How to Install Pretalx on Void Linux

Pretalx is an open-source conference organization tool that helps you manage your conference website, scheduling, talk submission, and more. This tutorial will guide you through the installation process of Pretalx on Void Linux.

Prerequisites

1. You should have a Void Linux system set up with sudo access or log in as a root user.
2. You need to have Python 3.6 or higher and pip3 installed on your system.

Steps to Install Pretalx

1. First, open the terminal on your Void Linux system.

2. Update the packages list and install required dependencies.

   sudo xbps-install -Su
   sudo xbps-install libffi-devel libjpeg-turbo-devel libxml2-devel libxslt-devel zlib-devel mariadb mariadb-devel mariadb-client mariadb-libs
   

3. Install the virtual environment tool and create a new virtual environment for Pretalx.

   sudo pip3 install virtualenv
   mkdir ~/pretalx
   cd ~/pretalx
   virtualenv .env
   source .env/bin/activate
   

4. Clone the latest version of Pretalx from Github.

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

5. Install the required packages from the requirements.txt file.

   pip3 install -r requirements.txt
   

6. Set up the development environment by creating a development.env file to set up the dummy database and other settings.

   cat > development.env <<EOF
   DEBUG=True
   DATABASE_URL=sqlite:///db.sqlite3
   SECRET_KEY=$(openssl rand -hex 32)
   MAIL_FROM=pretalx@localhost
   MAIL_PORT=1025
   EOF
   

7. Set up the database by running the Django migrations.

   ./manage.py migrate
   

8. Create the initial superuser account.

   ./manage.py createsuperuser
   

9. Start the development server.

   ./manage.py runserver
   

10. Access the Pretalx website in your browser at http://localhost:8000. You should see the Pretalx homepage.

Congratulations! You have successfully installed Pretalx on your Void Linux system. Now you can use it to manage and organize your conference events.