How to Install WeTTY on Manjaro

In this tutorial, we will be learning how to install WeTTY on a Manjaro system. WeTTY is an open-source web terminal emulator which allows you to access a Linux terminal through a web browser from anywhere.

Prerequisites

Before we begin, you will need the following:

  • A Manjaro Linux system
  • An internet connection
  • A web browser

Install Node.js and npm

We first need to install Node.js and npm - the package manager for Node.js. To do this, open a terminal window and run the following commands:

$ sudo pacman -S nodejs
$ sudo pacman -S npm

Download and Install WeTTY

Now, we can download and install WeTTY by following these steps:

  1. Clone WeTTY from the GitHub repository:

    $ git clone https://github.com/butlerx/wetty.git

  2. Navigate to the downloaded directory:

    $ cd wetty

  3. Install WeTTY's dependencies:

    $ npm install

Run WeTTY

To start WeTTY, simply run the following command:

$ npm start

This will start the WeTTY server, and it should be accessible at http://localhost:3000 in your web browser.

Configure WeTTY

By default, WeTTY will start with the root user. However, you can change this by creating a new user and specifying their credentials. To do this, follow these steps:

  1. Navigate to the WeTTY directory.

  2. Open wetty/config.yaml in a text editor.

  3. Add a new user in the following format:

    users:
  - username: <username>
    password: <password>
    shell: <shell>  // default is "/bin/bash"

  4. Save and close the file.

  5. Restart WeTTY for the changes to take effect.

Conclusion

Congratulations! You have successfully installed and configured WeTTY on your Manjaro system. You can now access your Linux terminal through a web browser from anywhere.