Installing Mealie on Linux Mint

Mealie is a self-hosted recipe manager and meal planner that can simplify your cooking experience. In this tutorial, we will walk you through the process of installing Mealie on your Linux Mint computer.

Prerequisites

Before we begin, please make sure you have the following:

• A Linux Mint computer with the latest version installed
• A user account with sudo privileges
• A web browser

Installation Steps

Step 1: Install Docker and Docker Compose

Mealie requires Docker and Docker Compose to be installed on your Linux Mint computer. To install Docker, run the following command in your terminal:

sudo apt-get install docker.io

Next, install Docker Compose by running the following command:

sudo apt-get install docker-compose

Step 2: Clone the Mealie Repository

Now, let's clone the Mealie repository from Github by running the following command:

git clone https://github.com/hay-kot/mealie.git

Step 3: Create a Configuration File

Mealie requires a configuration file to be created before it can be run. Make a copy of the example configuration file included with the repository by running:

cp mealie/config.example.yaml mealie/config.yaml

Open up the config.yaml file in a text editor of your choice and make the necessary changes.

Step 4: Start the Mealie Server

Now that everything is set up, let's start the Mealie server by running the following command:

cd mealie
sudo docker-compose up -d

Step 5: Access Mealie

You can now access Mealie by opening your web browser and navigating to http://localhost:9002.

Conclusion

Congratulations! You have successfully installed Mealie on your Linux Mint computer. It's now time to start adding your favorite recipes and planning your meals. Enjoy!