How to Install Strider on Arch Linux

Introduction

Strider is an open-source Continuous Integration and Deployment platform. It is easy to set up, customizable, and scalable. This tutorial will guide you through the steps to install Strider on an Arch Linux system.

Prerequisites

Before you begin, make sure you have the following:

  • A user account with sudo privileges.
  • A working Arch Linux installation.
  • A running instance of MongoDB.
  • Node.js (>= v4.3.0).

Step 1: Installing Strider

To install Strider, you must first clone its Github repository. Open a terminal and run the following command:

$ git clone https://github.com/Strider-CD/strider.git

This will download the latest version of Strider into a new strider directory.

Next, switch to the newly created directory:

$ cd strider

Then, run the following command to install Strider's dependencies:

$ sudo npm install

This may take a few minutes to complete.

Step 2: Configuring Strider

After installing the dependencies, you need to configure Strider. Copy the example configuration file into a new file named config.js:

$ cp config.example.js config.js

Next, edit the config.js file and set your configuration options. For example, you can set the smtp options to specify your email server information:

smtp: {
  host: 'smtp.example.com',
  port: 465,
  secure: true,
  auth: {
    user: 'user',
    pass: 'pass'
  }
}

You can find information on all configuration options in the config.js file.

Step 3: Running Strider

Now that Strider is installed and configured, you can start it by running the following command:

$ npm start

This will start the Strider server on port 3000.

Step 4: Accessing Strider

To access Strider, open a web browser and navigate to http://localhost:3000. You should see the Strider login screen. Sign in with your username and password to access the Strider dashboard.

Conclusion

In this tutorial, you learned how to install and configure Strider on an Arch Linux system. With Strider, you can easily set up Continuous Integration and Deployment, customize it to your needs, and scale it as your needs grow.