How to Install Ralph on macOS

Ralph is an open-source asset management system that helps you manage your computer hardware and software inventory. If you are looking for an easy way to track your assets, Ralph is a great option. In this tutorial, we will go through the steps to install Ralph on macOS.

Requirements

Before starting the installation process, you need to have the following requirements:

  • A macOS computer running version 10.11 (El Capitan) or later
  • Python 3.6 or later installed
  • PIP (Python package manager) installed

Installation

Follow the below steps to install Ralph on your macOS machine:

  1. Open the Terminal app on your macOS computer. You can find the Terminal app by searching for it in Spotlight or by navigating to Applications > Utilities > Terminal.

  2. Install the Ralph virtual environment using the following command:

pip install --user virtualenv
  1. Create a new virtual environment for Ralph using the following command:
python3 -m venv ralph-env
  1. Activate the virtual environment:
source ralph-env/bin/activate
  1. Verify that the virtual environment is activated by checking the prefix on the left of the command prompt. It should look like this:
(ralph-env) your-computer-name:~
  1. Install Ralph using the following command:
pip install Ralph
  1. Create a configuration file using the following command:
ralph make-config-file
  1. Start the Ralph server using the following command:
ralph runserver

  1. Open a web browser and visit http://localhost:8000/. You should see the Ralph login page.

  2. Create a superuser account to access the Ralph admin panel:

ralph createsuperuser
  1. Log in to the Ralph admin panel using the username and password you just created.

Congratulations! You have successfully installed Ralph on your macOS machine. You can now start adding your assets to your inventory using the Ralph admin panel.