How to Install Frab on Debian Latest

Frab is an open-source conference management software developed using Ruby on Rails. It helps in managing conference schedules, presentations, and proposals efficiently. In this tutorial, we will install Frab on Debian latest release.

Prerequisites

Before proceeding with the installation process, ensure that you have a Debian system with the following requirements:

  • A user account with sudo privileges.
  • A working internet connection.
  • Ruby and Ruby on Rails installed on your system.

Step 1: Update the System

Log in to your Debian system and update the system packages using the following command:

sudo apt update && sudo apt upgrade -y

Step 2: Install Required Dependencies

Frab requires several software and libraries to be installed on the system. Install the dependencies using the following command:

sudo apt install -y build-essential git curl libsqlite3-dev nodejs zlib1g-dev libssl-dev libreadline-dev libyaml-dev libxml2-dev libxslt1-dev libmysqlclient-dev

Step 3: Install Ruby

Frab requires Ruby 2.6 or later to run. We will use rbenv to install Ruby on the system.

Install rbenv

Firstly, run the following command to install rbenv on debian:

sudo apt-get install rbenv

Now add rbenv to PATH

echo 'export PATH="$HOME/.rbenv/bin:$PATH"' >> ~/.bashrc
echo 'eval "$(rbenv init -)"' >> ~/.bashrc

Log out of the current shell and log back in so the changes take effect.

exec $SHELL

Install Ruby

Next, run the following command to install Ruby 2.7.2

rbenv install  2.7.2

After the installation is complete, set the Ruby version as your default by running:

rbenv global 2.7.2

Check if the Ruby installation is successful by running the command:

ruby -v

Step 4: Install Frab

Clone the Frab repository from Github using the following command:

git clone https://github.com/frab/frab.git

Change the directory to the cloned Frab repository:

cd frab

Now install the required gems using bundler:

gem install bundler
bundle install --path vendor/bundle

Step 5: Create the Database

Create the database and migration using the following command:

RAILS_ENV=production bundle exec rake db:create
RAILS_ENV=production bundle exec rake db:migrate
RAILS_ENV=production bundle exec rake db:seed

Step 6: Start Frab

After completing these steps, you can start the Frab server by running the following command:

RAILS_ENV=production rails server

That's it! You have successfully installed Frab on your Debian system. You can now access the Frab instance in your web browser by typing the following URL: http://localhost:3000/.