How to Install Tracks on Ubuntu Server Latest

Tracks is a web-based application that allows you to manage your tasks and projects easily. To install Tracks on an Ubuntu server, follow the steps below.

Step 1: Update Your System

Before installing Tracks, you need to make sure your Ubuntu system is up to date. Open the terminal and run the following command.

sudo apt-get update && sudo apt-get upgrade -y

Step 2: Install Required Packages

After updating the system, you need to install the packages required for Tracks to function correctly. Run the following command to install these packages.

sudo apt-get install build-essential libssl-dev libreadline-dev zlib1g-dev libxml2-dev libxslt1-dev libcurl4-openssl-dev

Step 3: Install Ruby Version Manager (RVM)

Tracks runs on Ruby, so you need to install Ruby Version Manager (RVM) to manage Ruby installations on your system.

Use the following command to install RVM.

curl -sSL https://get.rvm.io | bash -s stable

Reload the terminal for the RVM changes to take effect.

source ~/.rvm/scripts/rvm

Step 4: Install Ruby

After installing RVM, you can now install Ruby using the following command.

rvm install 2.7.1

Set the default Ruby version to 2.7.1 using this command.

rvm --default use 2.7.1

Step 5: Install Tracks

Next, you need to install Tracks. Use the following commands to clone the Tracks repository and install the bundler gem.

git clone https://github.com/TracksApp/tracks.git && cd tracks
gem install bundler

Finally, install Tracks using the following command.

bundle install

Step 6: Configure Tracks

After installing Tracks, you need to configure it. Copy the default configuration file to a new file named config/database.yml using the following command.

cp config/database.yml.example config/database.yml

Edit the config/database.yml file and update the database settings according to your needs.

Step 7: Initialize Tracks Database

To initialize the database, run the following command.

rake db:migrate

Step 8: Start Tracks

Finally, start Tracks using the following command.

rails server

You can now access Tracks on your web browser by typing the server's IP address followed by port 3000. For example, http://your-server-IP:3000/.

Congratulations! You have successfully installed Tracks on your Ubuntu server.