Tutorial: How to Install linkding on OpenSUSE Latest

Linkding is a self-hosted bookmarking application that allows you to save and organize your favorite links. In this tutorial, we will guide you through the process of installing linkding on OpenSUSE Latest.

Step 1: Install Dependencies

Before proceeding with the linkding installation process, you need to ensure that all required dependencies are installed on your system. Use the following command to install the required dependencies:

sudo zypper install gcc git wget curl nodejs npm mariadb-client mariadb

Step 2: Clone the linkding GitHub Repository

Next, you need to clone the linkding GitHub repository, which contains all the necessary files for installing and launching the application. Use the following command to clone the repository:

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

Once the cloning process is complete, navigate to the linkding directory using the cd command.

Step 3: Install Node.js Packages

Now, you need to install the required Node.js packages using the following command:

sudo npm install

This command will install all dependencies required for linkding to run.

Step 4: Configure the Database

linkding requires a database to store its data. In this step, we will create a new database and a user for linkding to use. Follow the steps below:

Log in to the MySQL server using the root user:
```
sudo mysql -u root -p
```
Create a new database for linkding:
```
CREATE DATABASE linkding;
```
Create a new user for linkding to use:
```
CREATE USER 'linkding'@'localhost' IDENTIFIED BY 'yourpassword';
```
Replace yourpassword with a strong password for the linkding user.
Grant the linkding user all privileges on the linkding database:
```
GRANT ALL PRIVILEGES ON linkding.* TO 'linkding'@'localhost';
```
Flush the privileges:
```
FLUSH PRIVILEGES;
```

Step 5: Configure the linkding Application

linkding requires some configuration before it can be run. Navigate to the config directory using the following command:

cd config

Open the config.json file using your preferred text editor, and update the following values:

development.database: Change this to linkding to match the name of the database you created in the previous step.
development.username and development.password: Change these to linkding and the password you set for the linkding user.

Save and close the file.

Next, navigate back to the main linkding directory using the following command:

cd ..

Step 6: Launch the linkding Application

Finally, you can start the linkding application using the following command:

npm start

This command will launch the application on the default port 3000. You can access the linkding application on your web browser by navigating to http://localhost:3000.

Congratulations! You have successfully installed linkding on OpenSUSE Latest. You can now use it to save and organize your favorite links.