Installation

In this tutorial, we will guide you through the process of downloading and installing Tibula, a powerful tool for database management. Follow the steps below to set up Tibula on your system.

Step 1: Download Tibula

1. Visit the Tibula repository on GitHub: http://github.com/eja/tibula.
2. Navigate to the "Releases" section.
3. Download the latest release for your Operating System.

Step 2: Installation

1. Open a terminal on your machine.
2. Navigate to the Downloads directory using the cd command.
3. Confirm the presence of the downloaded Tibula file.
4. Extract the downloaded file.

Step 3: Setup Tibula

1. Run the following command to set up Tibula:

   tibula --wizard

2. Provide the required information

3. Once the setup process is complete, a "start" and a tibula.json configuration file will be generated.

Step 4: Launch Tibula

1. Launch Tibula by using the following command:

   tibula --config tibula.json --start

2. Access Tibula by navigating to the specified web host and port.

Step 5: Explore Tibula

1. Use Tibula with the admin user credentials.

2. Tibula is divided into three main areas:

   • Administration: User and group management, translations.
   • Structure: Modules, Fields, Permissions, and links between modules.
   • System: Commands, Sessions, Links, and Languages.

3. Understand Tibula's operational areas: Search mask, Results List, and Edit masks.

Step 6: Customize Languages

1. In the System/Languages section, explore available languages (e.g., English, Spanish, Italian).
2. Add a new language, for example, German, using the "Save" option.

Step 7: Translate Fields

1. Customize translations for specific fields, such as "name" and "nameFull."
2. Understand the use of curly braces to indicate missing translations.

Now you have successfully installed Tibula and explored its key features. Feel free to customize and use Tibula based on your database management needs.