Mango is a self-hosted manga server and web reader that lets you read manga on any device with a modern web browser. Here's how to install it on Arch Linux.
Before we can start installing Mango, we need to make sure that the following prerequisites are met:
The first step is to clone the Mango repository from GitHub:
git clone https://github.com/hkalexling/Mango.git
This will create a new directory called Mango in your current directory.
Next, we need to install the dependencies for Mango:
sudo pacman -S gcc make freetype2 fontconfig libpng libwebp libjpeg-turbo mysql
We need to create a new MySQL database for Mango. Run the following commands to log in to the MySQL shell:
sudo mysql -u root -p
Next, create a new database and user:
CREATE DATABASE mango;
CREATE USER 'mango'@'localhost' IDENTIFIED BY 'password';
GRANT ALL PRIVILEGES ON mango.* TO 'mango'@'localhost';
FLUSH PRIVILEGES;
Replace password with a secure password of your choice.
Now we're ready to build Mango:
cd Mango
make
This will compile Mango and create a new executable file called mango.
Before we start up Mango, we need to configure it. Copy the sample configuration file:
cp config.sample.ini config.ini
Then edit the config.ini file with your favorite text editor. In the [database] section, replace the following lines with the database information we created earlier:
type = mysql
host = localhost
port = 3306
user = mango
password = password
database = mango
We're ready to start up Mango! Run the following command:
./mango
This will start Mango and listen for incoming connections on port 8080.
Congratulations! You've successfully installed Mango on Arch Linux. Now you can start reading manga on any device with a modern web browser.
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