How to Install Motor Admin on Manjaro

Motor Admin is a graphical user interface for MongoDB that allows you to manage your databases easily. Here is a step by step guide on how to install Motor Admin on Manjaro.

Step 1: Install MongoDB

Motor Admin is designed to work with MongoDB databases. Therefore, before you install Motor Admin, you need to have MongoDB installed on your Manjaro system. Follow these steps:

1. Open the terminal and update your system using the following command:

   sudo pacman -Syu
   

2. Install MongoDB by running the following command:

   sudo pacman -S mongodb
   

3. Start the MongoDB service and enable it to automatically start at boot time:

   sudo systemctl start mongodb
   sudo systemctl enable mongodb
   

Step 2: Install Node.js

Motor Admin is built using Node.js, so you need to install Node.js on your Manjaro system. Here are the commands to install Node.js:

1. Install the required dependencies:

   sudo pacman -S base-devel
   

2. Install Node.js:

   sudo pacman -S nodejs
   

Step 3: Install Motor Admin

Now that you have MongoDB and Node.js installed, you can install Motor Admin. Follow these steps:

1. Open the terminal and navigate to the directory where you want to install Motor Admin.

2. Clone the Motor Admin repository from GitHub:

   git clone https://github.com/motoradmin/motor.git
   

3. Navigate to the Motor Admin directory:

   cd motor
   

4. Install the required Node.js modules:

   npm install
   

5. Start the Motor Admin application:

   npm start
   

Motor Admin should now be running on your system. You can access it by opening a web browser and navigating to http://localhost:3000.

Step 4: Use Motor Admin

Once you have Motor Admin running, you can use it to manage your MongoDB databases. Here are some of the basic features:

• Creating a database: Click on the "Create Database" button and enter a name for your new database.

• Creating a collection: Click on the database that you want to add a collection to, and click on the "Create Collection" button. Enter a name for your new collection and click "Create".

• Inserting data: Click on the collection that you want to add data to, and click on the "Insert Document" button. Enter the data that you want to insert into your collection.

• Querying data: Click on the collection that you want to query, and click on the "Query" button. Enter your query and click "Execute".

Congratulations! You have successfully installed and used Motor Admin on Manjaro. Enjoy managing your MongoDB databases with ease!

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