Installing wger on Fedora CoreOS Latest

Introduction

wger is a free, open source workout manager that allows you to keep track of your fitness goals, create and modify workout programs and routines, as well as monitor your progress. In this tutorial, we will guide you through the process of installing wger on Fedora CoreOS Latest.

Prerequisites

Before you begin, there are a few prerequisites that you will need:

  • A Fedora CoreOS Latest installation with sudo privileges
  • Access to the internet

Step 1: Update your system

Before proceeding with the installation of wger, it is recommended to update your system's packages to their latest versions. To do this, run the following command:

sudo rpm-ostree update

Step 2: Install Docker

wger is available as a Docker image, therefore we need to install Docker first. This can be done with the following command:

sudo dnf install docker

Once Docker is installed, start the Docker daemon and enable it to start on boot:

sudo systemctl start docker
sudo systemctl enable docker

Step 3: Prepare the environment

Before we can run the wger Docker image, we need to create a directory that will contain the necessary configuration files. Create a new directory for this purpose:

sudo mkdir -p /var/wger

Next, create a configuration file for the wger Docker container:

sudo nano /var/wger/wger.env

Add the following lines to the configuration file:

POSTGRES_USER=wger
POSTGRES_PASSWORD=password
POSTGRES_DB=wger

Save and close the file.

Step 4: Run the Docker image

Now that we have prepared the environment, we can run the wger Docker image. To do so, execute the following command:

sudo docker run --name wger -d --env-file /var/wger/wger.env --publish 8000:80 wger/wger:latest

Explanation of the flags:

  • --name: specifies a name for the Docker container
  • -d: runs the Docker container in the background as a daemon
  • --env-file: specifies the location of the configuration file we created earlier
  • --publish: maps the port 8000 on the host to port 80 on the Docker container
  • wger/wger:latest: specifies the Docker image to run

Step 5: Access wger

wger should now be running and accessible through your web browser. Open your browser and navigate to http://localhost:8000/ to access the wger application.

Conclusion

In this tutorial, we have shown you how to install and run wger on Fedora CoreOS Latest. With just a few steps, you can easily set up your own workout manager and start tracking your fitness goals.