How to install Uptime Kuma on Arch Linux

Uptime Kuma is a modern dashboard that helps you monitor your website or server uptime. In this tutorial, you will learn how to install Uptime Kuma on Arch Linux.

Prerequisites

Before you begin, you need to make sure that your system meets the following requirements:

• Arch Linux installed on your system
• Node.js installed on your system
• Git installed on your system

Step 1: Install the dependencies

First, let's install the dependencies required by Uptime Kuma. Open the terminal and run the following command:

sudo pacman -S npm git

This command will install npm and git on your system.

Step 2: Clone the Uptime Kuma repository

Next, we need to clone the Uptime Kuma repository from GitHub. To do this, run the following command:

git clone https://github.com/louislam/uptime-kuma.git

This command will clone the repository to your current directory.

Step 3: Install the Node.js modules

Now, change to the uptime-kuma directory and install the Node.js modules required by Uptime Kuma. To do this, run the following command:

cd uptime-kuma
npm install

This command will install all the Node.js modules required by Uptime Kuma.

Step 4: Configure Uptime Kuma

Before running Uptime Kuma, we need to configure it. To do this, copy the config.sample.json file to config.json, and modify it as required. For example:

cp config.sample.json config.json
nano config.json

In this file, you can define your database settings, email settings, and so on.

Step 5: Run Uptime Kuma

Finally, let's run Uptime Kuma. To do this, run the following command:

npm start

This command will start the Uptime Kuma server. You can access it by going to http://localhost:3000 in your web browser.

Conclusion

Congratulations! You have successfully installed Uptime Kuma on Arch Linux. Now, you can use it to monitor your website or server uptime.