How to Install Indico on NetBSD

Indico is an event management system that helps organize conferences, workshops, and other academic events. In this tutorial, we will guide you through the steps to install Indico on NetBSD.

Prerequisites

Before we get started, make sure your NetBSD system meets the following minimum requirements:

• NetBSD 7.2 or higher
• Python 3.x
• Pip 20.x or higher
• Postgres 11.x or higher

Step 1: Update system packages

Firstly, update your system packages to the latest version:

$ sudo pkgin update && sudo pkgin full-upgrade

Step 2: Install necessary packages

Next, we need to install some necessary packages for the Indico installation process. Run the following commands:

$ sudo pkgin install postgresql-server
$ sudo pkgin install postgresql10-client
$ sudo pkgin install py38-pip
$ sudo pkgin install py38-virtualenv

Step 3: Create Database and user

Now we are going to set up our Postgres database and user for the Indico application. Run the following commands:

$ sudo su - postgres
$ createdb indico
$ createuser indico -P

Answer the prompt to provide a password and then enter it twice.

Step 4: Set up Virtual environment

We are going to set up a Python virtual environment for the Indico installation. This will help in managing the application and its dependencies.

$ virtualenv -p python3.8 indico_venv
$ source indico_venv/bin/activate

Step 5: Install Indico

We can finally install Indico using pip.

$ pip install indico

Step 6: Initialize Indico

The final step is to initialize the Indico application.

$ indico setup create_all

This command will install the required tables in the database and create the configuration file for the application.

Conclusion

Congratulations! You have successfully installed Indico on NetBSD. You can now start the Indico server using the following command:

$ indico run

Then, navigate to http://localhost:8000/ on your browser, and you should see the Indico application homepage.