How to Install Open Event Server on Manjaro

This tutorial will guide you on how to install Open Event Server on Manjaro, a Linux distribution based on Arch Linux. Open Event Server is an event management server developed by FOSSASIA.

Prerequisites

Before starting, you need to have the following prerequisites:

• A Manjaro-based system
• A terminal application
• Git

Installation

Follow the steps below to install Open Event Server:

1. Open the terminal application.

2. Install the required dependencies by running the following command:

   sudo pacman -S python python-pip postgresql postgresql-libs \
   postgresql-odbc python-psycopg2 python-virtualenv
   

   This command installs Python, PostgreSQL, and some dependencies.

3. Install virtualenvwrapper, a set of extensions to the virtualenv tool. This helps in creating and managing Python virtual environments. Run the following command:

   sudo pip install virtualenvwrapper
   

4. Clone the Open Event Server repository from GitHub by running the following command:

   git clone https://github.com/fossasia/open-event-server.git
   

5. Change the working directory to the cloned repository by running the following command:

   cd open-event-server
   

6. Create a new virtual environment for the Open Event Server by running the following command:

   mkvirtualenv open-event-server
   

   This command creates a new virtual environment named open-event-server.

7. Activate the virtual environment by running the following command:

   workon open-event-server
   

   This command activates the virtual environment you created in the previous step.

8. Install the required Python packages by running the following command:

   pip install -r requirements.txt
   

9. Set up the PostgreSQL database and user by running the following command:

   sudo -u postgres psql -c "CREATE USER event WITH PASSWORD 'password';"
   sudo -u postgres psql -c "ALTER USER event CREATEDB;"
   

   This command creates a new PostgreSQL user named event.

10. Initialize the database schema by running the following command:

    python manage.py initdb
    

11. Start the server by running the following command:

    python manage.py runserver
    

    This starts the Open Event Server on the localhost, i.e., http://localhost:5000

Congratulations! You have successfully installed Open Event Server on Manjaro. You can now access the server by visiting http://localhost:5000 on your web browser.