How to Install Pootle on Ubuntu Server (Latest)

Introduction

Pootle is an open-source web-based translation platform that allows many users to collaborate on translations. This tutorial will guide you through the installation process of Pootle on the latest Ubuntu Server.

Prerequisites

Before you begin, ensure your Ubuntu Server is up-to-date with the latest system updates by running the following command:

$ sudo apt update && sudo apt upgrade

Installation

Follow these steps to install Pootle on Ubuntu Server:

Step 1: Install Required Dependencies

Install the MySQL server by running the command:

$ sudo apt install mysql-server mysql-client

After installing MySQL, you will need to create a database for Pootle:

$ sudo mysql
mysql> CREATE DATABASE pootle;
mysql> GRANT ALL PRIVILEGES ON pootle.* TO 'pootle'@'localhost' IDENTIFIED BY 'password';
mysql> FLUSH PRIVILEGES;
mysql> exit

Install other dependencies:

$ sudo apt install python3-dev libxml2-dev libxslt-dev libffi-dev gettext subversion git-core memcached libmemcached-tools python3-pip python-virtualenv python3-setuptools

Step 2: Install Pootle

Create a new virtual environment:

$ virtualenv -p python3 venv
$ source venv/bin/activate

Clone the Pootle repository:

$ git clone https://github.com/translate/pootle.git
$ cd pootle

Install Pootle:

$ pip install -r requirements/production.txt

Step 3: Configure Pootle

Copy the local_settings.py.in file to local_settings.py and customize it according to your needs:

$ cp local_settings.py.in local_settings.py
$ nano local_settings.py

Note that you will need to set the following variables in the local_settings.py file:

  • DATABASES
  • SECRET_KEY
  • TIME_ZONE
  • STATIC_ROOT
  • MEDIA_ROOT

For more information on configuring Pootle, refer to the official documentation.

Create a new superuser:

$ python manage.py createsuperuser

Step 4: Start Pootle

Run the following command to start Pootle:

$ python manage.py runserver

You can then access Pootle by visiting http://your-server-ip:8000/ from your web browser.

Conclusion

In this tutorial, you learned how to install and configure Pootle on Ubuntu Server. You can now use this translation platform to collaborate with others and provide translations for your apps and websites.