How to Install GNU FM on EndeavourOS Latest

GNU FM is a free/libre server software that allows you to run your own music community website. If you're an EndeavourOS user and you want to install GNU FM on your system, then this tutorial is for you. We'll guide you through the process of installing and configuring GNU FM on EndeavourOS Latest.

Prerequisites

Before we can start the installation process, there are a few prerequisites that need to be met:

• A running installation of EndeavourOS Latest
• Access to a terminal with sudo privileges

Installation Steps

1. Install required dependencies:

   sudo pacman -S apache mariadb php php-apache php-gd php-intl php-mysql php-pear php-xml wget git
   

2. Clone the GNU FM repository:

   git clone https://code.gnu.io/gnu/gnufm.git
   

3. Create a new virtual host in Apache:

   cd /etc/httpd/conf/extra/
   sudo cp httpd-vhosts.conf httpd-vhosts.conf.original
   sudo nano httpd-vhosts.conf
   

   Add the following lines at the bottom of the file:

   <VirtualHost *:80>
       ServerName your-domain.com
       DocumentRoot /path/to/gnufm/www
       <Directory /path/to/gnufm/www>
           Options Indexes FollowSymLinks MultiViews
           AllowOverride All
           Require all granted
       </Directory>
   </VirtualHost>
   

   Replace your-domain.com with your own domain name, and /path/to/gnufm/www with the absolute path to the www folder in the GNU FM repository.

4. Enable the php and rewrite modules in Apache:

   sudo nano /etc/httpd/conf/httpd.conf
   

   Uncomment the following lines:

   LoadModule rewrite_module modules/mod_rewrite.so
   LoadModule php7_module modules/libphp7.so
   

5. Create a new database in MariaDB:

   sudo mysql -u root
   CREATE DATABASE gnufm;
   CREATE USER 'gnufm'@'localhost' IDENTIFIED BY 'password';
   GRANT ALL PRIVILEGES ON gnufm.* TO 'gnufm'@'localhost';
   FLUSH PRIVILEGES;
   EXIT;
   

   Replace password with a strong password of your choice.

6. Import the SQL schema:

   cd /path/to/gnufm
   mysql -u gnufm -p gnufm < db/sql/schema.sql
   

   It will prompt you for the password you set for the gnufm user.

7. Configure GNU FM:

   cd /path/to/gnufm/www
   cp config.php.sample config.php
   nano config.php
   

   Edit the following lines according to your configuration:

   define('SITE_NAME',         'Your Site Name');
   define('MYSQL_HOST',       'localhost');
   define('MYSQL_PORT',       '3306');
   define('MYSQL_USER',       'gnufm');
   define('MYSQL_PASS',       'password');
   define('MYSQL_DB',         'gnufm');
   

   Replace Your Site Name, localhost, gnufm, password, and gnufm with your own values.

8. Set the correct file permissions:

   cd /path/to/gnufm/www
   sudo chown -R http:http .
   find . -type d -print0 | xargs -0 chmod 775
   find . -type f -print0 | xargs -0 chmod 664
   chmod 775 bin
   chmod 775 htdocs/index.php
   

9. Restart Apache:

   sudo systemctl restart httpd
   

10. Access your GNU FM website:

    Open your web browser and navigate to http://your-domain.com. You should see the GNU FM welcome page.

Congratulations! You have successfully installed and configured GNU FM on EndeavourOS Latest.

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