How to Install Pagure on Arch Linux

Pagure is a free and open-source git-based repository management system. It is written in Python and uses Flask as its web framework. In this tutorial, we will show you how to install Pagure on Arch Linux.

Prerequisites

Before we begin, make sure that your Arch Linux system is up to date and that you have root privileges.

Step 1: Install Required Dependencies

Open the terminal and run the following command to update the package list:

sudo pacman -Syu

After the update is complete, install the required dependencies:

sudo pacman -S python python-pip python-virtualenv git nginx uwsgi uwsgi-plugin-python

Step 2: Create a Virtual Environment

Now we will create a virtual environment to run Pagure:

sudo mkdir /opt/pagure
sudo virtualenv /opt/pagure/venv

Activate the virtual environment:

source /opt/pagure/venv/bin/activate

Step 3: Install Pagure

Clone the Pagure repository:

git clone https://pagure.io/pagure /opt/pagure/pagure

Change to the cloned directory:

cd /opt/pagure/pagure

Install the requirements:

pip install -r requirements.txt

Install Pagure:

python setup.py install

Step 4: Configure Pagure

Create the configuration file:

sudo cp /opt/pagure/pagure/pagure.cfg /etc/pagure.cfg

Edit the configuration file:

sudo nano /etc/pagure.cfg

Change the following settings:

SQLALCHEMY_DATABASE_URI = 'sqlite:////var/tmp/pagure.sqlite'
SECRET_KEY = 'your_secret_key'
DEBUG = False

Save and close the file.

Step 5: Setup Nagios

If you want to use Nagios to monitor Pagure, follow these steps:

Install the Nagios plugin:

sudo pacman -S nagios-plugins-python

Create a Nagios configuration file:

sudo nano /etc/nagios-plugins/config/pagure.cfg

Add the following lines to the file:

define command {
    command_name    check_pagure
    command_line    /opt/pagure/venv/bin/python /usr/lib/nagios/plugins/check_pagure.py http://localhost/
}

Save and close the file.

Step 6: Setup uWSGI

Create a uWSGI configuration file:

sudo nano /etc/uwsgi/pagure.ini

Add the following lines to the file:

[uwsgi]
uid = http
gid = http
processes = 1
threads = 4
plugins = python
virtualenv = /opt/pagure/venv
chdir = /opt/pagure/pagure
wsgi-file = pagure.wsgi
socket = /run/uwsgi/pagure.sock
chmod-socket = 664
vacuum = true

Save and close the file.

Create a directory for the uWSGI socket:

sudo mkdir /run/uwsgi

Grant permission to the http user:

sudo chown http:http /run/uwsgi

Step 7: Configure Nginx

Edit the Nginx configuration file:

sudo nano /etc/nginx/nginx.conf

Add the following lines to the http section:

upstream pagure {
    server unix:///run/uwsgi/pagure.sock;
}

server {
    listen 80;
    server_name pagure.example.com;
    location / {
        uwsgi_pass pagure;
        include /etc/nginx/uwsgi_params;
    }
}

Save and close the file.

Restart Nginx:

sudo systemctl restart nginx

Step 8: Start Pagure

Activate the virtual environment:

source /opt/pagure/venv/bin/activate

Change to the Pagure directory:

cd /opt/pagure/pagure

Start Pagure:

uwsgi --ini /etc/uwsgi/pagure.ini

Conclusion

You have successfully installed and configured Pagure on Arch Linux. You can now access Pagure by opening your web browser and visiting the URL http://your_server_ip.