How to Install Ombi on Arch Linux

Ombi is a free self-hosted media request and content management system and supports multiple platforms including Linux. This tutorial will guide you through the installation process of Ombi on Arch Linux.

Prerequisites

Before installing Ombi, make sure that you have the following:

• A Linux-based operating system (Arch Linux)
• Root access or a user account with administrative privileges
• Bash shell command-line environment

Step 1: Install Dependencies

Ensure that your system is up-to-date and install the following dependencies:

sudo pacman -Syu git dotnet-runtime dotnet-sdk aspnet-runtime

Step 2: Clone the Ombi repository

Clone the Ombi repository from GitHub using the following command:

git clone https://github.com/Ombi-app/Ombi.git

Step 3: Install Ombi

Go to the cloned directory and run the following commands:

cd Ombi
sudo dotnet publish -c Release -o /opt/ombi
sudo chown -Rh root:root /opt/ombi

Step 4: Configure Ombi

Create a file for Ombi's system service:

sudo nano /etc/systemd/system/ombi.service

Paste in the following code:

[Unit]
Description=Ombi

[Service]
WorkingDirectory=/opt/ombi
ExecStart=/usr/bin/dotnet /opt/ombi/Ombi.dll
SyslogIdentifier=ombi
Restart=always
User=ombi
Environment=DOTNET_PRINT_TELEMETRY_MESSAGE=false

[Install]
WantedBy=multi-user.target

Save the file (press CTRL+O and CTRL+X to exit nano) and run the following command:

sudo systemctl daemon-reload && sudo systemctl enable ombi && sudo systemctl start ombi

The Ombi service should now be running, you can access it at http://your_ip_address:5000.

Conclusion

Congratulations, you have successfully installed Ombi on your Arch Linux system. You can now use the platform to manage media requests and content.

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