Open Source Social Network (OSSN) is a free and open-source social networking platform that allows you to create your own social network. In this tutorial, we will be installing OSSN on Alpine Linux Latest.
Before we begin, ensure that you have the following:
The first step is to update your system. You can use the following command to update your system:
apk update && apk upgrade
The next step is to install Apache Web Server. You can install it by running the following command:
apk add apache2
To run OSSN, we need to install PHP and its modules. You can install it by running the following command:
apk add php7 php7-apache2 php7-curl php7-gd php7-json php7-mbstring php7-mysqli php7-opcache php7-openssl php7-pdo_mysql php7-session php7-xml php7-zip
The next step is to download and extract OSSN. You can download the latest version of OSSN from their official website by running the following command:
wget https://www.opensource-socialnetwork.org/downloads/ossn-v5.0.zip
Once the download is complete, extract the OSSN zip file to the Apache document root directory. You can extract it using the following command:
unzip ossn-v5.0.zip -d /var/www/localhost/htdocs/
After extracting OSSN, we need to set permission and change ownership for the Apache document root directory. You can set permission and ownership using the following command:
chown -R apache:apache /var/www/localhost/htdocs/ossn/
chmod -R 755 /var/www/localhost/htdocs/ossn/
The final step is to configure Apache Web Server for OSSN. You can create a configuration file for OSSN by creating a new virtual host file under the Apache configuration directory. You can create it using the following command:
nano /etc/apache2/conf.d/ossn.conf
Add the following lines to the configuration file:
Alias /ossn /var/www/localhost/htdocs/ossn
<Directory /var/www/localhost/htdocs/ossn>
AllowOverride All
DirectoryIndex index.php
Options FollowSymLinks
Order allow,deny
Allow from all
Require all granted
</Directory>
Save the changes and exit the editor.
The final step is to restart Apache Web Server to apply the changes made in the configuration file. You can restart Apache Web Server by running the following command:
rc-service apache2 restart
After restarting Apache Web Server, OSSN should be accessible from your web browser. You can access OSSN by visiting the following URL:
http://your_server_ip/ossn/
By following this tutorial, you have successfully installed Open Source Social Network (OSSN) on Alpine Linux Latest. You can now create your own social network and start connecting with your friends and family.
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