How to Install Sourcegraph on Arch Linux

In this tutorial, we will go through the steps to install Sourcegraph on Arch Linux.

Prerequisites

Before we start with the installation, make sure you have the following prerequisites:

• Arch Linux installed
• A superuser or root privilege
• Basic knowledge of the command line

Step 1 - Downloading the Sourcegraph Package

Sourcegraph provides a package for Arch Linux. We can download the package using pacman. To do that, open the terminal and type:

sudo pacman -Syy
sudo pacman -S sourcegraph

The pacman -Syy command updates the package repositories. The pacman -S sourcegraph command downloads the Sourcegraph package.

Step 2 - Starting the Sourcegraph Service

After successfully downloading the package, we need to start the Sourcegraph service. To start the service, type:

sudo systemctl start sourcegraph

Step 3 - Enabling the Sourcegraph Service

We can also enable the Sourcegraph service to start automatically at boot time. To enable the service, type:

sudo systemctl enable sourcegraph

Step 4 - Checking the Sourcegraph Status

We can check the status of the Sourcegraph service using the following command:

sudo systemctl status sourcegraph

The output should indicate the service status as active (running).

Step 5 - Accessing the Sourcegraph Web Interface

Once the service is up and running, we can access the Sourcegraph web interface from a web browser. Open your web browser and type the following URL:

https://localhost:7080

This will take you to the Sourcegraph web interface.

Conclusion

In this tutorial, we learned how to install Sourcegraph on Arch Linux. We also learned how to start, enable, and check the status of the Sourcegraph service. We hope this tutorial was helpful for you.