wger is a free, open-source and web-based fitness workout and exercise tracking software that aims to help users to manage their fitness goals. In this tutorial, we will learn how to install wger on EndeavourOS Latest.
Before we begin, ensure that you have the following:
wger is developed using Python, so before we install wger, we need to install Python on our system. To install Python, run the following command:
sudo pacman -S python
wger uses PostgreSQL as its primary database server. To install PostgreSQL, run the following command:
sudo pacman -S postgresql
After the installation completes, we need to create a new PostgreSQL database and user account for wger.
sudo su postgres
createuser -P wgeruser
createdb -O wgeruser wgerdb
exit
Next, we will install wger itself. We can either install it from the official repository:
sudo pacman -S wger
or install from the AUR:
git clone https://aur.archlinux.org/wger.git
cd wger
makepkg -si
Once we have installed wger, we need to configure it. We will first create a new configuration file:
sudo cp /etc/wger/wger.example.cfg /etc/wger/wger.cfg
Then, we need to edit the configuration file and set the PostgreSQL database settings to match our previously created database:
sudo nano /etc/wger/wger.cfg
Change this setting:
SQLALCHEMY_DATABASE_URI = 'postgresql://wger@localhost/wgerdb'
to:
SQLALCHEMY_DATABASE_URI = 'postgresql://wgeruser:p@ssword@localhost/wgerdb'
Save and exit the file.
Finally, we can start wger by running the following command:
sudo systemctl start wger
To enable wger at system boot:
sudo systemctl enable wger
Once you have started wger, you can now access it by opening a web browser and navigating to http://localhost:8000. You should now be able to create an account and begin tracking your fitness goals with wger.
Congratulations, you have now installed wger on EndeavourOS Latest!
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