How to Install TeamMapper on Manjaro

TeamMapper is an open-source project used for real-time mapping and location tracking of team members in a given area. In this tutorial, we will guide you through the installation process for TeamMapper on your Manjaro system.

Prerequisites

Before proceeding, ensure that the following requirements are met:

A Manjaro system running on your local machine
Git installed on your system
Basic knowledge of the Linux command line

Steps to Install TeamMapper

Follow the steps below to install TeamMapper on your Manjaro system:

Open the terminal on your Manjaro system by pressing Ctrl+Alt+T on your keyboard.
Clone the TeamMapper repository from Github by running the following command:
```
git clone https://github.com/b310-digital/teammapper.git
```
After cloning the repository, navigate to the teammapper directory using the cd command:
```
cd teammapper/
```

Install the required dependencies by running the following command:

sudo apt-get install libssl-dev libffi-dev python-dev python3-venv python3-dev python3-pip libpq-dev postgresql postgresql-contrib

Create a python virtual environment using the following command:
```
python3 -m venv env
```
Activate the virtual environment using the following command:
```
source env/bin/activate
```
Install the required packages using the following command:
```
pip install -r requirements.txt
```

Create a PostgreSQL database and database user by running the following commands:

sudo -u postgres psql

This opens a PostgreSQL shell.

CREATE DATABASE teammapper;
CREATE USER teammapperuser WITH PASSWORD 'teammapperpassword';
GRANT ALL PRIVILEGES ON DATABASE teammapper TO teammapperuser;
\q

Update the database settings by modifying the settings.py file located in the teammapper/ directory:

DATABASES = {
    'default': {
        'ENGINE': 'django.db.backends.postgresql_psycopg2',
        'NAME': 'teammapper',
        'USER': 'teammapperuser',
        'PASSWORD': 'teammapperpassword',
        'HOST': 'localhost',
        'PORT': '5432',
    }
}

Run the following command to apply migrations and create the necessary tables in the database:
```
python manage.py migrate
```
Finally, run the TeamMapper server using the following command:
```
python manage.py runserver
```
Open a web browser and navigate to http://localhost:8000/ to access the TeamMapper dashboard.

Congratulations! You have successfully installed TeamMapper on your Manjaro system.