How to Install GlitchTip on Arch Linux

GlitchTip is a self-hosted error tracking and monitoring tool that helps in tracking and fixing errors on web applications. In this tutorial, we will guide you through the process of installing GlitchTip on Arch Linux.

Prerequisites

To follow this guide, you will need the following:

  • A running installation of Arch Linux.
  • Access to the terminal as a non-root user with sudo privileges.

Step 1: Update the package database

Before installing GlitchTip, it is recommended to update the Arch package database:

sudo pacman -Syu

Step 2: Install dependencies

GlitchTip requires Node.js, MongoDB, and Redis to be installed on the system. You can install all the required dependencies by running the following command:

sudo pacman -S nodejs mongodb redis

Step 3: Install GlitchTip

GlitchTip can be installed using the npm package manager. Run the following command to install GlitchTip:

npm install -g glitchtip

Step 4: Configure GlitchTip

After installing GlitchTip, you need to configure it to work with your application. The configuration file config.yml is located in the /etc/glitchtip/ directory. You can either edit the file directly or use the glitchtip config command to modify it. Here are the basic configuration changes:

  • Set the mongo.uri value with the MongoDB connection URI.
  • Set the redis.host and redis.port values with the Redis host and port details.
  • Set the server.uri value with the base URL of your GlitchTip installation.

Step 5: Start GlitchTip

Once the configuration is done, you can start GlitchTip using the following command:

sudo systemctl start glitchtip

You can also enable GlitchTip to start automatically at system boot using the following command:

sudo systemctl enable glitchtip

Conclusion

In this tutorial, we covered the steps to install GlitchTip on Arch Linux. Once installed and configured, GlitchTip can help you monitor and troubleshoot any errors that occur in your web application. If you have any questions, please feel free to leave a comment below.