How to Install Open Event Server on POP! OS Latest

This tutorial guides you through the installation of Open Event Server on the latest version of POP! OS. Open Event Server is an event management server developed by FOSSASIA, and it allows you to create and manage events, sessions, speakers, and tickets.

Prerequisites

Before you start with the installation, ensure you have the following prerequisites:

• An instance of POP! OS with sudo privileges
• Latest version of Node.js and NPM installed on your system
• Git installed on your system

Installation

Step 1: Clone the Open Event Server repository from GitHub:

$ git clone https://github.com/fossasia/open-event-server.git

Step 2: Change to the directory you have cloned:

$ cd open-event-server

Step 3: Install the project's dependencies:

$ npm install

Step 4: Create the configuration file for Open Event Server using the sample configuration file that comes with the project:

$ cp .env.sample .env

Step 5: Generate the app key using the command below:

$ npm run generate:key

Step 6: Install PostgreSQL database server:

$ sudo apt-get update
$ sudo apt-get install postgresql

Step 7: Create a new PostgreSQL user:

$ sudo su postgres
$ createuser --interactive

Step 8: Create a new PostgreSQL database:

$ createdb open_event_server

Step 9: Update the database configuration in the .env file. Update the following values:

DB_NAME=<database name>
DB_HOST=<database host>
DB_USER=<database user>
DB_PASSWORD=<database password>

Step 10: Run the database migrations:

$ npm run migrate:latest

Step 11: Run the database seed:

$ npm run seed:run

Step 12: Start the Open Event Server:

$ npm run start

Congratulations, you have successfully installed and started the Open Event Server on your POP! OS instance.

Conclusion

In this tutorial, you learned how to install Open Event Server on the latest version of POP! OS. We hope that it has provided you with an easy-to-follow guide on how to get started with Open Event Server.