How to Install Phabricator on Manjaro

Phabricator is a collection of web applications that help software companies build better software. Installing Phabricator on Manjaro is a straightforward process, but it requires some technical knowledge. This guide will walk you through the steps involved in getting Phabricator up and running on your Manjaro system.

Prerequisites

A Manjaro system
A web server software (such as Apache or Nginx)
PHP version 7 or higher installed
Git

Step 1: Install Required Packages

Open up your terminal window and run the following command to install required packages:

sudo pacman -S php php-fpm php-cgi php-gd php-intl php-json php-mbstring php-openssl php-pcntl php-pdo php-phar php-readline php-session php-ssh2 php-xml php-zip git

This command installs the required PHP packages and Git.

Step 2: Install a Web Server

To run Phabricator, you need to have a web server installed on your system. You can choose between Apache and Nginx.

Installing Apache

To install Apache, run the following command:

sudo pacman -S apache

After installation, start Apache and enable it to start at boot:

sudo systemctl start httpd.service
sudo systemctl enable httpd.service

Installing Nginx

To install Nginx, run the following command:

sudo pacman -S nginx

After installation, start Nginx and enable it to start at boot:

sudo systemctl start nginx.service
sudo systemctl enable nginx.service

Step 3: Install MySQL/MariaDB

Phabricator requires a MySQL/MariaDB database. To install MySQL/MariaDB, run the following command:

sudo pacman -S mariadb

After installation, start MariaDB and enable it to start at boot:

sudo systemctl start mariadb.service
sudo systemctl enable mariadb.service

Step 4: Configure MySQL/MariaDB

After the installation, you need to configure MariaDB:

sudo mysql_secure_installation

This command will ask you to set up a root password, remove anonymous users, disallow root login remotely, and remove the test database.

Step 5: Configure PHP

Next, you need to configure PHP:

sudo nano /etc/php/php.ini

Set the following values:

memory_limit = 256M
max_execution_time = 120
date.timezone = your_timezone

Save and close the file.

Step 6: Install Phabricator

Clone the Phabricator repository:

cd /var/www/html/
sudo git clone https://github.com/phacility/phabricator.git

Change owner of phabricator directory and its subdirectories:

sudo chown -R http http

Step 7: Configure Phabricator

Create a new MySQL database for Phabricator:

mysql -u root -p
CREATE DATABASE phabricator;
GRANT ALL on phabricator.* to 'phabricator'@'localhost' identified by 'your_password';
exit;

Now, copy the configuration template into the configuration file that Phabricator will use:

cd phabricator/
sudo cp conf/local/local.json.sample conf/local/local.json
sudo chmod 664 conf/local/local.json

Open the configuration file for editing:

sudo nano conf/local/local.json

Set the following values:

{
  "mysql.user": "phabricator",
  "mysql.pass": "your_password",
  "mysql.host": "localhost",
  "user": "http",
  "phabricator.base-uri": "http://your-domain.com/",
  "environment.append-paths": [
    "/usr/lib/php",
    "/usr/share/webapps/phabricator"
  ]
}

Save and exit the file.

Step 8: Install Arcanist

Arcanist is a command line tool that provides some additional functionality for Phabricator. To install Arcanist, run the following command:

sudo git clone https://github.com/phacility/arcanist.git /usr/share/git/phabricator/arcanist

Add the following line to your .bashrc file:

export PATH=$PATH:/usr/share/git/phabricator/arcanist/bin/

Save and exit the file.

Step 9: Restart Web Server and PHP-FPM

Restart the web server and PHP-FPM:

sudo systemctl restart httpd.service
sudo systemctl restart php-fpm.service

Step 10: Access Phabricator in Web Browser

You can now access Phabricator by visiting http://your-domain.com/ in your web browser. You will be prompted to create a new Phabricator administrator account.

Conclusion

In this tutorial, you've learned how to install Phabricator on Manjaro. Phabricator is a modern and free software suite for managing software development projects. It offers a range of powerful tools for code review, repository management, and project management.