Installing Docassemble on Manjaro

Docassemble is a free, open-source platform for creating and managing interviews. This tutorial will explain how to install Docassemble on Manjaro.

Prerequisites

Before installing Docassemble, you need to ensure that your Manjaro system has the following software installed:

• Python version 3.5 or later
• PostgreSQL
• Node.js and yarn

Step 1: Install Required Packages

To install the required packages, open a terminal and run the following command:

sudo pacman -S --needed git gcc make libffi postgresql postgresql-libs libyaml python-pip python-wheel python-virtualenv python-psycopg2 redis npm yarn

This command will install git, gcc, make, libffi, PostgreSQL, libyaml, Python, virtualenv, psycopg2, redis, npm, and yarn on your Manjaro system.

Step 2: Install Docassemble

To install Docassemble, follow these steps:

1. Open a terminal window.

2. Clone the Docassemble repository:

   git clone https://github.com/jhpyle/docassemble.git
   

3. Change the directory to the Docassemble folder:

   cd docassemble
   

4. Create a virtual environment and activate it:

   virtualenv docassemble
   source docassemble/bin/activate
   

5. Install the necessary Python modules:

   pip install -U pip wheel setuptools
   pip install -r requirements-base.txt
   

6. Create the PostgreSQL database:

   createdb docassemble
   

7. Initialize the database:

   da initialize
   

   This command will guide you through the Docassemble configuration process.

8. Install the Node.js modules:

   cd docassemble/static
   yarn install
   

9. Start the Docassemble server:

   da start
   

   This command will start the Docassemble server on port 5000.

10. Open your web browser and go to http://localhost:5000 to access Docassemble.

Conclusion

You have successfully installed Docassemble on Manjaro. Now you can start creating and managing interviews using Docassemble.

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