OpenNote is a free and open-source note-taking application that allows you to store your notes and access them securely from anywhere using a web browser. In this tutorial, we will show you how to install OpenNote on Arch Linux.
Before you begin, you will need the following:
The first step is to install the required dependencies for OpenNote. Open a terminal and run the following commands:
sudo pacman -S apache php php-apache mariadb git
Next, you need to clone the OpenNote repository from GitHub. Run the following command to clone the repository:
git clone https://github.com/FoxUSA/OpenNote.git
This will clone the OpenNote repository to your current working directory.
OpenNote is a web-based application, so we need to configure Apache to serve the application. Open the Apache configuration file in a text editor:
sudo nano /etc/httpd/conf/httpd.conf
Add the following configuration at the end of the file:
Alias /opennote /<path-to-OpenNote>/public
<Directory "<path-to-OpenNote>/public">
AllowOverride All
Options FollowSymLinks
Require all granted
</Directory>
Replace <path-to-OpenNote> with the path to the OpenNote directory.
Save and close the file.
OpenNote requires a database to store notes. We will use MariaDB as our database server. If you don't have MariaDB installed, run the following command:
sudo pacman -S mariadb
Start the MariaDB service and enable it to start at boot:
sudo systemctl start mariadb
sudo systemctl enable mariadb
Next, open the MySQL shell as the root user:
sudo mysql -u root
Create a new database:
CREATE DATABASE opennote;
Create a new user and grant permissions to access the database:
CREATE USER 'opennoteuser'@'localhost' IDENTIFIED BY '<password>';
GRANT ALL PRIVILEGES ON opennote.* TO 'opennoteuser'@'localhost';
FLUSH PRIVILEGES;
Replace <password> with a secure password of your choice.
Exit the MySQL shell:
exit
OpenNote requires a configuration file to connect to the database. Copy the sample configuration file:
cp <path-to-OpenNote>/app/config.sample.php <path-to-OpenNote>/app/config.php
Open the configuration file in a text editor:
sudo nano <path-to-OpenNote>/app/config.php
Update the database configuration with the database name, username, and password you created in step four:
define('__DB_USERNAME__', 'opennoteuser');
define('__DB_PASSWORD__', '<password>');
define('__DB_HOST__', 'localhost');
define('__DB_DATABASE__', 'opennote');
Replace <password> with the same password you used in step four.
Save and close the file.
Restart the Apache server to apply the changes:
sudo systemctl restart httpd
Open a web browser and navigate to http://localhost/opennote. You should see the OpenNote login screen.
Log in with the default username admin and password admin.
That's it! You have successfully installed OpenNote on Arch Linux. You can now create, edit, and view notes securely from anywhere using a web browser.
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