How to install Tandoor Recipes on Manjaro

Tandoor Recipes is an open-source platform for creating and sharing recipe collections. This tutorial will guide you through the process of installing Tandoor Recipes on Manjaro.

Prerequisites

Before you start, ensure you have the following:

Installation process

Step 1: Install Docker

The first step is to install Docker on your Manjaro system. Docker is required to run Tandoor Recipes. You can install Docker using the command:

sudo pacman -S docker

Step 2: Start Docker

After Docker installation, you need to start the Docker service:

sudo systemctl start docker.service

Step 3: Download Docker images

Tandoor Recipes users Docker Compose, which is a tool for creating multi-container Docker applications. Docker Compose requires downloading multiple Docker images. You can download these images with the following command:

sudo docker-compose pull

Step 4: Clone Tandoor Recipes

Now you need to clone the Tandoor Recipes repository, which you can do using the command:

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

Step 5: Configure Email

Tandoor Recipes requires the configuration of an email account to send log data, reset passwords, and other tasks. You must create an email account and configure it with Tandoor Recipes. Inside the cloned directory, look for the file named .env.sample, which provides the necessary variables to configure email. Below is an example of how to configure Google email:

TANDOOR_SMTP_HOST=smtp.gmail.com
TANDOOR_SMTP_PORT=587
TANDOOR_SMTP_EMAIL=<your_email_address>
TANDOOR_SMTP_PASSWORD=<your_email_password_or_app_password>
TANDOOR_SMTP_RECIPIENT=<your_email_address>

Step 6: Run Docker Compose

Finally, you can start Tandoor Recipes using Docker Compose:

sudo docker-compose up -d

And that's it! Tandoor Recipes should now be running, and you can access it by navigating to http://localhost in your web browser.

Conclusion

Tandoor Recipes can be a useful tool for managing food recipes for your personal or professional projects. By following this tutorial, you can quickly get started with Tandoor Recipes on Manjaro.

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