How to Install ChiefOnboarding on Arch Linux

ChiefOnboarding is a web-based onboarding software designed to help businesses automate and streamline their employee onboarding process. In this tutorial, we will guide you through the installation process of ChiefOnboarding on Arch Linux.

Prerequisites

Before you start with the installation, please make sure that you have the following prerequisites:

• A user account with sudo privileges
• A web browser (preferably Google Chrome or Mozilla Firefox)

Step 1: Install Node.js

ChiefOnboarding is built using Node.js, so we first need to install Node.js on our system.

To install Node.js on Arch Linux, run the following command in your terminal:

sudo pacman -S nodejs

This command will install the latest version of Node.js on your system.

Step 2: Install PostgreSQL

ChiefOnboarding requires a PostgreSQL database to store its data. We can install PostgreSQL on Arch Linux using the following command:

sudo pacman -S postgresql

After installation, PostgreSQL will be automatically started as a systemd service.

Step 3: Create a PostgreSQL User and Database

Next, we need to create a PostgreSQL user and database for ChiefOnboarding. To do that, follow these steps:

1. Log in to the PostgreSQL database management console:

sudo -u postgres psql

2. Create a new user with a password:

CREATE USER chiefuser WITH PASSWORD 'yourpassword';

3. Create a new database and grant all privileges to the new user:

CREATE DATABASE chiefdb;
GRANT ALL PRIVILEGES ON DATABASE chiefdb TO chiefuser;

4. Exit the PostgreSQL console:

\q

Step 4: Download and Install ChiefOnboarding

Now that we have installed Node.js and PostgreSQL, we can proceed with ChiefOnboarding installation.

To download and install ChiefOnboarding on your Arch Linux system, run the following commands:

1. Clone the ChiefOnboarding repository:

git clone https://github.com/pluralsight/chief-onboarding.git

2. Change to the ChiefOnboarding directory:

cd chief-onboarding

3. Install the required dependencies:

npm install

4. Create a .env file in the root directory of ChiefOnboarding and add the following configurations:

DB_HOST=localhost
DB_NAME=chiefdb
DB_USER=chiefuser
DB_PASSWORD=yourpassword
TOKEN_SECRET=myrandomstring

5. Start the application:

npm start

The application should be accessible at http://localhost:3000.

Conclusion

In this tutorial, we have demonstrated how to install ChiefOnboarding on Arch Linux. We hope this tutorial has been helpful in setting up your ChiefOnboarding installation. You can now automate and streamline your employee onboarding process using ChiefOnboarding.

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