How to Install Klaus on EndeavourOS

Klaus is a simple web viewer for Git repositories. It allows you to browse the history of your Git repositories and view the repository files in your web browser.

This tutorial will guide you through the installation process of Klaus on EndeavourOS.

Prerequisites

• EndeavourOS installed and updated
• Basic knowledge of Linux command-line

Install Required Dependencies

Before installing Klaus, you need to install some dependencies. Open the terminal and run the following command:

sudo pacman -S git python python-pip uwsgi uwsgi-plugin-python

The above command will install the required dependencies.

Clone Klaus Git Repository

Now, clone the Klaus Git repository to your local system using the following command:

git clone https://github.com/jonashaag/klaus.git

The above command will create a directory called klaus in your current working directory, which contains Klaus source code.

Install Klaus

After cloning the Klaus repository, cd into the klaus directory and run the following command:

sudo pip install .

This command will install Klaus and its dependencies.

Configure Web Server

To run Klaus on a web server, you need to configure the server. Here, we will be using uwsgi to run Klaus. First, create a new configuration file for the uwsgi with the following command:

sudo nano /etc/uwsgi/klaus.ini

Add the following content to the file:

[uwsgi]
socket = 127.0.0.1:3031
chdir = /path/to/klaus
module = klaus.wsgi:application
master = true
vacuum = true

Replace /path/to/klaus with the actual path to the Klaus directory.

Save and close the file.

Start Klaus Web Server

To start the Klaus web server, run the following command:

sudo uwsgi --ini /etc/uwsgi/klaus.ini

This command will start the Klaus web server. You can now access Klaus in your web browser by visiting http://127.0.0.1:3031.

Conclusion

In this tutorial, we have shown you how to install Klaus on EndeavourOS. Now, you can browse your Git repository history and files using Klaus.