How to Install Rallly on EndeavourOS Latest

Rallly is a free and open-source online event planning and polling tool that allows you to organize events and invite attendees to vote on various options such as dates, times, and location. In this tutorial, we will show you how to install Rallly on EndeavourOS Latest.

Prerequisites

• A running instance of EndeavourOS Latest.
• A sudo user account.

Step 1 - Install Dependencies

Before installing Rallly, we need to install some dependencies that are required for its smooth functioning. We will install Node.js, Nginx, and MongoDB.

To install them, open a terminal and run the following command:

sudo pacman -S nodejs npm nginx mongodb

This will install the latest versions of Node.js, Nginx, and MongoDB.

Step 2 - Configure MongoDB

After installing MongoDB, we need to configure it. Open the MongoDB configuration file /etc/mongodb.conf using any text editor:

sudo nano /etc/mongodb.conf

Then, uncomment the following line to enable remote access:

bind_ip = 127.0.0.1

Next, add the following line at the end of the file to enable authentication:

auth = true

Save the file and exit the editor.

Now, restart MongoDB to apply the changes:

sudo systemctl restart mongodb

Step 3 - Create a MongoDB Database

Rallly requires a MongoDB database to store its data. To create a database, open the MongoDB shell:

mongo

Then, create a database and user by running the following commands:

use rallly_db
db.createUser({user: "ralllyuser", pwd: "password123", roles: [{role: "readWrite", db: "rallly_db"}]})

Make sure to use a strong password and replace password123 with your desired password.

Step 4 - Clone Rallly Repository

Next, we need to clone the Rallly repository from GitHub. Create a new directory and navigate to it:

mkdir ~/rallly
cd ~/rallly

Then, clone the repository:

git clone https://github.com/RalllyProject/Rallly.git

Step 5 - Configure Rallly

Now, we need to configure Rallly before running it. Navigate to the Rally directory:

cd Rallly

Then, copy the sample configuration file:

cp config.sample.js config.js

Open the configuration file using your favorite text editor:

nano config.js

Update the following lines with your MongoDB credentials:

mongodb: {
    url: "mongodb://ralllyuser:[email protected]:27017/rallly_db",
    options: {
        },
},

Save the file and exit the editor.

Step 6 - Install Rallly Dependencies

Next, we need to install Rallly dependencies using npm. Run the following command:

npm install

This will install all required dependencies.

Step 7 - Start Rallly

Finally, start Rallly by running the following command:

npm start

This will start Rallly on port 3001.

Step 8 - Configure Nginx

To access Rallly from a web browser, we need to configure Nginx as a reverse proxy. Create a new Nginx server block file:

sudo nano /etc/nginx/sites-available/rallly.conf

Add the following configuration:

server {
    listen 80;
    server_name your_domain.com;

    location / {
        proxy_pass http://127.0.0.1:3001;
        proxy_set_header Host $host;
        proxy_set_header X-Real-IP $remote_addr;
    }
}

Replace your_domain.com with your actual domain name.

Create a symbolic link to the sites-enabled directory:

sudo ln -s /etc/nginx/sites-available/rallly.conf /etc/nginx/sites-enabled/

Then, test the Nginx configuration:

sudo nginx -t

If there are no errors, reload Nginx:

sudo systemctl reload nginx

Step 9 - Access Rallly

Open a web browser and navigate to http://your_domain.com. You should see the Rallly homepage.

Congratulations, you have successfully installed Rallly on EndeavourOS Latest!