Installing Task Keeper on Ubuntu Server Latest

This tutorial will guide you through the process of installing Task Keeper, a simple task tracking application, on Ubuntu Server Latest. We will be using the package manager apt-get followed by the installation of Python modules for the project.

Prerequisites

  • Ubuntu Server Latest installed on your system
  • An active internet connection

Steps

  1. Open your terminal and update your local package index to ensure that you have the latest version of Ubuntu packages available.
sudo apt-get update
  1. Install pip and virtualenv for managing Python environments.
sudo apt-get install python3-pip python3-dev python3-venv -y
  1. Create a Python virtual environment to keep the application's dependencies separate from the rest of the system.
python3.8 -m venv my_project_env
  1. Activate the environment.
source my_project_env/bin/activate
  1. Install the Task Keeper project from GitHub using git clone.
git clone https://github.com/nymanjens/piga.git
  1. Navigate into the project's directory.
cd piga
  1. Install the project's dependencies using pip.
pip install -r requirements.txt
  1. Create a config.py file containing your unique SECRET_KEY and save it to the project root directory.
SECRET_KEY = 'your_secret_key_here'
  1. Create the database tables with the following command.
python manage.py create_db
  1. Finally, run the application by executing the following command.
python manage.py runserver
  1. The application will now be running on http://localhost:5000/.

Conclusion

You have now successfully installed Task Keeper on Ubuntu Server Latest. Enjoy tracking your tasks effortlessly!