How to Install GlitchTip on Manjaro

GlitchTip is an open-source error tracking system that helps developers track and fix errors in their code. In this tutorial, we will guide you on how to install GlitchTip on your Manjaro system.

Prerequisites

Before we start, ensure that your Manjaro system has the following prerequisites:

• Docker
• Docker Compose
• Git

If you do not have any of these already installed on your system, you can use the following commands to install them.

sudo pacman -S docker
sudo pacman -S docker-compose
sudo pacman -S git

Step 1: Clone the GlitchTip Repository

To clone the GlitchTip repository, run the following command:

git clone https://github.com/glitchtip/glitchtip.git

This will clone the repository into a new directory called glitchtip in your current working directory.

Step 2: Navigate to the GlitchTip Directory

After cloning the repository, navigate to the glitchtip directory by running the following command:

cd glitchtip

Step 3: Configure GlitchTip

To configure GlitchTip, create a .env file by copying the .env.example file:

cp .env.example .env

Next, open the .env file using a text editor and modify the following variables according to your preferences:

• WEB_PORT: The port GlitchTip listens on.
• NGINX_HOST: The domain name or IP address of your server.
• DOMAIN_NAME: The domain name you're planning on using for GlitchTip.
• HTTPS: Whether to use HTTPS or not.
• LETSENCRYPT_EMAIL: Your email address for Let's Encrypt notifications.
• POSTGRES_HOST: The domain name or IP address of your database server.
• POSTGRES_USER: The database username.
• POSTGRES_PASSWORD: The database password.
• POSTGRES_DB: The name of the database to use.

Step 4: Start GlitchTip

Once GlitchTip has been configured, you can start it using Docker Compose by running the following command:

docker-compose up -d

This will start the GlitchTip container in the background.

Step 5: Verify GlitchTip

To verify that GlitchTip is running correctly, open your web browser and visit the URL you specified in the NGINX_HOST and DOMAIN_NAME variables, with the port you specified in the WEB_PORT variable.

For example, if you set NGINX_HOST to example.com, DOMAIN_NAME to glitchtip and WEB_PORT to 3000, you would visit http://example.com:3000 in your web browser.

If everything was successful, you should see the GlitchTip dashboard.

Conclusion

Congratulations! You have successfully installed GlitchTip on your Manjaro system. You can now use GlitchTip to track and fix errors in your code.

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