How to Install Monica on EndeavourOS Latest

Monica is a personal relationship management software designed for tracking interactions with contacts and tasks related to them, such as events, notes, and reminders. It is an open-source web application that can be hosted on your own server.

This tutorial will guide you through the process of installing Monica on EndeavourOS latest release.

Step 1: Update the System

Before installing any new software, it is essential to update the system packages to ensure that we are using the latest version of the software repository.

sudo pacman -Syu

Step 2: Install Required Dependencies

Next, we need to install the dependencies required to run Monica on our system. We will run the following command to install the required dependencies:

sudo pacman -S git nginx php php-fpm php-sqlite php-gd php-intl composer yarn

Step 3: Clone the Monica Repository

We will now clone the Monica GitHub repository using the git command:

sudo git clone https://github.com/monicahq/monica /var/www/html/monica

Step 4: Install Dependencies

Once the repository cloning process is complete, we now need to install the Monica dependencies using composer and yarn.

cd /var/www/html/monica
sudo composer install
sudo yarn install

Step 5: Configure Nginx

Configure Nginx by creating a new configuration file:

sudo nano /etc/nginx/conf.d/monica.conf

Copy the following configuration details and paste them into the newly created Nginx file:

upstream monica {
    server 127.0.0.1:8000;
}

server {
    listen 80;
    server_name example.com; # Replace with your domain name
    root /var/www/html/monica/public;
    index index.php;

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

    # PHP configuration
    location ~ \.php$ {
        try_files $uri =404;
        fastcgi_pass unix:/var/run/php-fpm/php-fpm.sock;
        fastcgi_index index.php;
        fastcgi_param SCRIPT_FILENAME $document_root$fastcgi_script_name;
        fastcgi_param PATH_INFO $fastcgi_path_info;
        include fastcgi_params;
    }
}

Next, check the Nginx configuration for syntax errors:

sudo nginx -t

If no errors are found, restart the Nginx service to apply the configuration changes:

sudo systemctl restart nginx

Step 6: Create Database and User Account

We now need to create a new database and user account for Monica to use.

sudo sqlite3 /var/www/html/monica/database.sqlite

The following command creates the user table:

CREATE TABLE user (
    id INTEGER PRIMARY KEY AUTOINCREMENT,
    first_name VARCHAR(100),
    last_name VARCHAR(100),
    email VARCHAR(100) UNIQUE,
    password CHAR(60),
    timezone VARCHAR(100) DEFAULT 'UTC',
    locale VARCHAR(10) DEFAULT 'en',
    ip_address VARHAR(45),
    last_login_at DATETIME,
    last_activity_at DATETIME,
    remember_token VARCHAR(100) DEFAULT NULL,
    created_at DATETIME,
    updated_at DATETIME
);

Step 7: Open Monica Site

Finally, open your web browser and navigate to your server's IP address and Port 80 in the URL bar.

http://your-server-ip-address

At this point, you can start using Monica to manage your personal relationships.

Conclusion

This tutorial has walked you through the process of installing Monica on your EndeavourOS latest release. With Monica now installed on your system, you can store all your personal contacts' information and manage any related tasks.

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