How to Install Pump.io on Manjaro

Pump.io is a free, open-source social networking server. In this tutorial, you will learn how to install Pump.io on Manjaro Linux.

Prerequisites

Before you begin, you need to have the following:

• A Manjaro Linux system with sudo privileges.
• Node.js and npm package manager installed on your system.
• MongoDB installed and running. You can refer to this tutorial to install MongoDB on Manjaro.

Install Pump.io

1. First, update your system by running the following command:

sudo pacman -Syu

2. Install the necessary dependencies for Pump.io:

sudo pacman -S git python openssh

3. Clone the Pump.io repository from GitHub:

git clone https://github.com/pump-io/pump.io.git

4. Change into the cloned directory:

cd pump.io

5. Install the npm packages required by Pump.io:

npm install

6. Create a configuration file:

cp config.json.template config.json

7. Edit the configuration file to match your requirements. You can open the config.json file using your preferred text editor:

nano config.json

Note: By default, Pump.io listens on port 8000. If you want to change the port number, edit the port field in the config.json file.

8. Start Pump.io:

npm start

Accessing Pump.io

Once Pump.io is running, you can access it from your web browser by visiting http://localhost:8000. If you changed the port number, replace 8000 with the new port number in the URL.

Conclusion

That's it - you have successfully installed Pump.io on your Manjaro Linux system. Pump.io is a powerful social networking platform that you can use to create and manage social networking sites, so you're now ready to start exploring its features!

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