How to install Pleroma on EndeavourOS Latest

Pleroma is a lightweight and fast social networking platform that integrates with other federated protocols including OStatus and Diaspora. In this tutorial, we will be guiding you through the steps to install Pleroma on EndeavourOS Latest.

Prerequisites

To install Pleroma on EndeavourOS Latest, you need to have the following prerequisites:

• EndeavourOS Latest
• A non-root user account with sudo privileges
• An up-to-date system with the latest updates

Step 1: Update the system

Before proceeding with any installation, it is important to ensure that the system is up to date by running the following command:

sudo pacman -Syu

Step 2: Install the required packages

To install Pleroma, we need to install some required packages. Open your terminal and run the following command:

sudo pacman -S git postgresql elixir erlang nodejs npm ffmpeg imagemagick sox

Step 3: Clone Pleroma from Github

We will clone the Pleroma Git repository to our local system using the following command:

git clone https://git.pleroma.social/pleroma/pleroma.git

Step 4: Install Pleroma dependencies

Switch to the cloned Pleroma repository directory and run the following command to install dependencies:

cd pleroma
mix deps.get

Step 5: Generate Configuration File

Run the following command to generate a configuration file:

mix pleroma.instance gen

Enter the required information including Admin Username, email addresss and website URL.

Step 6: Configure PostgreSQL

Start PostgreSQL and enable it to run at boot time by running the following commands:

sudo systemctl enable postgresql.service 
sudo systemctl start postgresql.service

Create a new PostgreSQL user and database for Pleroma by running the following command:

sudo su - postgres
createuser --interactive
createdb pleroma_dev
psql -d pleroma_dev -c "ALTER USER pleroma_dev WITH PASSWORD 'your_password';"

Step 7: Configure Pleroma

Configure Pleroma by editing the configuration file config/generated_config.exs.

Change the PostgreSQL details as follows:

config :pleroma, Pleroma.Repo,
  username: "pleroma_dev",
  password: "your_password",
  database: "pleroma_dev",
  hostname: "localhost",
  pool_size: 10

Step 8: Setup Pleroma

Create the database tables, insert the initial data and compile the application by running the following commands:

mix ecto.create
mix ecto.migrate
mix pleroma.instance init
mix deps.compile pleroma

Step 9: Start Pleroma

Run the following command to start the Pleroma server:

MIX_ENV=prod mix phx.server

Conclusion

Congratulations! You have successfully installed Pleroma on EndeavourOS Latest. You can now access Pleroma by visiting http://localhost:4000 in your web browser.

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