Overview

Chibisafe is a self-hosted file hosting platform that is similar to websites like Imgur and Gyazo. It is a great tool for hosting images, videos, and other files. In this tutorial, we will be installing Chibisafe on Manjaro Linux.

Prerequisites

• A Manjaro Linux system with root access.
• Basic knowledge of the Linux command line.

Installing Requirements

1. Open a terminal window on your Manjaro system.

2. Use the following command to update the package index and upgrade the system:

   sudo pacman -Syu
   

3. Install the following packages using the following command:

   sudo pacman -S git npm postgresql
   

4. Start and enable the PostgreSQL service:

   systemctl start postgresql.service
   systemctl enable postgresql.service
   

Installing Chibisafe

1. Clone the Chibisafe repository using the following command:

   git clone https://github.com/Chibisafe/chibisafe.git
   

2. Navigate into the chibisafe directory:

   cd chibisafe
   

3. Use the following command to install Chibisafe's dependencies:

   npm install
   

4. Config the Chibisafe:

   cp config.sample.env config.env
   

   Then, modify the DATABASE_URL, DATABASE_USER and DATABASE_PASSWORD values in the config.env file to match the configuration of your PostgreSQL instance.

5. Run the following command to initialize the database:

   npx sequelize-cli db:migrate
   

6. Start the Chibisafe server using the following command:

   npm start
   

Congratulations, you have successfully installed and started Chibisafe on your Manjaro system. You can now access the Chibisafe web interface by navigating to http://localhost:3000 in your browser.