Installation Guide for Invoice Ninja on Manjaro

Invoice Ninja is an open-source invoicing application that helps businesses send invoices and receive payments online. Here's how to install Invoice Ninja on Manjaro.

Prerequisites

Before you start with the installation process, you need to make sure that:

• You have a Manjaro Linux system with the latest updates installed.
• You have a web server like Apache or Nginx installed.
• You have PHP 7.1 or later installed.
• You have MySQL or MariaDB installed with a database created.

Step 1: Downloading Invoice Ninja

Firstly, you need to download the latest version of Invoice Ninja from the official website. Use the below command to download it:

$ wget https://download.invoiceninja.com/ninja-v5.1.48.zip

Step 2: Extracting the Archive

After downloading the archive, you need to extract it using the following command:

$ unzip ninja-v5.1.48.zip

This command will extract the archive into a directory named 'ninja.' Move this directory to the webserver's root directory, which is generally located at /var/www/html.

$ sudo mv ninja /var/www/html/invoice

Step 3: Configuring the Web Server

After moving the directory, you need to configure your web server to host your newly installed Invoice Ninja. You can configure the Apache2 or Nginx webserver.

Configuring Apache2

To configure the Apache2 server, create a new configuration file named ninja.conf:

$ sudo nano /etc/httpd/conf.d/ninja.conf

Add the following content to the configuration file:

<VirtualHost *:80>
    ServerName your_domain.com
    DocumentRoot /var/www/html/invoice/public
    <Directory /var/www/html/invoice/public>
        AllowOverride All
        Require all granted
    </Directory>
    ErrorLog /var/log/httpd/ninja_error.log
    CustomLog /var/log/httpd/ninja_access.log combined
</VirtualHost>

Save and exit the file.

Finally, restart the Apache2 webserver using the following command:

$ sudo systemctl restart httpd

Configuring Nginx

To configure the Nginx server, create a new configuration file named ninja.conf:

$ sudo nano /etc/nginx/conf.d/ninja.conf

Add the following content to the configuration file:

server {
        listen 80;
        server_name your_domain.com;

        root /var/www/html/invoice/public;
        index index.php index.html index.htm;

        location / {
                try_files $uri $uri/ /index.php?$query_string;
        }

        location ~ \.php$ {
                include fastcgi.conf;
                fastcgi_intercept_errors on;
                fastcgi_pass unix:/run/php-fpm/php-fpm.sock;
        }

        error_log /var/log/nginx/invoice_error.log;
        access_log /var/log/nginx/invoice_access.log;
}

Save and exit the file.

Finally, restart the Nginx webserver using the following command:

$ sudo systemctl restart nginx

Step 4: Configuring the Database

Invoice Ninja stores all of its data in a MySQL/MariaDB database. You need to create a new database for your Invoice Ninja installation. Login to your MySQL/MariaDB server, and run the following commands:

$ mysql -u root -p
Enter password: 

mysql> CREATE DATABASE ninja;
mysql> CREATE USER ninjauser@localhost IDENTIFIED BY 'your-password';
mysql> GRANT ALL PRIVILEGES ON ninja.* TO ninjauser@localhost;
mysql> EXIT

Replace 'your-password' with a strong password of your choice.

Step 5: Configuration File

Now you need to create a configuration file to store your database and other application settings.

$ cd /var/www/html/invoice/
$ cp .env.example .env
$ nano .env

Replace the values of the following fields with the appropriate information:

APP_URL=http://your_domain.com
DB_DATABASE=ninja
DB_USERNAME=ninjauser
DB_PASSWORD=your-password

Save and exit the file.

Step 6: Installing Dependencies

Before running the application, you need to install all dependencies required by Invoice Ninja. Navigate to the application directory, then run the following command:

$ cd /var/www/html/invoice/
$ composer install

Step 7: Running Migrations

Finally, you need to run the migrations to create the necessary tables in the database. Navigate to the application directory, then run the following command:

$ cd /var/www/html/invoice/
$ php artisan migrate

You can now access your Invoice Ninja installation by navigating to your domain in your web browser.

Invoice Ninja should now be installed on your Manjaro system. You can log in using the default credentials:

Username: [email protected]

Password: password

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