How to install Vikunja on Arch Linux

Introduction

Vikunja is a self-hosted task management tool that is written in Go. It is designed to help you keep track of tasks, set deadlines, and organize your work on projects. In this tutorial, we are going to learn how to install Vikunja on Arch Linux.

Prerequisites

Before we begin, it is assumed that you have the following:

  • Arch Linux installed on your computer.
  • Basic knowledge of working with the Arch Linux command line.

Step 1: Install dependencies

To run and install Vikunja, you will need to install the following dependencies:

sudo pacman -S git go nodejs npm postgresql
  • git: version control system.
  • go: the Go programming language.
  • postgresql: the PostgreSQL database server.
  • nodejs/npm: JavaScript runtime and package manager.

Step 2: Clone Vikunja from GitHub

Next, we'll clone the Vikunja repository from GitHub using git. Run the following command:

git clone https://github.com/vikunja/vikunja.git

This will clone the project's source code into the current directory.

Step 3: Build and run Vikunja

In this step, we'll build and run Vikunja using go.

First, navigate to the cloned repository directory:

cd vikunja

Now we can start the PostgreSQL server:

sudo systemctl start postgresql

Next, create a new PostgreSQL user, database, and set a password for the user:

sudo -iu postgres
createdb vikunja
createuser vikunja_user
psql
ALTER USER vikunja_user WITH PASSWORD 'password';
GRANT ALL PRIVILEGES ON DATABASE vikunja TO vikunja_user;
q

After that, you can exit the PostgreSQL prompt using q.

Now we can build and run Vikunja:

go run cmd/vikunja/main.go -tasks=postgresql -db-url=postgres://vikunja_user:password@localhost:5432/vikunja

This will launch Vikunja. You can access it by navigating to http://localhost:3456 on your web browser.

Conclusion

In this tutorial, we have learned how to install Vikunja on Arch Linux. You should now have a running instance of Vikunja that is ready for use.