How to Install Baserow on OpenSUSE Latest

Baserow is an open-source alternative to Airtable, a cloud-based database and spreadsheet application. It is designed to be easy to use, flexible, and customizable. In this tutorial, we will guide you on how to install Baserow on OpenSUSE Latest.

Requirements

  • A server running OpenSUSE Latest
  • Access to the root account or a user account with sudo privileges

Step 1: Install Required Dependencies

Before we proceed with the installation of Baserow, we need to install some dependencies first.

To install Python and Node.js and other required dependencies, open the terminal and run:

sudo zypper in python3 python3-pip nodejs npm libpq-devel gcc

Step 2: Install Baserow

After installing the required dependencies, we can proceed with the installation of Baserow.

  1. Navigate to the /opt directory using the following command:
cd /opt
  1. Download the latest release of Baserow by running the following command:
sudo wget https://github.com/baserow/baserow/releases/download/v1.8.0/baserow-v1.8.0.zip

Note: You can check the latest release on the official Baserow GitHub page.

  1. Once the download is complete, extract the zip file using the following command:
sudo unzip baserow-v1.8.0.zip
  1. Rename the extracted directory to baserow using the following command:
sudo mv baserow-v1.8.0 baserow
  1. Navigate to the baserow directory using the following command:
cd baserow
  1. Install the required Python packages by running the following command:
sudo pip3 install -r requirements.txt
  1. Install the required Node.js packages by running the following command:
sudo npm install

Step 3: Configure Baserow

Now we need to configure Baserow by modifying the local.py file.

  1. Navigate to the config directory using the following command:
cd /opt/baserow/config
  1. Copy the local.py.template file to local.py using the following command:
sudo cp local.py.template local.py
  1. Open the local.py file using the text editor of your choice:
sudo nano local.py
  1. Modify the DATABASES section according to your database configuration.

Here's an example configuration for PostgreSQL:

DATABASES = {
    'default': {
        'ENGINE': 'django.db.backends.postgresql',
        'NAME': 'baserow_db',
        'USER': 'baserow_user',
        'PASSWORD': 'baserow_password',
        'HOST': 'localhost',
        'PORT': '5432',
    }
}
  1. Save and exit the file.

Step 4: Run Baserow

We now have everything set up and configured, and we can run Baserow.

  1. Navigate to the baserow directory using the following command:
cd /opt/baserow
  1. Run the following command to start the Baserow server:
sudo python3 manage.py runserver 0.0.0.0:8000

Baserow should now be running on http://localhost:8000.

Conclusion

You have successfully installed and configured Baserow on OpenSUSE Latest. You can now start using Baserow to create your own databases and manage your data.