How to Install Antville on Arch Linux

Antville is a free, open-source blogging system written in Java. It is fully customizable and has many features that make it a popular choice among bloggers. In this tutorial, we will show you how to install Antville on your Arch Linux system.

Prerequisites

Before we begin, you will need the following:

• A server running Arch Linux
• Root access to the server
• Basic knowledge of Linux

Step 1: Install Java

Antville requires Java to run. We will install OpenJDK, which is a popular open-source implementation of the Java Development Kit.

sudo pacman -S jdk-openjdk

Step 2: Download Antville

Download the latest version of Antville from the official website: https://antville.org/download.html

wget https://antville.org/download/antville-1.2.1.tar.gz

Step 3: Extract Antville

Extract the downloaded file using the following command:

tar -xzf antville-1.2.1.tar.gz

Step 4: Create Antville User

Create a new user for Antville:

useradd -m antville

Step 5: Install PostgreSQL

Antville requires a database to store its data. We will use PostgreSQL, a popular open-source database.

sudo pacman -S postgresql

Step 6: Create Database and User

Create a new PostgreSQL database and user for Antville:

sudo -u postgres createdb antville
sudo -u postgres createuser -P antville

You will be prompted to enter a password for the new user.

Step 7: Set Database Permissions

Grant the new user permissions on the database:

sudo -u postgres psql
grant all privileges on database antville to antville;

Exit the psql prompt:

\q

Step 8: Configure Antville

Copy the antville.conf.sample configuration file to antville.conf:

cp antville-1.2.1/config/antville.conf.sample antville-1.2.1/config/antville.conf

Edit the antville.conf file and replace the following values:

db.username=antville
db.password=YOUR_PASSWORD
db.url=jdbc:postgresql://localhost/antville

Replace YOUR_PASSWORD with the password you set for the antville user in Step 6.

Step 9: Run Antville

Switch to the antville user:

su - antville

Start the Antville server:

antville-1.2.1/bin/antville start

You can now access Antville by going to http://localhost:8080 in your web browser.

Conclusion

Congratulations, you have successfully installed Antville on your Arch Linux server! You can now start using Antville to create your own blog.

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