How to install changedetection.io on Manjaro

Changedetection.io is a web application that monitors websites and sends notifications when changes occur. It is available on GitHub and can be easily installed on Manjaro Linux. Here are the steps to do that:

Step 1: Install required dependencies

Before installing changedetection.io, make sure that Python3 and pip3 are installed on your system. You can install them by running the following command:

sudo pacman -S python3 python-pip

Step 2: Clone the repository

The next step is to clone the changedetection.io repository from GitHub. You can do this by running the following command:

git clone https://github.com/dgtlmoon/changedetection.io.git

This will download the latest version of the code to your system.

Step 3: Install required Python packages

The next step is to install the required Python packages for changedetection.io. You can do this by navigating to the cloned repository and running the following command:

cd changedetection.io
pip3 install -r requirements.txt

This will install all the required packages.

Step 4: Configure the application

Before running changedetection.io, you need to configure it. Copy the example configuration file to a new file named config.py by running the following command:

cp changedetection/config.example.py changedetection/config.py

Then, modify the config.py file according to your needs.

Step 5: Run the application

To run the application, navigate to the cloned repository and run the following command:

python3 app.py

This will start the application and you can access it by visiting http://localhost:5000 in your web browser.

Congratulations! You have successfully installed changedetection.io on Manjaro Linux.

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