Installing OSEM on OpenSUSE Latest

This tutorial will walk you through the steps of installing the Open Source Event Manager (OSEM) on OpenSUSE Latest. OSEM is an open source event management platform that allows you to create and manage events, and is available for free on https://osem.io/.

Prerequisites

• A server running OpenSUSE Latest
• Root privileges to install software packages

Step 1: Install Dependencies

Before installing OSEM, make sure your system has all the necessary dependencies.

sudo zypper install -y git-core curl make automake gcc gcc-c++ kernel-devel libxml2-devel libxslt-devel libopenssl-devel libssh2-devel libyaml-devel sqlite3-devel postgresql-devel

Step 2: Install Ruby and Bundler

OSEM is a Ruby on Rails application, so we need to install Ruby and Bundler.

sudo zypper install -y ruby ruby-devel rubygem-bundler

Step 3: Clone OSEM repo

Clone the OSEM repository to your local machine.

git clone https://github.com/openSUSE/osem.git

Step 4: Install OSEM Dependencies

Navigate to the OSEM folder and install its dependencies using bundler.

cd osem
bundle install --without development:test

Step 5: Configure Database

Configure the PostgreSQL database for OSEM.

cp config/database.yml.example config/database.yml
nano config/database.yml

In the database.yml file, update the username and password to match your PostgreSQL credentials.

Step 6: Create Database

Create the database for OSEM.

bundle exec rake db:create
bundle exec rake db:migrate

Step 7: Start OSEM

Start the OSEM server.

bundle exec rails server

OSEM will start on port 3000 by default. You can test it by opening http://localhost:3000 in your web browser.

Conclusion

You have successfully installed OSEM on OpenSUSE Latest. Now you can start using the open source event management platform to create and manage events.