How to Install Mango on Arch Linux

Mango is a self-hosted manga server and web reader that lets you read manga on any device with a modern web browser. Here's how to install it on Arch Linux.

Prerequisites

Before we can start installing Mango, we need to make sure that the following prerequisites are met:

• Arch Linux is installed and up-to-date
• Git is installed and configured

Step 1: Clone the Repository

The first step is to clone the Mango repository from GitHub:

git clone https://github.com/hkalexling/Mango.git 

This will create a new directory called Mango in your current directory.

Step 2: Install Dependencies

Next, we need to install the dependencies for Mango:

sudo pacman -S gcc make freetype2 fontconfig libpng libwebp libjpeg-turbo mysql

Step 3: Configure MySQL

We need to create a new MySQL database for Mango. Run the following commands to log in to the MySQL shell:

sudo mysql -u root -p

Next, create a new database and user:

CREATE DATABASE mango;
CREATE USER 'mango'@'localhost' IDENTIFIED BY 'password';
GRANT ALL PRIVILEGES ON mango.* TO 'mango'@'localhost';
FLUSH PRIVILEGES;

Replace password with a secure password of your choice.

Step 4: Build Mango

Now we're ready to build Mango:

cd Mango
make

This will compile Mango and create a new executable file called mango.

Step 5: Configure Mango

Before we start up Mango, we need to configure it. Copy the sample configuration file:

cp config.sample.ini config.ini

Then edit the config.ini file with your favorite text editor. In the [database] section, replace the following lines with the database information we created earlier:

type = mysql
host = localhost
port = 3306
user = mango
password = password
database = mango

Step 6: Start Mango

We're ready to start up Mango! Run the following command:

./mango

This will start Mango and listen for incoming connections on port 8080.

Conclusion

Congratulations! You've successfully installed Mango on Arch Linux. Now you can start reading manga on any device with a modern web browser.