How to Install Thredded on Void Linux

Thredded is a free, open-source forum software that is easy to install and use. In this tutorial, we will guide you through the process of downloading and installing Thredded on Void Linux.

Prerequisites

Before we get started with the installation, you will need to have the following:

  • A Void Linux machine
  • Ruby version 2.6.0 or later

Step 1: Install pre-requisites

Thredded requires Rails version 5.2 or later. Install the pre-requisites by running the following command in your terminal:

xbps-install ruby ruby-devel git gcc make glibc-devel libxml2-devel libxslt-devel mariadb mariadb-dev

This command will install Ruby, git, gcc, make, glibc-devel, libxml2-devel, libxslt-devel, MariaDB server, and the MariaDB development libraries.

Step 2: Install Bundler

Bundler is a Ruby gem that manages dependencies for Ruby applications. Install Bundler by running this command:

gem install bundler

Step 3: Clone Thredded

Clone the Thredded repository to your local machine by running the following command:

git clone https://github.com/thredded/thredded.git

This will create a new directory called thredded in your current working directory.

Step 4: Install Thredded dependencies

Navigate to the thredded directory and install Thredded's dependencies using Bundler:

cd thredded
bundle install

This command will install all of the required dependencies for Thredded.

Step 5: Configure the database

Thredded uses a MySQL or PostgreSQL database. In this tutorial, we will use MariaDB.

Log in to MariaDB server:

mysql -uroot -p

Create a new database named thredded:

CREATE DATABASE thredded;

Create a new MySQL user and grant them full access to the thredded database:

CREATE USER 'thredded'@'localhost' IDENTIFIED BY 'password';
GRANT ALL PRIVILEGES ON thredded.* TO 'thredded'@'localhost';

Configure Thredded to use this database by copying the config/database.yml.example file to config/database.yml and editing it:

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

Replace the existing database configuration with the following:

development:
  adapter: mysql2
  encoding: utf8mb4
  reconnect: false
  database: thredded
  pool: 5
  username: thredded
  password: password
  host: localhost
  port: 3306

Save and close the file.

Step 6: Configure Thredded

Copy the config/thredded.yml.example file to config/thredded.yml:

cp config/thredded.yml.example config/thredded.yml

Open the config/thredded.yml file in your favorite text editor, and customize the app name and email settings depending on your needs.

Step 7: Start Thredded

You can now start Thredded by running the following command:

bin/rails server

Open your web browser and go to http://localhost:3000. You should see the Thredded homepage.

Congratulations! You have successfully installed Thredded on Void Linux. You can now start customizing your forum and creating new threads and topics.