How to install uWSGI on Arch Linux

uWSGI is a fast, self-healing and developer-friendly web server that powers many popular applications. In this tutorial, we will guide you on how to install uWSGI on Arch Linux.

Prerequisites

Before we proceed with the installation of uWSGI, make sure that your Arch Linux system is up-to-date with the latest software package releases. To do this, run the following command:

sudo pacman -Syu

Installation

We will install uWSGI using the pacman package manager. However, the version of uWSGI available in the official Arch Linux repositories may be outdated. Therefore, we will install the latest version of uWSGI from the official GitHub repository. Follow the below steps to install uWSGI on Arch Linux:

  1. Install the git package.
sudo pacman -S git
  1. Clone the uWSGI repository.
git clone https://github.com/unbit/uwsgi.git
  1. Enter into the cloned directory.
cd uwsgi/
  1. Build and install uWSGI.
sudo make
sudo make install

After the installation process is complete, uWSGI will be available on your Arch Linux system.

Verifying uWSGI Installation

To confirm that uWSGI has been successfully installed, run the following command to check the uWSGI version.

uwsgi --version

The command should print the installed uWSGI version. You can also test uWSGI by creating a simple application and running it with uWSGI.

Conclusion

In this tutorial, we have guided you on how to install uWSGI on Arch Linux. By following the above steps, you should now have uWSGI installed and ready to use on your Arch Linux system.

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