new MySQL database and user by running the following commands:

$ sudo mysql_secure_installation
$ sudo mysql -u root -p

This command will open up the MySQL shell. Next, run the following commands to create a new database and user:

CREATE DATABASE opennote;
CREATE USER 'opennote'@'localhost' IDENTIFIED BY 'password';
GRANT ALL PRIVILEGES ON opennote.* TO 'opennote'@'localhost';
FLUSH PRIVILEGES;

Replace password with a strong password for the OpenNote MySQL user.

Step 6: Configuring OpenNote

OpenNote requires configuration to connect with the MySQL database. Navigate to the OpenNote/src/main/resources directory and edit the application.properties file:

$ cd OpenNote/src/main/resources
$ sudo nano application.properties

Change the following properties in the application.properties file:

spring.datasource.url = jdbc:mysql://localhost/opennote
spring.datasource.driver-class-name = com.mysql.cj.jdbc.Driver
spring.datasource.username = opennote
spring.datasource.password = password

Replace password with the MySQL user's password that you created in step 5.

Step 7: Starting Tomcat

Start the Tomcat server with the following command:

$ sudo systemctl start tomcat

You can also check the status of Tomcat by running the following command:

$ sudo systemctl status tomcat

Conclusion

That's it! We have successfully installed OpenNote on Clear Linux Latest. You can access the OpenNote web interface by going to http://localhost:8080/opennote in your web browser.

Happy note-taking!