How to Install Movim on Arch Linux

Movim is an open-source decentralized social network platform designed to give you more privacy and security while communicating with your friends and family. It is available for free, and you can install it on your Arch Linux system.

In this tutorial, we will guide you through the process of installing Movim on Arch Linux.

Prerequisites

Before we start, make sure your system is up to date with the latest packages. To do this, open the terminal and run the following command:

sudo pacman -Syu

Installing Required Dependencies

Movim requires some dependencies to be installed on your system to work correctly. To install required dependencies, run the following command in the terminal:

sudo pacman -S wget nginx php-fpm php-curl php-gd php-intl php-json php-mbstring php-pgsql postgresql composer

Setting Up PostgreSQL

Now we need to create a PostgreSQL database for the Movim installation. Run the following commands to create a new PostgreSQL database:

sudo su postgres
createdb movim
createuser movimuser

Now set a password for the new user by running the following command:

psql -c "ALTER USER movimuser WITH PASSWORD 'yourpassword';"

Installing Movim

We are now ready to install Movim on our Arch Linux system. Follow the steps below to download and install Movim:

1. Download Movim to your Arch Linux system using the following wget command:

   wget https://github.com/movim/movim/archive/latest.tar.gz
   

2. Extract the downloaded tar file using the following command:

   tar -xvf latest.tar.gz
   

3. Move the extracted directory to the /srv/http/ directory using the following command:

   sudo mv movim-latest /srv/http/movim
   

4. Change directory to /srv/http/movim and run the following command to install Movim:

   sudo composer install
   

5. Create a configuration file using the following command:

   cp config/movim.yml.dist config/movim.yml
   

6. Edit the configuration file using the nano editor using the following command:

   sudo nano config/movim.yml
   

 Update the following fields with your PostgreSQL database details:

 * `database_host`: localhost
 * `database_name`: movim
 * `database_user`: movimuser
 * `database_password`: yourpassword

7. Create a virtual host file for Movim using the following command:

sudo nano /etc/nginx/sites-available/movim.conf

Add the following configuration to the file:

server { listen 80; listen [::]:80;

    server_name your_domain.com;

    root /srv/http/movim/public;

    location / {
        try_files $uri /index.php?$args;
    }

    location ~ \.php$ {
        fastcgi_pass unix:/run/php-fpm/php-fpm.sock;
        fastcgi_split_path_info ^(.+\.php)(/.*)$;
        fastcgi_param SCRIPT_FILENAME $document_root$fastcgi_script_name;
        include fastcgi_params;
    }

}

**Note:** Replace `your_domain.com` with your registered domain name.

8. Enable the Movim virtual host using the following command:

sudo ln -s /etc/nginx/sites-available/movim.conf /etc/nginx/sites-enabled/movim.conf

9. Restart the Nginx webserver using the following command:

sudo systemctl restart nginx

## Accessing Movim

We have successfully installed Movim on our Arch Linux system. Now, we can access it from a web browser.

1. Open your preferred web browser and type in the following URL:

http://your_domain.com

**Note:** Replace `your_domain.com` with your registered domain name.

2. You will be taken to the Movim login page. Enter your desired username and password to start using Movim.

Congratulations! You have successfully installed and configured Movim on your Arch Linux system.

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