Installing Redbird on Manjaro

Introduction

Redbird is an open-source reverse proxy server that is used to route incoming requests to the appropriate backend server based on the specified conditions. In this tutorial, we will guide you on how to install Redbird on Manjaro.

Prerequisites

Before you proceed with the installation, make sure that you have the following requirements:

A Manjaro system
NodeJS 8 or later
Git

Step-by-Step Guide

1. Update your System

Open the terminal in your Manjaro system and update your packages with the following command:

sudo pacman -Syu

2. Install NodeJS and Git

Install NodeJS and Git using the following command:

sudo pacman -S nodejs git

3. Clone the Redbird repository

Clone the Redbird repository using Git by executing the following command:

git clone https://github.com/OptimalBits/redbird.git

4. Install dependencies

Change to the Redbird directory and execute the following command to install the required dependencies:

cd redbird
npm install

5. Verify Redbird installation

After completing the installation process, you can test if Redbird is working properly by running the following command:

./bin/redbird.js

If Redbird is installed successfully, you should see the output Redbird started successfully in your terminal.

6. Configure Redbird

To configure Redbird, you will need to edit the configuration file located at config.json. You can use your favorite text editor to open the file and make the necessary changes.

7. Run Redbird as a Systemd Service

To run Redbird as a Systemd service, create a file named redbird.service in the /etc/systemd/system directory with the following content:

[Unit]
Description=Redbird Proxy Server
After=network.target

[Service]
Type=simple
ExecStart=/usr/bin/node /path/to/your/redbird/bin/redbird.js --config /path/to/your/redbird/config.json
Restart=always

[Install]
WantedBy=multi-user.target

Replace path/to/your/redbird with the path to your Redbird installation folder and save the file.

8. Start and enable Redbird

To start the Redbird service, run the following commands:

sudo systemctl start redbird
sudo systemctl enable redbird

9. Verify Redbird Service

Check the status of the Redbird service by executing the following command:

sudo systemctl status redbird

If Redbird is running without any errors, you should see a message similar to the following:

● redbird.service - Redbird Proxy Server
   Loaded: loaded (/etc/systemd/system/redbird.service; enabled; vendor preset: disabled)
   Active: active (running) since Fri 2022-10-07 13:13:20 PST; 5s ago
 Main PID: 12627 (node)
    Tasks: 7 (limit: 10563)
   Memory: 20.9M
   CGroup: /system.slice/redbird.service
           └─12627 /usr/bin/node /path/to/your/redbird/bin/redbird.js --config /path/to/your/redbird/config.json

Conclusion

Redbird is now installed on your Manjaro system and can route incoming requests to the specified backend server. You can now configure Redbird to route traffic based on your requirements.

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