Rapidpro Installation: Difference between revisions
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<li>PostgreSQL 9.3 or later along with the PostGIS extensions. You probably want to refer to [https://docs.djangoproject.com/en/dev/ref/contrib/gis/install/postgis/ Django’sinstallation instructions] to help get this working.</li> | <li>PostgreSQL 9.3 or later along with the PostGIS extensions. You probably want to refer to [https://docs.djangoproject.com/en/dev/ref/contrib/gis/install/postgis/ Django’sinstallation instructions] to help get this working.</li> | ||
<li>Redis 2.8 or later installed and listening on localhost. By default the development server uses database 15. You may install this through debian package manager (sudo apt-get install redis-server) or by downloading it on redis website | <li>Redis 2.8 or later installed and listening on localhost. By default the development server uses database 15. You may install this through debian package manager (sudo apt-get install redis-server) or by downloading it on [http://redis.io/ redis website]</li> | ||
<li>[http://lesscss.org/ lessc], the Less compiler.</li> | |||
<li>[http://coffeescript.org/ coffee], the Coffee script compiler. You may also install this with | |||
<source lang="xml"> | |||
sudo apt-get install coffeescript | |||
</source> | |||
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Create Temba User For PostgreSQL | |||
<source lang="xml"> | |||
sudo -u postgres createuser temba --superuser --pwprompt -d | |||
sudo adduser temba | |||
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<li>Create temba database, add PostGIS | |||
<source lang="xml"> | |||
Create the database as temba user: | |||
sudo -u temba psql --user=temba postgres | |||
postgres=> create database temba; | |||
CREATE DATABASE | |||
\q | |||
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Now connect as superuser that can install extensions | |||
<source lang="xml"> | |||
sudo -u temba psql --user=temba postgres | |||
postgres=# \c temba | |||
You are now connected to database "temba" as user "psql". | |||
temba=# create extension postgis; | |||
CREATE EXTENSION | |||
temba=# create extension postgis_topology; | |||
CREATE EXTENSION | |||
temba=# create extension hstore; | |||
CREATE EXTENSION | |||
</source> | |||
Revision as of 10:03, 14 December 2015
Introduction and Overview
RapidPro is an Open Source platform that allows anyone to build interactive messaging systems using an easy visual interface. A video is worth a thousand words and this brief video introduction will give you an idea of what is possible.
Installation
To install Rapidpro,follow the following steps
- Prerequisites Installation
- PostgreSQL 9.3 or later along with the PostGIS extensions. You probably want to refer to Django’sinstallation instructions to help get this working.
- Redis 2.8 or later installed and listening on localhost. By default the development server uses database 15. You may install this through debian package manager (sudo apt-get install redis-server) or by downloading it on redis website
- lessc, the Less compiler.
- coffee, the Coffee script compiler. You may also install this with <source lang="xml"> sudo apt-get install coffeescript </source>
- Create Temba User For PostgreSQL <source lang="xml"> sudo -u postgres createuser temba --superuser --pwprompt -d sudo adduser temba </source>
- Create temba database, add PostGIS <source lang="xml"> Create the database as temba user: sudo -u temba psql --user=temba postgres postgres=> create database temba; CREATE DATABASE \q </source> Now connect as superuser that can install extensions <source lang="xml"> sudo -u temba psql --user=temba postgres postgres=# \c temba You are now connected to database "temba" as user "psql". temba=# create extension postgis; CREATE EXTENSION temba=# create extension postgis_topology; CREATE EXTENSION temba=# create extension hstore; CREATE EXTENSION </source>
