Installing edX on Fedora Server Latest

This tutorial outlines the steps required to install edX on your Fedora Server Latest.

Step 1: Update Your System

Before we begin with the installation, let's update the system to ensure that all the packages are up-to-date. Open a terminal and run the following commands:

sudo dnf update

Enter your password when prompted and wait for the update to complete.

Step 2: Install Required Dependencies

edX requires some mandatory dependencies to work properly. Install them by running the following command:

sudo dnf install git-core curl libxml2-devel libxslt-devel python3-django-compressor \
                    python3-lxml python3-markdown python3-packaging python3-pygments \
                    python3-six

Step 3: Install Python Virtual Environment

Next, we need to install the Python Virtual Environment. This will allow us to create an isolated environment for edX to run in.

sudo dnf install python3-virtualenv

Step 4: Clone the edX Repository

Clone the edX Git repository by running this command:

git clone https://github.com/edx/edx-platform.git

Step 5: Create Virtual Environment

Create a Python virtual environment for edX by navigating to the cloned edx-platform directory and running the command:

cd edx-platform/
python3 -m venv edxappenv

Step 6: Activate Virtual Environment

Activate the virtual environment by issuing this command:

source edxappenv/bin/activate

Step 7: Install edX

Now it's time to install edX by running the command:

pip install -r requirements/edx/base.txt

Step 8: Migrate the Database

Next, we need to migrate the database. Run this command to do so:

python manage.py lms --settings=devstack migrate

Step 9: Create a Superuser

Create a superuser account which will allow you to log in to the edX web interface:

python manage.py lms --settings=devstack create_user --superuser \
                     --email=<your_email_address> --password=<your_password>

Step 10: Start edX

Finally, start edX by running the command:

paver devstack lms

This command will start the edX system, and you can access it by navigating to http://localhost:8000/ in your web browser.

Congratulations! You have successfully installed edX on your Fedora Server Latest.