How to Install Publify on Arch Linux

Publify is a simple and powerful open-source Ruby on Rails-based blogging platform. In this tutorial, we’ll guide you through the process of installing Publify on Arch Linux.

Prerequisites

Before installing Publify, you will need:

• A server running Arch Linux
• A user with sudo privileges
• Basic knowledge of the command line

Step 1: Update the system

First, make sure your system is up-to-date by running the following command:

sudo pacman -Syu

Step 2: Install dependencies

Publify requires several Ruby gems and other dependencies to function properly. Run the following command to install them:

sudo pacman -S ruby ruby-bundler ruby-sass libxml2 libxslt nodejs yarn

Step 3: Clone Publify from GitHub

Next, clone the Publify repository from GitHub to your local machine.

git clone git://github.com/publify/publify.git

Step 4: Install Publify dependencies

Change to the Publify directory and install the required dependencies with Bundler.

cd publify
bundle install

Step 5: Configure the database

Publify uses a SQLite database by default. Create the database and run the database migrations with the following commands:

rake db:create
rake db:migrate

Step 6: Start the server

Finally, start the Publify server by running the following command:

rails server

You can now access your Publify installation by visiting http://localhost:3000 in your web browser.

Conclusion

In this tutorial, we’ve shown you how to install Publify on Arch Linux. You can now start creating your own blog using this powerful platform!