How to Install Coral on Manjaro

Coral is a complete set of open-source tools to help newsrooms build better communities around their journalism. In this tutorial, we will learn how to install Coral on Manjaro.

Step 1: Update system

The first step is to update the system packages using the following command in the terminal:

sudo pacman -Syu

Step 2: Install dependencies

Next, we need to install the required dependencies for Coral. Run the following command in the terminal:

sudo pacman -S git postgresql python-pip

Step 3: Clone the Coral repository

Then, we need to clone the Coral repository using the following command:

git clone https://github.com/coralproject/talk.git

Step 4: Install Python dependencies

Next, we need to install the Python dependencies for Coral. Navigate to the cloned repository directory, and run the following command:

pip install -r requirements.txt

Step 5: Install Node.js and npm

Coral also requires Node.js and npm. Run the following command to install them:

sudo pacman -S nodejs npm

Step 6: Build Coral

Once we have installed all the required dependencies, we need to build Coral. Navigate to the cloned repository directory and run the following command:

npm run build

Step 7: Run Coral

Finally, we can run Coral using the following command:

npm start

Coral will be accessible at http://localhost:3000/

Conclusion

We have successfully installed and run Coral on Manjaro. Now, you can use it for building better communities around your journalism.

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