How to Install Shaarli on Arch Linux

Shaarli is a bookmarking application that allows you to save, share, and organize links. It is open-source and available on GitHub. In this tutorial, we'll go through the steps to install Shaarli on Arch Linux.

Prerequisites

• A running Arch Linux system with sudo access.
• A web server like Apache or Nginx installed on your system.

Step 1: Install Required Packages

First, you need to check if your Arch Linux system has the following packages installed:

sudo pacman -S curl git php-gd php-fpm php-intl php-json php-mbstring php-session php-xml

Step 2: Download Shaarli from GitHub

You can download the latest version of Shaarli from the project's GitHub repository using the following command:

git clone https://github.com/shaarli/Shaarli.git /var/www/shaarli

Step 3: Configure Web Server

Next, you need to configure your web server to serve Shaarli. You can use either Apache or Nginx.

Apache Configuration

Create a new Apache virtual host configuration file by running the following command:

sudo nano /etc/httpd/conf/extra/shaarli.conf

Add the following lines to the file:

<VirtualHost *:80>
  DocumentRoot /var/www/shaarli
  <Directory /var/www/shaarli>
      Options FollowSymLinks
      AllowOverride All
  </Directory>
</VirtualHost>

Save and close the file.

Enable the Apache rewrite module and restart Apache:

sudo a2enmod rewrite
sudo systemctl restart httpd

Nginx Configuration

Create a new Nginx server block configuration file by running the following commands:

sudo nano /etc/nginx/sites-available/shaarli

Add the following lines to the file:

server {
    listen 80;
    server_name your_domain.com;

    root /var/www/shaarli;
    index index.php;

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

    location ~ \.php$ {
        try_files $uri =404;
        fastcgi_pass unix:/run/php-fpm/php-fpm.sock;
        fastcgi_index index.php;
        include fastcgi_params;
    }
}

Save and close the file.

Enable the new server block and restart Nginx:

sudo ln -s /etc/nginx/sites-available/shaarli /etc/nginx/sites-enabled/
sudo systemctl restart nginx

Step 4: Install and Configure Shaarli

Open your browser and visit the following URL:

http://localhost/

You will see a welcome page. Click on the "Continue to Shaarli installation" button.

On the next page, select your preferred language and click the "Save" button.

Enter your desired username and password and click the "Create admin account" button.

You will be redirected to the Shaarli dashboard where you can start bookmarking.

Congratulations! You have successfully installed Shaarli on Arch Linux.

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