Alf.io is an open-source event management software. In this tutorial, we will show you how to install Alf.io on Arch Linux.
Before starting with the installation process of Alf.io, you need to have the following prerequisites:
The first step is to update the system to make sure everything is up to date. Open the terminal and run the following command:
sudo pacman -Syu
The next step is to install the required packages for Alf.io. The following packages are required:
Run the following command to install them:
sudo pacman -S apache php php-apache mariadb composer
After installing all the required packages, we need to configure MariaDB. Run the following command to start the MariaDB service:
sudo systemctl start mariadb
Then, run the following command to secure the MariaDB installation:
sudo mysql_secure_installation
The command will ask you for different actions. Follow the instructions to set up the MariaDB root password and remove the anonymous user, test database, and enable remote access.
After configuring MariaDB, we need to configure Apache. Run the following commands to start the Apache service and enable it at boot:
sudo systemctl start httpd
sudo systemctl enable httpd
Then, open the Apache configuration file using the following command:
sudo nano /etc/httpd/conf/httpd.conf
Replace the contents of the file with the following:
<VirtualHost *:80>
ServerName alfio.example.com
ServerAdmin webmaster@localhost
DocumentRoot /var/www/html/alfio/public
<Directory /var/www/html/alfio/public>
Options -Indexes +FollowSymLinks +MultiViews
AllowOverride All
Order allow,deny
allow from all
Require all granted
</Directory>
ErrorLog ${APACHE_LOG_DIR}/error.log
CustomLog ${APACHE_LOG_DIR}/access.log combined
</VirtualHost>
Replace alfio.example.com with your own domain or IP address.
After that, save the file (press ctrl + x, then y, and then enter) and restart the Apache service using the following command:
sudo systemctl restart httpd
After configuring Apache, it's time to install Alf.io. Go to the Alf.io installation directory using the following command:
cd /var/www/html
Then, download Alf.io using the following command:
sudo git clone https://github.com/alfio-event/alf.io.git
Then, change the ownership of the directory and its contents to Apache using the following command:
sudo chown -R http:http alf.io
Create a new database for Alf.io using the following command:
sudo mysql -e "CREATE DATABASE alfio DEFAULT CHARACTER SET utf8mb4 COLLATE utf8mb4_unicode_ci; GRANT ALL ON alfio.* TO 'alfio'@'localhost' IDENTIFIED BY 'password'; FLUSH PRIVILEGES;"
Replace password with a strong password.
After that, rename the .env.example file to .env using the following command:
sudo mv /var/www/html/alfio/.env.example /var/www/html/alfio/.env
Then, update the .env file with your database credentials using the following command:
sudo nano /var/www/html/alfio/.env
Update the following lines with your database credentials:
DB_DATABASE=alfio
DB_USERNAME=alfio
DB_PASSWORD=password
After configuring Alf.io, we need to install its dependencies. Go to the Alf.io directory using the following command:
cd /var/www/html/alfio
Then, run the following command to install the dependencies:
sudo composer install --no-dev
After installing Alf.io dependencies, we need to configure it. Run the following command:
sudo php artisan key:generate
Then, run the following command to migrate and seed the database:
sudo php artisan migrate --seed --force
Finally, give write permissions to the storage directory using the following command:
sudo chmod -R 777 /var/www/html/alfio/storage
After configuring Alf.io, you can access it by going to your web browser and navigating to http://alfio.example.com. Replace alfio.example.com with your own domain or IP address.
We have successfully installed Alf.io on Arch Linux. You can now start using Alf.io for your event management needs. If you face any issues during the installation process, please let us know in the comments.
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