How to Install Mayan EDMS on EndeavourOS Latest

Mayan EDMS is a free and open-source document management system that allows you to manage, store, and retrieve documents from a central location. In this tutorial, we will show you how to install Mayan EDMS on EndeavourOS Latest.

Prerequisites

Before you begin, make sure you have the following:

  • A running instance of EndeavourOS Latest
  • SSH Access to your EndeavourOS Latest instance
  • A non-root user account with sudo privileges

Step 1: Update your system

The first step is to update your system to the latest available updates. Open your terminal and run the following command:

sudo pacman -Syu

This command will update your system to the latest available packages. Once the update is complete, reboot your system.

Step 2: Install required dependencies

After updating your system, you need to install some dependencies required for Mayan EDMS to run. Run the following command to install them:

sudo pacman -S git python python-pip python-setuptools redis

Step 3: Clone the Mayan EDMS repository

Next, clone the Mayan EDMS repository from GitHub by running the following command:

git clone https://gitlab.com/mayan-edms/mayan-edms.git

This command will create a new directory named "mayan-edms" in your current directory.

Step 4: Install Mayan EDMS

To install Mayan EDMS, change to the "mayan-edms" directory, and run the following command:

cd mayan-edms
sudo pip install -r requirements.txt
sudo python setup.py install

This command will install Mayan EDMS and its dependencies on your system. Once the installation is complete, run the following command to create a superuser account:

mayan-edms.py initialsetup

Follow the prompt to create a superuser account. This account will be used to log in to the Mayan EDMS web interface.

Step 5: Start Mayan EDMS

To start Mayan EDMS, run the following command:

mayan-edms.py runserver

This command will start the Mayan EDMS web interface on port 8000. Open your web browser and go to "http://localhost:8000" to access the Mayan EDMS login screen.

Step 6: Configure the web server

To make Mayan EDMS accessible from the internet, you need to configure a web server such as NGINX or Apache. Refer to the Mayan EDMS documentation for more information on how to configure your web server.

Conclusion

Congratulations! You have successfully installed Mayan EDMS on your EndeavourOS Latest instance. You can now use Mayan EDMS to manage and organize your documents from a centralized location. If you encounter any issues during the installation, refer to the Mayan EDMS documentation or seek help from the Mayan EDMS community.