How to Install OSEM on FreeBSD Latest

In this tutorial, we will guide you through the process of installing OSEM on FreeBSD Latest.

OSEM is an open-source event management platform that provides a complete solution for organizing events, managing attendees, and tracking registration, among other things. It is a project of the Ruby User Group Berlin e. V.

Prerequisites

  • A FreeBSD instance
  • root privileges or an account with sudo access
  • Internet connectivity

Step 1: Installing Dependencies

  1. Update the package repository to ensure that the latest packages are available:

    $ sudo pkg update

  2. Install the dependencies required for OSEM:

    $ sudo pkg install ruby node npm

Step 2: Installing OSEM

  1. Clone the OSEM repository to your local machine:

    $ git clone https://github.com/openSUSE/osem.git

  2. Navigate to the directory where the repository was cloned:

    $ cd osem

  3. Install the required gems:

    $ bundle install

  4. Install the required node modules:

    $ npm install

Step 3: Configuring OSEM

  1. Copy the config/application.yml.example to config/application.yml:

    $ cp config/application.yml.example config/application.yml

  2. Open the config/application.yml file in a text editor:

    $ nano config/application.yml

  3. Configure the settings as per your requirements.

    Note: Please make sure to set the SECRET_KEY_BASE value to a random string of at least 64 characters.

  4. Save and close the file.

Step 4: Starting the OSEM Server

  1. Start the server by running the following command:

    $ foreman start

  2. Once the server is started, open your web browser and navigate to http://<server-ip-address>:5000.

    You should see the OSEM landing page.

Congratulations! You have successfully installed and configured OSEM on FreeBSD Latest.