How to Install Cagette on Arch Linux

Cagette is an open-source platform that allows food distributors and consumers to work together in a more efficient and collaborative way. In this tutorial, we will show you how to install Cagette on Arch Linux.

Prerequisites

Before we proceed with the installation, make sure you have the following prerequisites:

• A running instance of Arch Linux
• A user account with sudo privileges
• Access to the internet

Step 1: Install Required Dependencies

First, we need to make sure that our system has all the required dependencies installed. Open the terminal and run the following command:

sudo pacman -S gcc git postgresql nodejs npm yarn

This command installs the following packages:

• gcc: C compiler
• git: Version control system
• postgresql: Object-relational database system
• nodejs: JavaScript runtime
• npm: Package manager for Node.js
• yarn: Dependency management tool

Step 2: Install Cagette

To install Cagette, we need to clone its GitHub repository. Run the following command in the terminal:

git clone https://github.com/cagette/cagette.git

This will clone the repository in the current directory. Next, navigate to the Cagette directory by running the following command:

cd cagette

In the Cagette directory, install all required dependencies by running:

npm install

or, alternatively,

yarn

Step 3: Configure PostgreSQL

We need to create a new PostgreSQL database and user for Cagette. To do this, open the PostgreSQL interactive terminal by running:

sudo -u postgres psql

You should now see the PostgreSQL prompt. Run the following commands:

CREATE DATABASE cagette;
CREATE USER cagette WITH PASSWORD 'password';
GRANT ALL PRIVILEGES ON DATABASE cagette TO cagette;

These commands create a new database named "cagette", a new user named "cagette" with the password "password", and grants all privileges to the user "cagette" on the database "cagette".

Step 4: Configure Environment Variables

We need to set the environment variables for Cagette. Open the .env file in the Cagette directory with your preferred text editor:

nano .env

Add the following lines to the .env file, replacing the values with your own:

DATABASE_URL=postgresql://cagette:password@localhost/cagette
SECRET_KEY=your-secret-key-goes-here

Save and close the file.

Step 5: Migrate Database

We need to migrate the database schema to the newly created database by running:

npm run db:migrate

or, alternatively,

yarn db:migrate

This will create all the necessary tables and columns for the Cagette database.

Step 6: Start the Application

Finally, we can start the Cagette application by running:

npm start

or, alternatively,

yarn start

This will start the application and make it available at http://localhost:3000.

Congratulations! You have successfully installed Cagette on Arch Linux.

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