How to Install Misago on POP! OS Latest

In this tutorial, we will learn how to install Misago on POP! OS Latest. Misago is a free, open-source, web-based forum software written in Python.

Prerequisites

Before we begin, there are a few things we need to set up.

Install Python 3
```
sudo apt-get install python3
```
Install pip
```
sudo apt-get install python3-pip
```

Install PostgreSQL

sudo apt-get install postgresql postgresql-contrib

Install Redis
```
sudo apt-get install redis-server
```
Install Git
```
sudo apt-get install git
```

Installation

Clone the Misago repository from Github

git clone https://github.com/rafalp/Misago.git

Change to the Misago directory
```
cd Misago
```
Install Misago using pip
```
pip3 install -r requirements.txt
```

Create a new PostgreSQL user

sudo su postgres
psql
create user misago with password 'your_password';
create database misago owner misago;
\q
exit

Configure Misago

cp misago/local_settings.py.sample misago/local_settings.py
nano misago/local_settings.py

In the local_settings.py file, modify the following lines:

DATABASES = {
    'default': {
        'ENGINE': 'django.db.backends.postgresql_psycopg2',
        'NAME': 'misago',
        'USER': 'misago',
        'PASSWORD': 'your_password',
        'HOST': 'localhost',
        'PORT': '',
    }
}

SESSION_COOKIE_SECURE = False
ALLOWED_HOSTS = ['*']

Create the Misago database schema

python3 manage.py makemigrations
python3 manage.py migrate
python3 manage.py createsuperuser

Run Misago
```
python3 manage.py runserver
```

Congratulations! You have successfully installed and configured Misago on POP! OS Latest. You can now access it by pointing your web browser to http://localhost:8000/.