How to Install Linkding on Void Linux

Linkding is a minimal and self-hosted bookmarking service. It is used to organize, categorize, and manage bookmarks, and it can be installed on Void Linux. This tutorial will guide you through the installation process for Linkding on Void Linux.

Prerequisites

Before installing Linkding on Void Linux, you must have the following:

• A Void Linux system
• The git command-line tool installed
• The sqlite3 command-line tool installed
• A web server such as Nginx or Apache

Step 1: Clone the Linkding repository

The first step is to clone the Linkding repository from Github. You can do this by running the following command in a terminal:

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

This will download the Linkding source code to your local machine.

Step 2: Configure Linkding

Next, you need to configure Linkding. Navigate to the linkding directory that was created by the git clone command:

cd linkding

There is a sample configuration file called config.sample.py that you need to copy and rename to config.py. You can do this with the following command:

cp config.sample.py config.py

Once you have copied the file, open it with a text editor and modify the settings as necessary. Pay attention to the SECRET_KEY, DATABASE, and DEBUG settings.

Step 3: Create the Linkding database

Linkding uses an SQLite database to store bookmarks. You need to create the database file by running the following command in a terminal:

sqlite3 linkding.db

This will create a new SQLite database file named linkding.db. Once the database file has been created, run the following command to create the necessary tables:

.read create_tables.sql

Step 4: Configure your Web Server

Linkding is a web-based application, which means you need to configure your web server to serve the application. You can use either Nginx or Apache for this purpose.

For Nginx, create a new server block with the following configuration:

server {
    listen 80;
    server_name example.com;

    location / {
        proxy_pass http://localhost:5000;
        proxy_set_header Host $host;
        proxy_set_header X-Real-IP $remote_addr;
    }
}

For Apache, add the following to your virtual host configuration:

<VirtualHost *:80>
    ServerName example.com

    ProxyPass / http://localhost:5000/
    ProxyPassReverse / http://localhost:5000/
</VirtualHost>

Make sure to replace example.com with your domain name or IP address. Save and close the configuration file, then restart your web server.

Step 5: Run Linkding

Finally, you can start the Linkding application by running the following command in a terminal:

python3 main.py

This will start the application and listen on port 5000 by default. You can access the application by visiting http://localhost in your web browser.

Conclusion

Congratulations! You have successfully installed Linkding on your Void Linux system. You can now start using the application to organize and manage bookmarks.