How to Install Corteza on Manjaro

Corteza is an open-source platform that can help you improve your team's productivity by providing team collaboration, project management, customer relationship management, and other features. This tutorial will guide you through the process of installing Corteza on Manjaro, a Linux distribution based on Arch Linux.

Prerequisites

Before proceeding with the installation, make sure that:

• You have administrative privileges on your Manjaro system.
• You have a stable internet connection.
• You have a terminal emulator installed on your system.

Step 1: Update the System

To ensure that your Manjaro system is up to date, run the following commands in your terminal:

sudo pacman -Syu

This will update your system and install any available updates.

Step 2: Install Dependencies

Corteza requires several dependencies to be installed on your system before you can install the software. To install the dependencies, run the following command:

sudo pacman -S curl gnupg sed php php-intl php-gd php-apcu php-fpm php-pgsql postgresql nginx unzip

• curl is used to download files from the internet.
• gnupg is required for verifying the Corteza package signature.
• sed is used for editing files.
• php is a scripting language required to run Corteza.
• php-intl is required for internationalization support.
• php-gd is required for graphical support.
• php-apcu is a caching library required for performance optimization.
• php-fpm is required for processing PHP scripts.
• php-pgsql is the PostgreSQL module for PHP.
• postgresql is used as the database for Corteza.
• nginx is used as the web server for Corteza.
• unzip is used to extract the Corteza package.

Step 3: Import the Corteza GPG Key

To verify the integrity of the Corteza package, you need to import the Corteza GPG (GNU Privacy Guard) key. Run the following command to import the key:

gpg --keyserver keyserver.ubuntu.com --recv-keys 654C52EDE1ECC2C7

Step 4: Download and Install Corteza

To download and install Corteza, run the following commands:

curl -o corteza-latest.zip https://get.cortezaproject.org/server/latest.zip
curl -o corteza-latest.zip.asc https://get.cortezaproject.org/server/latest.zip.asc
gpg --verify corteza-latest.zip.asc corteza-latest.zip

sudo unzip -q corteza-latest.zip -d /opt/corteza/
sudo chown -R nginx:nginx /opt/corteza

• The first command downloads the latest Corteza package.
• The second command downloads the Corteza package signature.
• The third command verifies the signature of the package.
• The fourth command extracts the package to the /opt/corteza directory.
• The fifth command sets the permissions for the /opt/corteza directory.

Step 5: Configure PostgreSQL

To configure the PostgreSQL server for Corteza, run the following commands:

sudo systemctl enable --now postgresql
sudo -u postgres createuser --createdb corteza
sudo -u postgres psql -c "alter user corteza with password 'corteza';"
sudo -u postgres createdb --owner corteza corteza

• The first command enables and starts the PostgreSQL service.
• The second command creates a new user with the name corteza that can create databases.
• The third command sets the password for the corteza user to corteza.
• The fourth command creates a new database named corteza and sets corteza as its owner.

Step 6: Configure Nginx

Finally, configure Nginx to serve Corteza. Run the following command to create a new Nginx configuration file:

sudo nano /etc/nginx/conf.d/corteza.conf

Paste the following configuration into the file:

server {
  listen 80;
  server_name your-domain.com; # replace with your domain name
  
  access_log /var/log/nginx/corteza_access.log;
  error_log /var/log/nginx/corteza_error.log;

  # root directory of your web app
  root /opt/corteza/server/public;
  index index.php;

  location / {
    try_files $uri /index.php?$query_string;
  }

  location ~ \.php$ {
    fastcgi_pass 127.0.0.1:9000;
    fastcgi_param SCRIPT_FILENAME $document_root$fastcgi_script_name;
    fastcgi_index index.php;
    include fastcgi_params;
  }
}

Make sure to replace the server_name directive with your own domain name.

Save and close the file by pressing CTRL+X, then Y, then ENTER.

Test the Nginx configuration by running the following command:

sudo nginx -t

If there are no syntax errors, restart the Nginx service:

sudo systemctl restart nginx

Step 7: Access Corteza

Open your web browser and navigate to http://your-domain.com (replace your-domain.com with your own domain name).

You will be prompted to create an admin account for Corteza.

Congratulations! You have successfully installed Corteza on Manjaro.

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