Installing Flarum on Manjaro

Flarum is a popular open-source forum platform that is built using PHP and MySQL. In this tutorial, we will explain how to install Flarum on a Manjaro Linux system.

Prerequisites

Before you start with the installation process, make sure that the following prerequisites are met:

  • A running instance of Manjaro Linux
  • SSH access to the server with sudo privileges
  • LAMP stack installed on your server
  • Composer installed on your server

Step-by-Step Guide

Step 1: Install dependencies

First, you need to install the required PHP extensions that are needed for Flarum to run. Below is the command to install these dependencies:

sudo pacman -S php-gd php-json php-pdo_mysql php-intl

Step 2: Download Flarum

Next, you need to download the latest stable release of Flarum. You can do this by running the following command:

curl -sS https://getcomposer.org/installer | sudo php -- --install-dir=/usr/local/bin --filename=composer

Step 3: Install Flarum

Once you have downloaded Composer, you can use it to install Flarum. Navigate to the root directory of your web server and run the following command:

composer create-project flarum/flarum .

This command will download and install Flarum to the current directory.

Step 4: Configure Flarum

Before you can start using Flarum, you need to configure it by creating a .env file. You can do this by copying the example file:

cp .env.example .env

Then, open the .env file and update the database credentials to match your server's settings:

nano .env

Save the changes and close the file.

Step 5: Build Flarum

Now that you have configured Flarum, you need to build it by running the following command:

php flarum install

This command will install the required dependencies, set up the database tables, and configure your Flarum installation.

Step 6: Start Flarum

Finally, you can start Flarum by navigating to its root directory and running the following command:

php flarum serve

Once the server is running, you can access Flarum by opening a web browser and navigating to http://localhost:8888. You should see the Flarum installation page.

Congratulations, you have successfully installed Flarum on your Manjaro Linux system! You can now go ahead and customize your forum and start building your community.