Known is a powerful social publishing platform that enhances communication, collaboration and knowledge sharing. It can be installed on various platforms, including Arch Linux.
In this tutorial, we will explain how to install Known on Arch Linux.
Before you can install Known on Arch Linux, you need to have the following prerequisites:
First, open a terminal on your server and run the following command to install the necessary dependencies:
sudo pacman -S php php-fpm php-gd php-mbstring php-json php-dom git mariadb composer
Next, you need to install and configure the web server (Apache or Nginx). In this tutorial, we will use Apache.
Install Apache with the following command:
sudo pacman -S apache
After the installation, start and enable Apache:
sudo systemctl start httpd
sudo systemctl enable httpd
Then, you need to configure Apache to use PHP by creating a new virtual host:
sudo nano /etc/httpd/conf/extra/httpd-php.conf
Add the following lines to the file:
<FilesMatch \.php$>
SetHandler "proxy:fcgi://127.0.0.1:9000"
</FilesMatch>
Save and close the file.
Finally, restart Apache with the following command:
sudo systemctl restart httpd
Now, you need to create a MySQL or MariaDB database and user for Known. You can create a new database and user with the following commands:
sudo mysql -u root -p
CREATE DATABASE known;
CREATE USER 'known'@'localhost' IDENTIFIED BY 'password';
GRANT ALL PRIVILEGES ON known.* TO 'known'@'localhost';
FLUSH PRIVILEGES;
Make sure to replace password with a strong password.
To install Known, download the latest version from the Known GitHub repository:
git clone https://github.com/idno/Known.git /var/www/known/
Then, install the dependencies with Composer:
sudo composer install -d /var/www/known/
After the installation, create a sample configuration file:
cd /var/www/known/
cp config.ini.sample config.ini
Next, edit the configuration file with your database details:
sudo nano config.ini
Find the following lines and update them with your database details:
databaseDSN = "mysql:host=localhost;port=3306;dbname=known"
databaseUsername = "known"
databasePassword= "password"
Make sure to replace password with the password you set in Step 3.
Finally, set the correct permissions for Known:
sudo chown -R http:http /var/www/known/
sudo chmod -R 755 /var/www/known/
To configure Known, open your web browser and navigate to the following URL:
http://your-server-ip/known/
Follow the on-screen instructions to complete the configuration.
Congratulations! You have successfully installed Known on Arch Linux. You can now use this powerful social publishing platform to enhance communication, collaboration and knowledge sharing.
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