Using Ansible [Deprecated]

Introduction

You can also install CourseLit on your server using Ansible. Following are the steps.

Installation Steps

Step 1. Clone the repository

Fire up your terminal and issue the following commands

$ git clone https://github.com/codelit/courselit.git
$ cd courselit

Step 2. Run the installer via Ansible

Caution: Preserve the inputs that you are going to provide to the installer for future maintenance. If you lose these values, you may lose the access to your data.

1. With an inventory file (Recommended)

Use this method when you already have the server configured via /etc/ansible/hosts file and SSH keys are setup.

$ ansible-playbook deployment/install.yml -l HOST -u USER --ask-become-pass -e 'ansible_python_interpreter=/usr/bin/python3'

Where HOST is the Ansible host (your server) and USER is a user on the host which is having sudo rights.

2. Without an inventory file

Use this method to install CourseLit on any random server without managing any Ansible inventory and without registering any SSH keys.

ansible-playbook deployment/install.yml -i your-domain.com, -u USER --ask-become-pass --ask-pass

Important: Notice the comma after your-domain.com in the above command. It is required for the installer to work.

The installer script has been tested on Ubuntu 20.04 LTS and Debian 10 Buster.

Step 3. Sign up for an account

You should immediately sign up for an account on your new site before sending any traffic to it, as the very first user who signs up automatically becomes an administrator.

Once you have signed up, you can control all aspects of your website by visiting https://your-domain.com/create route. For more, visit the administration section of this book.

Congratulations! You now have a fully functioning teaching portal at your disposal. Go figure. 🤩

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