Installation on CoKreat in Ubuntu and Mac M1 Chip set - Process and Issues with fixes

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Creation Portal Setup on Local Ubuntu with process, errors and fixes

Perquisites

Kindly Install the following (DO NOT CHANGE THE VERSION’S:)

Python 2.7

Angular 13.3.3

Node 14

Git Account

System Requirements

OS – Ubuntu or Linux

Ram more than 8 GB

SDD/HDD more than 256GB

Notes:

Project will be configured on two terminals simultaneously

Terminal 1 – to configure the local server

Terminal 2 – to configure the local client

In case of NVM instead of node, point it to Node 14 as set it as global

Python Setup Commands and Checks:

Install python V2.7 and make it as default

https://tecadmin.net/how-to-switch-python-version-in-ubuntu-debian/
Please follow the steps given here

Restart Terminal after installing python

Clone Git repository : https://github.com/Sunbird-coKreat/creation-portal
git clone https://github.com/Sunbird-coKreat/creation-portal.git
cd creation-portal

Terminal 1 setup:

Point the terminal to the cloned folder

Now change directory to “src/app” (cd src/app)

Execute following commands step by step

Set NODE_OPTIONS=--max_old_space_size=4096 (this will remove heap command)

npm install

npm resource-bundles

Set these system environment variables

export sunbird_environment="local"

export sunbird_instance="sunbird"

export sunbird_default_channel="sunbird"

export sunbird_default_tenant="sunbird"

Now do the client setup, Minimise this terminal and open new terminal or terminal tab

After part 2 is done, Ask for the right environment tokens and run the project

“npm run server”

Terminal 2 Setup:

Point this terminal to cloned repo folder and go to client folder “cd src/app/client”

Now run following commands

Npm install

Npm install nodemon

Run command nodemon

Now try running the client terminal “ng build –watch=true”

Now go to server terminal and run the “npm run server ”

This is setup creation portal on local ubntu machine

Errors while setup and running on local:

SAAS Error -> Run npm rebuild saas

Node Fibers Error ->
npm uninstall fibers
npm install fibers
(restart your machine)
also please check the terminal for the warning and command suggestions

GYP Error -> follow the command suggestion in the terminal

Note: please restart system

MAC M1 Error:

Mach M1 chip set gives an canvas error which can be solved by following commands

alias python=/usr/bin/python3

eval "$(pyenv init --path)"