How to Install uWSGI on Manjaro

uWSGI is a fast, flexible and secure web server for deploying applications written in various languages such as Python, Ruby, PHP, and Go. Here's how to install it on Manjaro:

Prerequisites

Before you start, make sure your Manjaro system is up to date and has some basic development tools installed. You can update your system by running the following command:

sudo pacman -Syu

Next, install the basic development tools by running this command:

sudo pacman -S base-devel

Installing uWSGI

To install uWSGI on Manjaro, you need to follow these steps:

  1. Clone the repository from GitHub. 

    git clone https://github.com/unbit/uwsgi.git

  2. Change to the cloned directory. 

    cd uwsgi

  3. Build the uWSGI binary using the make tool.

    make

  4. Install uWSGI globally on your system.

    sudo make install

  5. Verify the installation by running the following command:

    uwsgi --version

    If the installation was successful, you should see the version number of uWSGI.

Configuring uWSGI

Now that uWSGI is installed, you need to configure it to run your application. Here's an example of how to configure uWSGI to run a Python application:

  1. Create a configuration file for uWSGI, named myapp.ini:

    [uwsgi]
module = myapp
callable = app
master = true
processes = 4
socket = myapp.sock
chmod-socket = 660
vacuum = true
die-on-term = true

    The above configuration file specifies the Python module name (myapp), the function within the module to call (app), and the number of processes to run (4). The socket file is named myapp.sock, and its permissions are set to 660. The vacuum option clears the socket file on exit, and die-on-term option makes sure the process is terminated when receiving a SIGTERM signal.

  2. Start uWSGI with the configuration file you created:

    uwsgi --ini myapp.ini

    This will start uWSGI and listen on the socket specified in the configuration file.

Congratulations! You have successfully installed uWSGI on your Manjaro system and configured it to run your application.