The latest articles on DEV Community by Natha Paquette (@naman108). https://dev.to/naman108 https://media2.dev.to/dynamic/image/width=90,height=90,fit=cover,gravity=auto,format=auto/https:%2F%2Fdev-to-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fuploads%2Fuser%2Fprofile_image%2F1349985%2Fc9fb39ea-961c-4205-8a51-673d6383ad81.png https://dev.to/naman108 en Natha Paquette Wed, 01 May 2024 12:51:30 +0000 https://dev.to/naman108/opensource-installation-52i1 https://dev.to/naman108/opensource-installation-52i1 <p>Hey everyone! This is my first post on DEV but I wanted to know if anyone has recommendations for how to support <strong>non-technical</strong> users in installing open-source software. </p> <p>Specifically, we have a python based server but we're struggling to support non-technical users installing and configuring it.</p> <p>Edit [Lots of clarification]: <br> Target OS: <br> Linux generally, Ubuntu is the core of development. (would like to expand to windows eventually)<br> Installer:<br> no config interface right now, an ansible installer that installs and configures everything but a bit difficult to maintain and bound to a specific ubuntu version.<br> Configuration Interface:<br> tiered connfiguration supporting environment variables and a yaml file.<br> documentation:<br> <a href="https://freetakteam.github.io/FreeTAKServer-User-Docs/">https://freetakteam.github.io/FreeTAKServer-User-Docs/</a><br> Root:<br> currently requires root access but we're trying to address it</p> opensource python devops github