Homepage is a simple, customizable start page for your web browser that you can install on your own server. In this tutorial, you will learn how to install Homepage by benphelps on Arch Linux.
Before proceeding with the installation, ensure that you have the following:
The first step is to install the dependencies that Homepage requires to run. To do this, open a terminal and run the following command:
sudo pacman -S nodejs npm
This will install Node.js and npm on your system.
Next, you need to clone the Homepage repository to your server. To do this, run the following command:
git clone https://github.com/benphelps/homepage.git
This will download the Homepage repository to your current directory.
After cloning the repository, navigate to the homepage directory and install its dependencies. To do this, run the following commands:
cd homepage
npm install
This will install all the required dependencies for Homepage.
Now that you have installed Homepage and its dependencies, it's time to configure it. To do this, open the config.js
file located in the homepage
directory using your text editor of choice.
In this file, you can modify the settings to customize your Homepage as per your requirements. Some of the settings you can change include the amount of widgets displayed, the weather location, the todo list, bookmarks, and so on.
Once you have made the necessary changes, save the config.js
file.
After configuring Homepage, you can start it with the following command:
npm start
This will start the Homepage server, and you can access it by navigating to http://localhost:3000
in your web browser.
By following these steps, you have successfully installed Homepage by benphelps on Arch Linux. Now you can enjoy a customizable start page that meets your needs.
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