How to Install Pinry on Manjaro

Pinry is an open-source self-hosted Pinterest-style web application that allows users to save, organize, and share images and links. In this tutorial, we will guide you on how to install Pinry on Manjaro.

Prerequisites

Before we get started, make sure you have the following:

• Manjaro installed on your machine
• A user account with sudo privileges
• Basic knowledge of Linux commands

Step 1: Update the system

The first step is to update your Manjaro system to the latest version. Open the terminal and run the below command to update the system:

sudo pacman -Syu

Step 2: Install Required Packages

To install Pinry on Manjaro, we need to install some required packages first. Open the terminal and run the following command:

sudo pacman -S git curl unzip nginx php php-fpm php-gd php-xml php-mbstring mariadb

Step 3: Install and Configure Composer

Composer is a dependency manager for PHP. It is used to install and manage the packages that Pinry requires. Run the following commands to install and configure Composer:

sudo pacman -S composer
sudo mv /usr/bin/composer.phar /usr/bin/composer

Step 4: Clone Pinry Repository

After installing Composer, clone the Pinry repository using the following command:

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

Step 5: Install Pinry Dependencies

Change the directory to the Pinry folder and install the dependencies using Composer:

cd pinry
sudo composer install --no-dev --prefer-dist

Step 6: Set Up the Database

Log in to the MariaDB shell:

sudo mysql -u root -p

Create a new database for Pinry:

CREATE DATABASE pinry CHARACTER SET utf8mb4 COLLATE utf8mb4_unicode_ci;

Create a new database user and grant privileges to the Pinry database:

GRANT ALL ON pinry.* TO 'pinry'@'localhost' IDENTIFIED BY 'yourpassword';
FLUSH PRIVILEGES;
EXIT;

Replace yourpassword with your desired password.

Step 7: Configure Pinry

Copy the .env.example file to .env:

cp .env.example .env

Edit the .env file and change the database credentials:

nano .env

Update the following lines with your database credentials:

DB_DATABASE=pinry
DB_USERNAME=pinry
DB_PASSWORD=yourpassword

Save and close the file.

Step 8: Apply Migrations

Run the following command to apply the database migrations:

php artisan migrate

Step 9: Start the Web Server

Create a new nginx configuration file:

sudo nano /etc/nginx/conf.d/pinry.conf

Add the following configuration to the file:

server {
    listen 80;
    server_name yourdomain.com;
    root /path/to/pinry/public;

    index index.php index.html index.htm;

    location / {
        try_files $uri $uri/ /index.php?$query_string;
        expires 1d;
    }

    location ~ \.php$ {
        fastcgi_pass unix:/run/php-fpm/php-fpm.sock;
        include fastcgi_params;
        fastcgi_param SCRIPT_FILENAME $document_root$fastcgi_script_name;
        fastcgi_param PATH_INFO $fastcgi_path_info;
        fastcgi_param QUERY_STRING $query_string;
    }

}

Replace yourdomain.com with your domain or IP address and /path/to/pinry/public with the absolute path to your Pinry installation.

Save and close the file.

Restart Nginx to apply the changes:

sudo systemctl restart nginx

Step 10: Access Pinry

Open your web browser and navigate to http://yourdomain.com/ or http://youripaddress/ to access the Pinry installation page. Complete the installation process by providing the admin account details and customizing the settings.

That's it! You have successfully installed and configured Pinry on Manjaro. You can now start using it to organize and share your images and links.

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