How to Install openHAB on Arch Linux

openHAB is an open-source home automation platform that enables you to control your smart home devices with ease. In this tutorial, we will be installing openHAB on Arch Linux.

Prerequisites

• Arch Linux installed with a user account having sudo privileges
• Basic knowledge of working with Terminal

Step 1: Install Java

openHAB requires Java to run. We can install it by running the following command in the Terminal:

sudo pacman -S jdk-openjdk

Step 2: Install openHAB

1. Download the latest stable version of openHAB from https://www.openhab.org/download/
2. Extract the downloaded ZIP file:

unzip openhab-<version>.zip -d /opt

Note: Replace <version> with the actual version number of the downloaded file.

3. Rename the extracted folder to openhab:

sudo mv /opt/openhab-<version> /opt/openhab

Note: Replace <version> with the actual version number of the downloaded file.

Step 3: Configure and Start openHAB

1. Switch to the openHAB installation directory:

cd /opt/openhab

2. Start the openHAB server:

sudo ./start.sh

Note: The first start may take some time as it downloads the required dependencies.

3. Once the server is up and running, open your web browser and navigate to http://localhost:8080 to access the openHAB dashboard.

Conclusion

In this tutorial, we have installed openHAB on Arch Linux. You can now start adding smart home devices to your openHAB installation and control them from a single platform.

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