How to install frab on Ubuntu Server Latest

In this tutorial, we will guide you through the process of installing frab on Ubuntu Server Latest. frab is a conference organization tool that allows you to schedule conferences, manage speakers, attendee registration, and ticket sales.

Step 1 - Installing required packages

The first step in the installation of Frab on Ubuntu is to install the necessary packages. Open your terminal application and run the following command to update your existing package list:

sudo apt-get update

Now that the package list is updated, run this command to install the required packages:

sudo apt-get install build-essential curl git-core zlib1g-dev libssl-dev libreadline-dev libyaml-dev libxml2-dev libxslt1-dev libcurl4-openssl-dev libffi-dev libgdbm-dev libsqlite3-dev

Step 2 - Installing rbenv

After installing the necessary packages, install rbenv. Rbenv is a tool that allows you to install and manage different versions of Ruby. Run these commands to install rbenv:

curl -sL https://github.com/rbenv/rbenv-installer/raw/master/bin/rbenv-installer | bash -
echo 'export PATH="$HOME/.rbenv/bin:$PATH"' >> ~/.bashrc
echo 'eval "$(rbenv init -)"' >> ~/.bashrc
exec $SHELL

To verify the installation, run the following command:

rbenv --version

Step 3 - Installing Ruby

After installing rbenv, you can install Ruby using the following command:

rbenv install 2.5.5

To set the default Ruby version, run this command:

rbenv global 2.5.5

To verify the installation, run the following command:

ruby -v

Step 4 - Downloading frab

After installing Ruby, run these commands to clone the frab repository and navigate to the frab directory:

git clone https://github.com/frab/frab.git
cd frab

Step 5 - Installing and configuring bundler

Bundler is a tool that manages gem dependencies. You can install and configure bundler by running these commands:

gem install bundler
bundle install

Step 6 - Configuring the database

Frab uses a MySQL or PostgreSQL database. If you already have a database, you can edit the database configuration file by running this command:

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

Edit the database.yml file with your database credentials and save it.

Step 7 - Precompiling the assets

After editing the database configuration file, precompile the assets by running this command:

RAILS_ENV=production bundle exec rake assets:precompile

Step 8 - Setting up the environment variables

Frab uses environment variables to configure the application. Run these commands to set up the environment variables:

echo "export RAILS_ENV=production" >> ~/.bashrc
echo "export SECRET_KEY_BASE=$(bundle exec rake secret)" >> ~/.bashrc
exec $SHELL

Step 9 - Starting the application

Start the frab application by running this command:

bin/rails server -e production

By default, the server will listen on port 3000. You can access the application by opening a web browser and entering http://<ipaddress>:3000 in the address bar.

Congratulations! You have successfully installed Frab on Ubuntu Server Latest.