Step 1: Update your system
Before installing any new package or application, make sure to update your system by running the following command in the terminal:
sudo pacman -Syu
This will update all installed packages and ensure that your system is up to date.
Step 2: Install the required dependencies
Mediagoblin is built on top of other software packages, so before installing Mediagoblin, we need to install some dependencies. To install the required dependencies, run the following command in the terminal:
sudo pacman -S python python-virtualenv python-setuptools python-pip git ffmpeg libjpeg-turbo postgresql
Step 3: Install MediaGoblin
Create a new directory in your system and navigate into it:
mkdir mediagoblin
cd mediagoblin
Now, it's time to clone the MediaGoblin source code from GitHub:
git clone https://code.mediagoblin.org/mediagoblin.git
Change the directory to the cloned MediaGoblin folder:
cd mediagoblin
Create a virtual environment using the virtualenv command:
virtualenv --system-site-packages mediagoblin-venv
Activate the virtual environment:
source mediagoblin-venv/bin/activate
Now, install MediaGoblin using the setup.py script:
python setup.py develop
Step 4: Configure MediaGoblin
Before we can use MediaGoblin, we need to configure it. The configuration file is located in the mediagoblin.ini file. Copy the sample configuration file to the working directory:
cp ./mediagoblin.ini mediagoblin_local.ini
Now open the mediagoblin_local.ini file in a text editor and make the necessary changes. Set the PostgreSQL database credentials, enable HTTPS and specify the website domain, etc.
nano mediagoblin_local.ini
Step 5: Create a database
Now create a new database using the PostgreSQL command-line tool:
sudo -u postgres createdb -O mediagoblin mediagoblin
Step 6: Initialize the database
To initialize the database, run the following command:
./bin/gmg dbupdate
Step 7: Run MediaGoblin
Now it's time to start the MediaGoblin server. Activate the virtual environment again:
source mediagoblin-venv/bin/activate
Run the following command to start the development server:
./bin/gmg serve
If everything is working correctly, you should see the following message:
Open your web browser to http://127.0.0.1:6543/
Congratulations! You have successfully installed MediaGoblin on your Arch Linux system. Now you can start uploading and sharing your media files.
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