Installing Fusio on Manjaro

Introduction

Fusio is an open-source API management platform that allows developers to create, manage and monitor APIs for their web applications. This tutorial will show you how to install Fusio on Manjaro Linux.

Prerequisites

Before you begin, you'll need the following:

• A Manjaro Linux installation
• A user account with sudo privileges
• A web browser
• Internet connection

Installing Dependencies

1. Open the terminal in Manjaro Linux by pressing Ctrl + Alt + T.
2. Update your package database by running the command:

   sudo pacman -Syu
   

3. Install some dependencies needed by Fusio using the following command:

   sudo pacman -S php php-pgsql php-sqlite php-gd composer postgresql nodejs npm
   

Installing Fusio

1. Navigate to the Fusio website at https://www.fusio-project.org/ and click on the "Download" button on the top menu.

2. Click on the "Composer" tab and copy the command listed.

3. In the terminal, navigate to the directory where you want to install Fusio.

4. Run the command you copied from the Fusio website.

   Note: The command will take a few minutes to run.

5. Create a new PostgreSQL user and database for Fusio using the following commands:

   sudo -u postgres psql
   create user fusio with password 'password';
   create database fusio owner fusio;
   \q
   

   Note: Replace 'password' with the password you want to use for the fusio user.

6. In the terminal, navigate to the Fusio directory by running the command:

   cd fusio
   

7. Run the following command to start the installation:

   php bin/fusio system:install
   

8. Follow the prompts to complete the installation process.

Running Fusio

1. Open the terminal and navigate to the Fusio directory by running the command:

   cd fusio
   

2. Run the following command to start the server:

   sudo php bin/fusio server:start
   

3. Open your web browser and go to http://localhost:8080/.

Congratulations, you have successfully installed Fusio on Manjaro Linux!

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