Select the Linux distribution for which to show instructions.
Then follow the steps below to install Bibledit Cloud.
➤ Open a terminal.
➤ Update the software sources.
sudo apt update
sudo dnf update
➤ Install and enable extra package repositories.
sudo dnf install epel-release
➤ Install the software Bibledit relies on:
sudo apt install build-essential autotools-dev autoconf autoconf-archive git zip pkgconf libcurl4-openssl-dev libssl-dev poppler-utils libsword-utils diatheke ldap-utils libmimetic-dev certbot libxml2-dev libutf8proc-dev libgumbo-dev libtidy-dev libpugixml-dev
sudo dnf install autoconf automake gcc gcc-c++ libtool git zip unzip pkgconfig libcurl-devel openssl-devel curl make poppler-utils libxml2-devel utf8proc gumbo-parser-devel libtidy-devel pugixml-devel
➤ Go to the home directory.
cd
➤ Download a recent version of Bibledit.
➤ Unpack the downloaded Bibledit in folder bibledit.
mkdir -p bibledit
tar xf bibledit-5.1.xxx.tar.gz -C bibledit --strip-components=1
Change the xxx above to the version number of Bibledit that was downloaded.
➤ Change to the directory.
cd bibledit
➤ Build Bibledit.
./configure
make
This takes a while. There will be many technical messages, but there should be no errors.
➤ Open port 8080 in the firewall.
sudo firewall-cmd --zone=public --add-port=8080/tcp --permanent
sudo firewall-cmd --reload
➤ Start Bibledit.
./bibledit &
Bibledit will be accessible through the IP address port 8080. Examples:
http://website.org:8080
http://192.168.2.1:8080
http://localhost:8080
Open the web address in a browser, follow the instructions on the screen to configure Bibledit Cloud, and log in.
Most of Bibledit Cloud will now be working. To get email services working, connect Bibledit to a gmail or other mail account. To get SWORD resources working, install the SWORD libraries. http://crosswire.org/sword/develop/index.jsp