How to Install farmOS on Arch Linux

farmOS is a free and open-source farm management software that helps farmers manage various aspects of their farm operations. It is a web-based application that can be installed on a server and accessed through a web browser. In this tutorial, we will discuss how to install farmOS on Arch Linux.

Prerequisites

Before we start with the installation process, it is important to make sure that your system meets the following prerequisites:

• Arch Linux installed on your system.
• A web server installed and running on your system, such as Apache or Nginx.
• PHP 7.3 or later installed on your system.
• MySQL or MariaDB installed on your system.
• Git installed on your system.

Step 1: Install Required Packages

The first step is to install the required packages on your system. In Arch Linux, you can install these packages using the Pacman package manager. Open your terminal and run the following command to install Apache, PHP, MySQL, and Git:

sudo pacman -S apache php mysql git

Step 2: Create a Database

The next step is to create a database for farmOS. You can use either MySQL or MariaDB for this purpose. Open your terminal and log in to the MySQL shell using the following command:

mysql -u root -p

Enter your MySQL root password when prompted.

Once you are logged in to the MySQL shell, create a new database, user, and password for farmOS using the following commands:

CREATE DATABASE farmos;
CREATE USER 'farmosadmin'@'localhost' IDENTIFIED BY 'password';
GRANT ALL PRIVILEGES ON farmos.* TO 'farmosadmin'@'localhost';
FLUSH PRIVILEGES;

Make sure to replace 'password' with your desired password for the farmOS database.

Step 3: Install Composer

Composer is a dependency manager for PHP that is required to install farmOS. You can install Composer using the following command:

sudo pacman -S composer

Step 4: Download and Install farmOS

Now that we have all the required packages installed, we can proceed with the installation of farmOS. Follow the steps below to download and install farmOS on your Arch Linux system:

1. Open your terminal and navigate to the /srv/http directory:

cd /srv/http

2. Clone the farmOS repository from Github using the following command:

sudo git clone https://github.com/farmOS/farmOS.git

3. Navigate to the farmOS directory:

cd farmOS

4. Install the required PHP dependencies using Composer:

sudo composer install

5. Copy the default settings file and make the necessary changes:

sudo cp web/sites/default/settings.local.php.example web/sites/default/settings.local.php
sudo nano web/sites/default/settings.local.php

In the settings.local.php file, update the database settings with the database name, user, and password that you created in Step 2.

6. Set the appropriate permissions on the files and directories:

sudo chown -R http:http ../farmOS
sudo chmod -R 755 ../farmOS

Step 5: Configure Apache for farmOS

The final step is to configure Apache for farmOS. We need to create a virtual host file for farmOS and enable it in Apache. Follow the steps below to create a virtual host file for farmOS:

1. Create a new virtual host file with your preferred editor:

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

2. Add the following content in the virtual host file:

<VirtualHost *:80>
   ServerName farmos.example.com
   DocumentRoot "/srv/http/farmOS/web"
   <Directory "/srv/http/farmOS/web">
      Options FollowSymLinks
      AllowOverride All
      Require all granted
   </Directory>
</VirtualHost>

Make sure to replace 'farmos.example.com' with your domain name.

3. Save and exit the file.

4. Enable the new virtual host in Apache:

sudo a2ensite farmos.conf

5. Restart the Apache web server:

sudo systemctl restart httpd

You have successfully installed farmOS on Arch Linux. You can now access the farmOS web application by navigating to your domain name in a web browser. Congratulations!

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