How to Install Nhost on Arch Linux

Nhost is an open-source platform that allows you to build and run backend applications with GraphQL. In this tutorial, we will go through the steps required to install Nhost on Arch Linux.

Prerequisites

Before we start, you should have the following:

• Arch Linux up and running
• Sudo access

Step 1: Install Required Dependencies

The first step is to install the required dependencies for Nhost using the following command:

sudo pacman -S postgresql yarn

This command will install PostgreSQL and Yarn, which are required for Nhost.

Step 2: Install nhost-cli Package

Next, we need to install the nhost-cli package using the following command:

yarn global add nhost-cli

This will install the Nhost CLI globally on our system.

Step 3: Create a New Project

To create a new project, run the following command:

nhost create my-project

This will create a new project named my-project.

Step 4: Start the Development Server

After creating the project, navigate into the project directory and start the development server using the following command:

cd my-project
nhost dev

This command will start the Nhost development server.

Conclusion

In this tutorial, we saw how to install Nhost on Arch Linux. We used the pacman package manager to install the required dependencies and installed the nhost-cli package using yarn. After creating a new project, we started the Nhost development server. By following these steps, you can get started with Nhost and build powerful GraphQL-based backend applications.