How to Install DOMJudge on POP! OS Latest

DOMJudge is an open source automated judge system used for conducting programming contests. It is used in many universities and programming communities to host programming competitions. To install DOMJudge on your POP! OS Latest, follow the steps given below.

Prerequisites

  • A user with sudo privileges
  • LAMP server installed, referring to this guide
  • Apache server is enabled and running
  • PHP version 7.2 or greater installed

Step 1: Install Required Packages

To install DOMJudge on your POP! OS Latest, first, let's install some required packages. Open the terminal and enter the following command

sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install git unzip php-xml php-mbstring php-curl

The 'git' command is used to download the DOMJudge repository. The rest of the packages are essential for the working of the DOMJudge.

Step 2: Create a New User

Let's create a new user for the installation of DOMJudge. Run the following command in the terminal to create a new user named 'domjudge'.

sudo useradd -m -U -r -d /opt/domjudge -s /bin/bash domjudge

Step 3: Clone DOMJudge Repository

Now let's clone the DOMJudge repository from the Github site by running the following command. This will download the latest release of the DOMJudge version.

sudo git clone https://github.com/DOMjudge/domjudge.git /opt/domjudge/domjudge

Step 4: Install DOMJudge

Change the current directory to '/opt/domjudge/domjudge'. Then, run the install script using the following command.

cd /opt/domjudge/domjudge
sudo ./install.sh

This command will start the installation wizard for DOMJudge. Follow the instructions displayed on the screen.

Note: During installation, keep note of the MySQL root user password.

Step 5: Configure Web Server

After installation, we need to configure the Apache web server to work with DOMJudge. Run the following command to enable the site configuration.

sudo ln -s /opt/domjudge/domserver/etc/apache.conf /etc/apache2/sites-available/domjudge.conf
sudo a2ensite domjudge.conf

After that, use the following command to reload the Apache web server.

sudo systemctl reload apache2

Step 6: Log in to the DOMJudge Dashboard

After completing the previous steps, you can now log in to the DOMJudge dashboard by accessing the URL:

http://<your server's IP address>/domjudge

Conclusion

Congratulations! You have successfully installed DOMJudge on your POP! OS Latest. You can now use it to conduct programming contests and challenges.