How to Install Organizr on Manjaro

Organizr is a self-hosted homepage for all your web applications. In this tutorial, we will walk through the step-by-step process of installing Organizr on Manjaro.

Prerequisites

Before we begin, it is assumed that you have the following:

A running Manjaro installation
An internet connection
Basic knowledge of using the terminal

Installation Steps

Open the terminal on your Manjaro system.
Install the required dependencies:

sudo pacman -S base-devel nginx php php-fpm git

Clone the Organizr repository from Github:

sudo git clone https://github.com/causefx/Organizr /opt/Organizr

Navigate to the cloned directory:

cd /opt/Organizr

Copy the example configuration file:

cp config.sample.php config.php

Edit the configuration file to suit your needs:

sudo nano config.php

Replace the following values with your desired settings:
- TITLE: The title of your homepage
- BASE_URL: The URL you will use to access the homepage
- AUTHENTICATION_METHOD: The method used to authenticate users (None, Local, LDAP, OAuth)
- MYSQL_CONNECTION: The connection string for your MySQL database (if applicable)
- SMTP_*: The settings for your email server (if applicable)
Exit and save the configuration file.
Install the Organizr systemd service:

sudo cp /opt/Organizr/init-scripts/organizr.service /etc/systemd/system/

Reload systemd to pick up the new service:

sudo systemctl daemon-reload

Enable the Organizr service to start at boot:

sudo systemctl enable organizr.service

Start the Organizr service:

sudo systemctl start organizr.service

Finally, open a web browser and navigate to the URL you set in the configuration file (e.g., http://localhost/).

That's it. You have successfully installed and configured Organizr on your Manjaro system.

Conclusion

Organizr is an excellent tool for managing your web applications from a single homepage. With this tutorial, you should be able to install and configure Organizr on your Manjaro system with ease.