Tutorial: How to install linkding on Manjaro

Linkding is a bookmarking server that you can install on your own server. In this tutorial, we will guide you through the process of installing linkding on Manjaro.

Requirements

Before we begin, make sure you have the following:

  • A Linux server with Manjaro installed
  • Root access or sudo privileges
  • Git installed

Step 1: Clone the repository

First, open the terminal and clone the linkding repository from GitHub:

git clone https://github.com/sissbruecker/linkding.git

This will download the latest version of linkding to your local machine.

Step 2: Install dependencies

Linkding requires several dependencies in order to run properly. To install these dependencies, run the following command:

sudo pacman -S python python-pip python-virtualenv python-psycopg2 python-pyjs python-pycountry python-psutil python-pillow python-markdown python-dnspython

This command will install all of the necessary dependencies for linkding.

Step 3: Set up a virtual environment

Next, we need to set up a virtual environment to run linkding in. This will ensure that linkding runs with its own isolated set of dependencies.

Navigate to the linkding folder:

cd linkding

Then, create a virtual environment:

virtualenv venv

Activate the virtual environment:

source venv/bin/activate

Step 4: Install linkding

Now we can install linkding:

pip install -r requirements.txt

This command will install all the Python packages that linkding requires.

Step 5: Configure linkding

Linkding requires a configuration file to run properly. Copy the example configuration file:

cp config.py.example config.py

Then, edit the config.py file as needed. Be sure to set the appropriate values for the database connection information, secret key, and email settings.

Step 6: Initialize the database

Linkding requires a PostgreSQL database. If you haven't already, install PostgreSQL and create a database and user.

Then, initialize the database:

./manage.py init_db

This command will create the necessary database tables for linkding.

Step 7: Run linkding

Finally, run linkding with:

./runserver.py

This will start the linkding server. You can now access it by visiting http://localhost:5000 in your web browser.

Conclusion

Congratulations! You have successfully installed linkding on Manjaro. You can now start bookmarking and organizing your links.