Installing Wagtail on Manjaro

Wagtail is a popular content management system built on top of the Django framework. In this tutorial, we will walk you through the steps to install Wagtail on Manjaro.

Prerequisites

Before proceeding with this tutorial, make sure that you have the following:

• Manjaro installed
• Python 3.x installed
• Pip package manager installed

Step 1: Install required packages

Open the terminal and run the following command:

sudo pacman -S libjpeg-turbo postgresql

This command will install the required packages that are needed for Wagtail to work properly.

Step 2: Create a virtual environment

It is recommended to run Wagtail within a virtual environment. This will ensure that Wagtail has access to its own set of Python packages without interfering with other Python packages that may be installed on your system.

Run the following commands to create a Python virtual environment and activate it:

python3 -m venv wagtail-env
source wagtail-env/bin/activate

Step 3: Install Wagtail

Once you have activated the virtual environment, run the following command to install Wagtail:

pip install wagtail

This command will install the latest version of Wagtail along with its dependencies.

Step 4: Create a new Wagtail project

Once Wagtail is installed, create a new project by running the following command:

wagtail start mysite

This command will create a new Wagtail project called mysite.

Step 5: Configure the database

By default, Wagtail uses a SQLite database. However, if you want to use a PostgreSQL database, you need to configure it first.

Open the mysite/settings/base.py file and replace the DATABASES setting with the following:

DATABASES = {
    'default': {
        'ENGINE': 'django.db.backends.postgresql',
        'NAME': 'mysite',
        'USER': 'postgres',
        'PASSWORD': 'password',
        'HOST': 'localhost',
        'PORT': '',
    }
}

Make sure to replace mysite, postgres, and password with your own values.

Step 6: Migrate the database

Once the database is configured, run the following commands to create the tables:

cd mysite
python manage.py migrate

Step 7: Create a superuser

To access the Wagtail admin interface, you need to create a superuser by running the following command:

python manage.py createsuperuser

Follow the prompts to create a new superuser.

Step 8: Start the development server

Finally, start the development server by running the following command:

python manage.py runserver

Open your web browser and navigate to http://localhost:8000/admin/ to access the Wagtail admin interface. Login with your superuser credentials and start creating your new website!

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