How to Install OpenNote on Manjaro

OpenNote is a web-based note-taking application that allows you to create and manage notes, organize them into categories, and share them with others. In this tutorial, we'll walk you through the steps of installing OpenNote on Manjaro, a Linux distribution based on Arch Linux.

Prerequisites

Before installing OpenNote, you need to make sure that your system meets the following requirements:

  • Manjaro Linux (any edition)
  • Apache web server
  • PHP 7.2 or later
  • MySQL database server

Installation

Step 1: Install Apache web server

To install the Apache web server on Manjaro, open a terminal window and run the following command:

sudo pacman -S apache

Once the installation is complete, start the Apache service by running the following command:

sudo systemctl start httpd

You can verify that Apache is running by opening a web browser and navigating to http://localhost.

Step 2: Install PHP

To install PHP 7.2 or later on Manjaro, open a terminal window and run the following command:

sudo pacman -S php php-apache

Once the installation is complete, restart the Apache service by running the following command:

sudo systemctl restart httpd

Step 3: Install MySQL database server

To install the MySQL database server on Manjaro, open a terminal window and run the following command:

sudo pacman -S mariadb

Once the installation is complete, start the MySQL service by running the following command:

sudo systemctl start mariadb

Step 4: Configure MySQL

To configure the MySQL database server, run the following command:

sudo mysql_secure_installation

This will walk you through a series of prompts to set up the MySQL root user's password, and disable any insecure options.

Step 5: Download and Install OpenNote

Now that we have all the prerequisites installed and configured, we can proceed with downloading and installing OpenNote. To do this, follow these steps:

  1. Download the latest release of OpenNote from the official GitHub repository by running the following command:
wget https://github.com/FoxUSA/OpenNote/archive/refs/tags/v0.35.tar.gz
  1. Extract the downloaded archive:
tar xvzf v0.35.tar.gz
  1. Move the extracted OpenNote directory to the Apache web server's root directory:
sudo mv OpenNote-0.35 /srv/http/opennote
  1. Change the ownership and permissions of the OpenNote directory:
sudo chown -R http:http /srv/http/opennote
sudo chmod -R 755 /srv/http/opennote

Step 6: Create a MySQL database and user for OpenNote

To create a MySQL database and user for OpenNote, follow these steps:

  1. Log in to the MySQL server as the root user:
sudo mysql -u root -p
  1. Create a new database for OpenNote:
CREATE DATABASE opennote;
  1. Create a new MySQL user for OpenNote:
CREATE USER 'opennote'@'localhost' IDENTIFIED BY 'your_password';
  1. Grant the necessary privileges to the OpenNote user on the new database:
GRANT ALL PRIVILEGES ON opennote.* TO 'opennote'@'localhost';
  1. Exit the MySQL shell:
exit;

Step 7: Configure OpenNote

To configure OpenNote, follow these steps:

  1. Copy the config.php.dist file to config.php:
cp /srv/http/opennote/config.php.dist /srv/http/opennote/config.php
  1. Edit the config.php file using your preferred text editor:
sudo nano /srv/http/opennote/config.php
  1. Set the database connection settings in the config.php file:
define('DB_HOST', 'localhost');
define('DB_NAME', 'opennote');
define('DB_USER', 'opennote');
define('DB_PASS', 'your_password');
  1. Save and close the config.php file.

Step 8: Access OpenNote

You can now access OpenNote by opening a web browser and navigating to http://localhost/opennote. You should see the OpenNote login screen, where you can enter the default credentials of admin for the username and password for the password.

Congratulations, you have successfully installed and configured OpenNote on Manjaro Linux!