How to Install Frab on Windows 11

Frab is a conference management system that enables you to manage your conferences and events in an easy manner. In this tutorial, we will go through the steps required to install Frab on a Windows 11 machine.

Prerequisites

Before we start, make sure that you have the following:

  • A Windows 11 machine
  • Internet connectivity
  • Ruby Version Manager (RVM) installed

Step 1: Install Ruby Version Manager (RVM)

RVM is a tool that allows you to easily manage multiple ruby installations. Follow these steps to install RVM:

  1. Download RVM from the official website: https://rvm.io/rvm/install

  2. Open Command Prompt with Administrator privileges

  3. Run the following command to install RVM: 

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

  4. After the installation is complete, close your Command Prompt and open a new one.

Step 2: Install Ruby

With RVM installed, you can now install the required version of Ruby with the following command:

rvm install 2.7.4

Step 3: Install Frab

Now that Ruby is installed, we can install Frab with the following steps:

  1. Open a Command Prompt window and navigate to the directory where you want to install Frab.

  2. Clone the official Frab repository with the following command: 

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

  3. Navigate to the newly created frab directory: 

    cd frab

  4. Install required gems and dependencies with the following command:

    bundle install

  5. Create a new database by running the following command:

    rake db:migrate

  6. Start the server with the following command:

    rails server

  7. Open your web browser and navigate to http://localhost:3000/ to verify that Frab is working.

Conclusion

In this tutorial, we have shown you how to install Frab on a Windows 11 machine. With these steps, you can now manage your conferences and events with ease using this powerful conference management system.