How to Install Thredded on Elementary OS Latest

Thredded is a Rails engine for building forums. It's an open source project and can be installed on Elementary OS Latest. In this tutorial, we'll walk you through the steps to install Thredded on Elementary OS Latest.

Prerequisites

Before we begin, make sure you have the following prerequisites:

  • A clean installation of Elementary OS Latest
  • Ruby 2.5.0 or higher installed
  • Rails 5.2.0 or higher installed
  • Bundler installed
  • PostgreSQL installed
  • Git installed

Step 1: Clone the Repository

First, you need to clone the Thredded repository from GitHub. To do this, open the Terminal and type the following command:

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

This will create a new directory called "thredded" in your current location.

Step 2: Install Dependencies

Navigate to the thredded directory by typing the following command:

cd thredded

Then, install the dependencies by running:

bundle install

This will install all the necessary gems and libraries required to run Thredded.

Step 3: Set up the Database

Thredded requires a PostgreSQL database to store information. To set up the database, first, create a new PostgreSQL user with the following command:

sudo -u postgres createuser --createdb --pwprompt thredded

Enter a password when prompted and remember it for later use. Then, create a new PostgreSQL database with the following command:

sudo -u postgres createdb --owner=thredded thredded_development

This will create a new database called "thredded_development".

Next, you need to configure the database settings in your Thredded application. Copy the config/database.example.yml file to config/database.yml with the following command:

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

Open the config/database.yml file in your favorite text editor and change the following lines to reflect your PostgreSQL database settings:

username: thredded
password: your_password_here

Replace "your_password_here" with the password you entered earlier.

Step 4: Set up the Environment

Before you can start the application, you need to set up the environment. Copy the config/thredded.example.yml file to config/thredded.yml with the following command:

cp config/thredded.example.yml config/thredded.yml

Open the config/thredded.yml file in your favorite text editor and change the "host" value to your local hostname:

host: localhost:3000

Step 5: Start the Application

To start the application, run the following command:

rails server

This will start a local server on port 3000. You can then access the Thredded application by going to http://localhost:3000 in your web browser.

Conclusion

In this tutorial, we walked you through the process of installing Thredded on Elementary OS Latest. Now that you have Thredded installed, you can configure it to your personal preferences and start building your own forum community.