How to Install Wagtail on Elementary OS Latest?

Wagtail is a popular open-source Content Management System (CMS) that is built on top of Django. It is designed to help you create modern websites and is used by many large organizations all around the globe.

In this tutorial, we'll show you how to install Wagtail on Elementary OS Latest.

Prerequisites

Before we start, make sure that you have the following prerequisites:

• Basic knowledge of the command-line interface
• Elementary OS Latest installed on your machine
• A non-root user with sudo privileges

Step 1 - Install Python and Virtualenv

Wagtail requires Python to run. Elementary OS Latest comes with Python pre-installed, but we need to install the virtual environment package (virtualenv) to make sure we can run Wagtail in a sandboxed environment.

To install Python and virtualenv, open the Terminal and enter the following commands:

sudo apt update
sudo apt install python3 python3-pip python3-venv

Step 2 - Create a Virtual Environment

The next step is to create a virtual environment for Wagtail. This is where we will install and run Wagtail's dependencies.

Open the Terminal and create a directory for your virtual environment:

mkdir virtualenvs
cd virtualenvs

Now, create a virtual environment by running the following command:

python3 -m venv wagtailenv

This will create a new virtual environment named wagtailenv.

Activate it by running:

source wagtailenv/bin/activate

You should see the (wagtailenv) prefix added to the prompt, indicating that you're working inside the virtual environment.

Step 3 - Install Wagtail

With the virtual environment activated, let's install Wagtail.

First, upgrade pip:

pip install --upgrade pip

Now, install Wagtail using pip:

pip install wagtail

This will install Wagtail and its dependencies.

Step 4 - Create a New Wagtail Project

Now that Wagtail is installed, let's create a new project.

Create a directory for your project:

mkdir wagtail_project
cd wagtail_project

Create a new Wagtail project:

wagtail start myproject

This will create a new project called myproject with some boilerplate code.

Step 5 - Start the Development Server

You're ready to start the development server!

Navigate to the project directory and run:

cd myproject
python manage.py runserver

This will start a development server running on http://127.0.0.1:8000/.

Congratulations! You have successfully installed and created a new Wagtail project on Elementary OS Latest.

Enjoy building your new website with Wagtail!