Installing Pleroma on Manjaro

Pleroma is a free, open-source social networking platform that allows users to share messages, photos, and other content with one another. If you're interested in running Pleroma on your Manjaro machine, this tutorial will guide you through the steps.

Prerequisites

Before we begin installing Pleroma, make sure that your Manjaro system meets the following requirements:

• A server or virtual machine running Manjaro (preferably with at least 2GB of RAM)
• Postgresql (database)
• Elixir (program language)

Step 1: Install Postgresql

Run the following command to install postgresql:

sudo pacman -S postgresql

After installation, start the service:

systemctl start postgresql

You should also enable the service at boot:

systemctl enable postgresql

Create a new user with a password:

sudo -u postgres psql
CREATE USER myuser WITH PASSWORD 'mypassword';

You will need to replace myuser with a username of your choice and mypassword with a strong password.

Next, create the database:

CREATE DATABASE mydatabase WITH OWNER myuser;

Replace mydatabase with a database name of your choice.

Step 2: Install Elixir

Install the Elixir programming language by running the following command:

sudo pacman -S elixir

Step 3: Download and configure Pleroma

Create a new user to run Pleroma:

sudo useradd -m pleroma

Download the latest version of Pleroma from the official website:

sudo -Hu pleroma git clone https://git.pleroma.social/pleroma/pleroma.git /home/pleroma/pleroma
cd /home/pleroma/pleroma

Copy the config/*_example.exs files as the *.exs versions, which the Pleroma code is set up to source by default:

for example in $(find config -maxdepth 1 -name '*_example.exs'); do cp "$example" "${example/_example.exs/.exs}"; done

Edit the /home/pleroma/pleroma/config/prod.secret.exs file to include the proper configuration options for your Postgresql setup:

config :pleroma, Pleroma.Repo,
  adapter: Ecto.Adapters.Postgresql,
  username: "myuser",
  password: "mypassword",
  database: "mydatabase",
  hostname: "localhost",
  pool_size: 10

Replace myuser, mypassword, and mydatabase with the values you created earlier.

Step 4: Install Dependencies and Compile Pleroma

Once you've properly configured Pleroma, you can install the dependencies by running:

sudo -Hu pleroma mix deps.get
sudo -Hu pleroma npm install --prefix ./assets

Then, compile Pleroma by running:

sudo -Hu pleroma MIX_ENV=prod mix compile

Step 5: Start Pleroma

Start the Pleroma server:

sudo -Hu pleroma MIX_ENV=prod mix phx.server

You should be able to access Pleroma by going to http://localhost:4000/ in a web browser.

Congratulations! You now have a functional Pleroma installation running on your Manjaro machine.

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