Installing Linkding on EndeavourOS

Linkding is an open-source bookmarking application that allows you to archive, organize, and share bookmarks easily. In this tutorial, we will guide you through the process of installing Linkding on EndeavourOS.

Prerequisites

Before we begin, ensure that you have the following:

  • EndeavourOS Latest
  • A terminal application

Install Dependencies

Linkding requires the following dependencies to be installed on your system:

  • Node.js
  • PostgreSQL
  • Git

You can install them by running the following command:

sudo pacman -S nodejs postgresql git

Set up PostgreSQL

Linkding requires you to create a database in PostgreSQL. Open the terminal and run the following command to create a new database:

sudo -u postgres createdb linkding

Download and Install Linkding

Now we will download and install Linkding. Open the terminal and run the following commands:

  1. Clone the repository:
git clone https://github.com/sissbruecker/linkding.git
  1. Navigate to the cloned directory:
cd linkding
  1. Install the required dependencies:
npm install
  1. Configure the database connection:
cp .env.example .env

Open the .env file in a text editor and modify the following line:

DATABASE_URL=postgres://user:password@localhost:5432/linkding

Replace user and password with your PostgreSQL username and password respectively.

  1. Migrate the database:
NODE_ENV=production npx prisma migrate deploy

Start Linkding

You can start Linkding by running the following command:

npm start

By default, Linkding will listen on port 8080. Open your web browser and go to http://localhost:8080 to access the application.

Congratulations! You have successfully installed Linkding on EndeavourOS.