How to Install Pump.io on Manjaro

Pump.io is a free, open-source social networking server. In this tutorial, you will learn how to install Pump.io on Manjaro Linux.

Prerequisites

Before you begin, you need to have the following:

  • A Manjaro Linux system with sudo privileges.
  • Node.js and npm package manager installed on your system.
  • MongoDB installed and running. You can refer to this tutorial to install MongoDB on Manjaro.

Install Pump.io

  1. First, update your system by running the following command:
sudo pacman -Syu
  1. Install the necessary dependencies for Pump.io:
sudo pacman -S git python openssh
  1. Clone the Pump.io repository from GitHub:
git clone https://github.com/pump-io/pump.io.git
  1. Change into the cloned directory:
cd pump.io
  1. Install the npm packages required by Pump.io:
npm install
  1. Create a configuration file:
cp config.json.template config.json
  1. Edit the configuration file to match your requirements. You can open the config.json file using your preferred text editor:
nano config.json

Note: By default, Pump.io listens on port 8000. If you want to change the port number, edit the port field in the config.json file.

  1. Start Pump.io:
npm start

Accessing Pump.io

Once Pump.io is running, you can access it from your web browser by visiting http://localhost:8000. If you changed the port number, replace 8000 with the new port number in the URL.

Conclusion

That's it - you have successfully installed Pump.io on your Manjaro Linux system. Pump.io is a powerful social networking platform that you can use to create and manage social networking sites, so you're now ready to start exploring its features!