Installing Croodle on Ubuntu Server Latest

This tutorial will guide you through the installation process of Croodle on Ubuntu Server Latest. Croodle is an open-source polling application that simplifies the coordination of dates, appointments, and events among groups of people. This guide assumes you have already set up Ubuntu Server Latest and have administrative privileges.

Step 1: Install Dependencies

Before installing Croodle, you need to install the necessary dependencies. The following command should update the package manager and install the required dependencies:

sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install git build-essential curl libssl-dev

Step 2: Clone Croodle from GitHub

In this step, you will clone Croodle from the official GitHub repository. Use the following command to clone the repository:

git clone https://github.com/jelhan/croodle.git croodle

Change your current directory to the Croodle directory using the following command:

cd croodle/

Step 3: Install Node.js

Croodle requires Node.js to run. Use the following command to install Node.js:

sudo apt-get install nodejs npm

Once Node.js is installed, check its version using the following command:

node -v

Step 4: Install Yarn

Croodle uses Yarn as a package manager. Use the following command to install Yarn:

npm install --global yarn

Once Yarn is installed, check its version using the following command:

yarn -v

Step 5: Install Croodle

In this step, you will install Croodle using Yarn. Run the following command to install Croodle:

yarn install

Step 6: Configure Croodle

Croodle requires a configuration file to be created to set up your server's URLs, database, email server, and other settings. You can copy an example configuration file using the following command:

cp config.js.example config.js

You can now edit the configuration file using any text editor of your choice. Use the following command to open the configuration file:

nano config.js

You should make sure to configure the following settings in your configuration file:

  • mongo.url: The URL to MongoDB. You can use a local MongoDB instance or a remote MongoDB instance.
  • serverUrl: The URL to your Croodle server.
  • publicUrl: The public URL to your Croodle server.
  • email: Configuration settings for email notifications such as the SMTP server.

Step 7: Start Croodle

In this step, you will start the Croodle server. Use the following command to start Croodle:

yarn start

You should see the following message once Croodle starts successfully:

Croodle running on http://localhost:3000

Conclusion

You have successfully installed and configured Croodle on your Ubuntu Server Latest. You can now use it to coordinate appointments and events among groups of people.