How to Install Retrospring on Manjaro

Retrospring is a self-hosted social media platform that allows users to create accounts and interact with each other in a forum-like setting. In this tutorial, we will go through the steps to install Retrospring on Manjaro.

Prerequisites

Before we begin, make sure that you have the following prerequisites installed on your machine:

  • A working installation of Manjaro
  • Git
  • Docker and Docker Compose

Installation Steps

  1. Clone the Retrospring repository from GitHub:
git clone https://github.com/retrospring/retrospring.git
  1. Move into the cloned directory:
cd retrospring
  1. Create a new file named .env:
cp .env.example .env
  1. Edit the .env file and set the following variables:
APP_URL=http://localhost
DB_HOST=db
DB_DATABASE=retrospring
DB_USERNAME=retrospring
DB_PASSWORD=your_password_here

Make sure to replace your_password_here with a secure password.

  1. Start the Docker environment:
docker-compose up -d

This will download the necessary images and start the Retrospring containers.

  1. Run the database migrations:
docker-compose exec app php artisan migrate
  1. Seed the database with initial data:
docker-compose exec app php artisan db:seed

This will populate the database with default data such as admin user credentials.

  1. Access Retrospring in your web browser by visiting http://localhost:8000.

Conclusion

Retrospring is now installed and running on your Manjaro machine. You can now create new user accounts and interact with other users on the platform. Happy retroing!