How to Install OSEM on Manjaro

OSEM is an open-source event management tool that is used to manage conferences and meetings. In this tutorial, we will guide you on how to install OSEM on Manjaro step by step.

Requirements

  • Manjaro installed on your system
  • A terminal emulator
  • An active internet connection

Installation

  1. Open the terminal emulator on your Manjaro system.

  2. Update the system package list using the following command:

sudo pacman -Syu
  1. Install the required dependencies by running the following command:
sudo pacman -S git ruby nodejs npm mariadb
  1. Create a new database for OSEM by running the following command:
sudo mysql -u root -p
  1. In the MariaDB console, execute the following SQL command:
CREATE DATABASE osem CHARACTER SET utf8 COLLATE utf8_general_ci;
  1. Create a new user and grant privileges to the new database by running the following command:
GRANT ALL PRIVILEGES ON osem.* TO 'osem_user'@'localhost' IDENTIFIED BY 'osem_password';

Note: Replace 'osem_user' and 'osem_password' with the username and password you want to use.

  1. Clone the OSEM Git repository to your system by running the following command:
git clone https://github.com/openSUSE/osem.git
  1. Navigate to the OSEM directory:
cd osem
  1. Install the required Ruby gems by running the following command:
bundle install
  1. Install the required JavaScript packages by running the following command:
npm install
  1. Generate a new configuration file using the following command:
cp config/application.yml.example config/application.yml
  1. Edit the configuration file using your preferred text editor:
nano config/application.yml
  1. Change the following lines to your own settings:
database: osem
username: osem_user
password: osem_password

  1. Save and exit the text editor.

  2. Generate a new secret key by running the following command:

bundle exec rake secret

  1. Copy the output of the command.

  2. Edit the configuration file again:

nano config/application.yml
  1. Replace the following line with the secret key you just generated:
secret_key_base: your_secret_key_here

  1. Save and exit the text editor.

  2. Initialize the database by running the following command:

bundle exec rake db:migrate
  1. Start the OSEM web server using the following command:
rails s
  1. Open your web browser and navigate to http://localhost:3000/ to access the OSEM web interface.

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