How to Install Scoold on OpenSUSE Latest

Scoold is an open-source Q&A platform that can be used for knowledge management, team collaboration, customer support, and more. In this tutorial, we'll show you how to install Scoold on OpenSUSE Latest.

Prerequisites

Before starting, make sure you have the following:

Access to a terminal with sudo privileges
Java Development Kit (JDK) version 8 or higher installed on your system. You can install it by running the command below:
```
sudo zypper install java-1_8_0-openjdk-devel
```

Step 1: Download and Extract Scoold

First, download the latest release of Scoold from here using the following command:

curl -L -O "https://github.com/Erudika/scoold/releases/latest/download/scoold.zip"

Next, extract the downloaded zip file using the following command:

unzip scoold.zip

This will create a new directory called scoold in your current working directory.

Step 2: Configure the Database

Scoold uses a PostgreSQL database to store data. You can install PostgreSQL using the following command:

sudo zypper install postgresql-server postgresql-contrib

After installation, you should initialize the database by running the following command:

sudo systemctl enable postgresql
sudo systemctl start postgresql
sudo -u postgres psql -c "CREATE USER scoold WITH PASSWORD 'scoold';"
sudo -u postgres createdb -O scoold scoold

In the above commands, we created a new PostgreSQL user called scoold with the password scoold and a new database called scoold owned by the scoold user. You can modify the password and database name according to your preference.

Next, you should edit the application.conf file in the scoold directory and set the database URL, username, and password accordingly:

nano scoold/conf/application.conf

Edit the following lines:

db.default.url="jdbc:postgresql://localhost:5432/scoold"
db.default.username="scoold"
db.default.password="scoold"

Step 3: Run Scoold

To run Scoold, navigate to the scoold directory and execute the following command:

./bin/scoold

By default, Scoold will run on port 9000. You can access it by opening a web browser and navigating to http://localhost:9000.

Conclusion

In this tutorial, we showed you how to install Scoold on OpenSUSE Latest. Scoold is a powerful Q&A platform that can help you manage knowledge, collaborate with teams, and provide excellent customer support. If you have any questions or feedback, please let us know!