Pinry is a popular self-hosted alternative to Pinterest. This tutorial shows how to install Pinry on an Arch Linux system.
Before we can install Pinry, we need to install some required dependencies. Open a terminal and type the following command to install them:
sudo pacman -S python postgresql
Pinry is available on PyPI, the Python Package Index, so we can install it using pip.
To install pip, use the following command in the terminal:
sudo pacman -S python-pip
Now, we can install Pinry using pip:
sudo pip install pinry
Next, we need to set up the PostgreSQL database for Pinry. First, create a new PostgreSQL user for Pinry:
sudo -u postgres createuser -P pinry
Enter a password for the new user when prompted.
Next, create a new database for Pinry and set the owner to the pinry user:
sudo -u postgres createdb -O pinry pinry
Now, we need to configure Pinry to use the PostgreSQL database we just created. Create a new configuration file for Pinry:
sudo nano /etc/pinry.cfg
Enter the following information into the configuration file:
DEBUG = True # Set this to False for a production environment
DATABASE_NAME = 'pinry'
DATABASE_USER = 'pinry'
DATABASE_PASSWORD = '<your_database_password>'
DATABASE_HOST = ''
DATABASE_PORT = ''
SECRET_KEY = '<your_secret_key>'
Replace <your_database_password> and <your_secret_key> with your own values. You can generate a new secret key using a tool like Djecrety.
Save and close the file.
With everything set up, we can start the Pinry server:
pinry runserver
Now, open a web browser and navigate to http://localhost:8000/ to access Pinry.
In this tutorial, we have shown how to install Pinry on an Arch Linux system. With Pinry up and running, you can start using it to manage and discover new images and ideas.
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