--- title: Install ECM Collaboration Server on Arch Linux using the Snap Store | Snapcraft description: Get the latest version of ECM Collaboration Server for on Arch Linux - Self-hosted real-time collaboration server for Electronic Catalog Maker url: https://snapcraft.io/install/ecm-collab-server/arch --- [Canonical Snapcraft](https://snapcraft.io/) # Install ECM Collaboration Server on **Arch Linux** # ECM Collaboration Server (ecm-collab-server) [Alexander Kotov (alexkotovwa)](https://snapcraft.io/publisher/alexkotovwa "View all snaps from Alexander Kotov (alexkotovwa)") * [Alexander Kotov (alexkotovwa)](https://snapcraft.io/publisher/alexkotovwa "View all snaps from Alexander Kotov (alexkotovwa)") * [Utilities](https://snapcraft.io/search?categories=utilities) [Install](https://snapcraft.io/install/ecm-collab-server/arch#install) #### Self-hosted real-time collaboration server for Electronic Catalog Maker Runs a small local server that lets several people edit the same Electronic Catalog Maker (.ecatm) catalog file at the same time, live — hotspot edits, table edits, and cursor presence all sync instantly between everyone connected. Launch it and a status page opens in your browser showing: * a local address for collaborators on the same network, and * a public address (via a temporary Cloudflare Quick Tunnel) for collaborators anywhere else — no router configuration, no account, no sign-up. This is a companion tool for the free Electronic Catalog Maker editor (), which detects a running server automatically. It has no window of its own by design — the browser status page is the entire interface, with a single Stop button. No files are ever read from or written to disk by this app. A collaboration session exists only in memory for as long as the server keeps running; stopping it (or closing the app) discards it completely. ### Package name * ecm-collab-server --- ### License * MIT --- ### Last updated * 28 September 2026 - latest/stable --- ### Websites * [alexandrkotov.github.io](https://alexandrkotov.github.io/electronic-catalog-maker/ "https://alexandrkotov.github.io/electronic-catalog-maker/") --- ### Contact * [github.com/alexandrkotov/electronic-catalog-maker/issues](https://github.com/alexandrkotov/electronic-catalog-maker/issues "https://github.com/alexandrkotov/electronic-catalog-maker/issues") --- ### Source code * [github.com/alexandrkotov/electronic-catalog-maker](https://github.com/alexandrkotov/electronic-catalog-maker "https://github.com/alexandrkotov/electronic-catalog-maker") --- ### Report a bug * [github.com/alexandrkotov/electronic-catalog-maker/issues](https://github.com/alexandrkotov/electronic-catalog-maker/issues "https://github.com/alexandrkotov/electronic-catalog-maker/issues") --- ##### Report a Snap Store violation * [Report this Snap](https://snapcraft.io/install/ecm-collab-server/arch#report-snap-modal) --- ## Enable snaps on Arch Linux and install ECM Collaboration Server Snaps are applications packaged with all their dependencies to run on all popular Linux distributions from a single build. They update automatically and roll back gracefully. Snaps are discoverable and installable from the [Snap Store](https://snapcraft.io/store), an app store with an audience of millions. ### Enable snapd On Arch Linux, snap can be installed from the [Arch User Repository (AUR).](https://aur.archlinux.org/packages/snapd/) The [manual build process](https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Arch_User_Repository#Installing_packages) is the Arch-supported install method for AUR packages, and you’ll need the [prerequisites](https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Arch_User_Repository#Prerequisites) installed before you can install any AUR package. You can then install snap with the following: ``` git clone https://aur.archlinux.org/snapd.git cd snapd makepkg -si ``` Once installed, the *systemd* unit that manages the main snap communication socket needs to be enabled: ``` sudo systemctl enable --now snapd.socket ``` If [AppArmor](https://wiki.archlinux.org/title/AppArmor) is enabled in your system, enable the service which loads AppArmor profiles for snaps: ``` sudo systemctl enable --now snapd.apparmor.service ``` To enable *classic* snap support, enter the following to create a symbolic link between `/var/lib/snapd/snap` and `/snap`: ``` sudo ln -s /var/lib/snapd/snap /snap ``` Either log out and back in again, or restart your system, to ensure snap’s paths are updated correctly. ### Install ECM Collaboration Server To install ECM Collaboration Server, simply use the following command: ``` sudo snap install ecm-collab-server ``` ### Other popular snaps… [See more...](https://snapcraft.io/search?categories=featured) [See more in Featured](https://snapcraft.io/search?categories=featured) ### More things to do… #### [Get the snap store](https://snapcraft.io/snap-store) Browse and find snaps from the convenience of your desktop using the snap store snap. #### [Learn more about snaps](https://snapcraft.io/docs) Interested to find out more about snaps? 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