Installing Antville on OpenSUSE Latest

Antville is a free, open-source platform for developing weblogs, news sites and online communities. In this tutorial, we will go through the steps to install Antville on OpenSUSE Latest.

Prerequisites

Before we begin, ensure you have the following prerequisites:

  • A server running OpenSUSE Latest
  • sudo access or root privileges
  • Basic command line knowledge

Step 1: Install Dependencies

Antville requires some dependencies to be installed on your server. Open the terminal and execute the following command to install the required dependencies:

sudo zypper install java-1_8_0-openjdk java-1_8_0-openjdk-headless postgresql postgresql-server

It may take a few minutes to complete the installation.

Step 2: Download and Extract Antville

Next, we need to download the Antville archive and extract it to your server's web directory (/srv/www):

cd /srv/www
sudo wget https://antville.org/download/antville-1.2.1.tar.gz
sudo tar zxvf antville-1.2.1.tar.gz

Step 3: Create PostgreSQL User and Database

Antville needs a PostgreSQL database to store its data. We need to create a dedicated PostgreSQL user and database for Antville use. 

sudo -u postgres psql

This command will open up the PostgreSQL shell. You should now see the PostgreSQL prompt.

First, create a PostgreSQL user:

CREATE USER antville_user WITH PASSWORD 'your_password';

Next, we will create a PostgreSQL database for Antville to use: 

CREATE DATABASE antville_db OWNER antville_user;

Finally, grant the user all necessary permissions:

GRANT ALL PRIVILEGES ON DATABASE antville_db TO antville_user;

Exit the PostgreSQL shell by running the command:

\q

Step 4: Configure Antville

We have almost completed the installation process. The next step is to configure Antville. 

cd /srv/www/antville-1.2.1/bin
cp antville.example.properties antville.custom.properties

Next, open up the antville.custom.properties file and modify the following values: 

db.host=localhost
db.port=5432
db.name=antville_db
db.user=antville_user
db.password=your_password

Step 5: Start Antville

We are now ready to start the Antville server:

cd /srv/www/antville-1.2.1/bin
./antville start

After starting Antville, you can access it via web browser by visiting http://your-ip-address:8080. Replace 'your-ip-address' with your server's IP address.

Conclusion

Congratulations! You have successfully installed Antville on OpenSUSE Latest. You can now use Antville to create weblogs, news sites and online communities. Enjoy!