MapBBCodeShare is a tool that allows you to share maps and geolocation information on your website. It is an open-source project hosted on GitHub. In this tutorial, we will go through the steps of installing MapBBCodeShare on Debian Latest.
Before we proceed with the installation process, we need to make sure that our Debian system has the following prerequisites:
First, we need to download the MapBBCodeShare source code from GitHub by cloning the repository. To do this, open your terminal and run the following git command:
git clone https://github.com/MapBBCode/share.mapbbcode.org.git
This will create a directory named share.mapbbcode.org in your current working directory, which contains the MapBBCodeShare source code.
Navigate to the share.mapbbcode.org directory and install the required dependencies using npm (Node package manager). To do this, run the following command:
cd share.mapbbcode.org
npm install
This can take a few minutes to complete, depending on your internet speed.
MapBBCodeShare requires a MySQL/MariaDB database to store its data. Create a new database called mapbbcode and an accompanying user account with the appropriate privileges.
Log in to the MySQL shell and enter the following commands to create a new database and user:
CREATE DATABASE mapbbcode;
CREATE USER 'mapbbcodeuser'@'localhost' IDENTIFIED BY 'password';
GRANT ALL PRIVILEGES ON mapbbcode.* TO 'mapbbcodeuser'@'localhost';
FLUSH PRIVILEGES;
EXIT;
Be sure to replace password with a strong password of your choice.
MapBBCodeShare uses environment variables to configure the application. Create a .env file in the root directory of the project and add the following variables:
NODE_ENV=production
# Database configuration
MYSQL_HOSTNAME=localhost
MYSQL_USERNAME=mapbbcodeuser
MYSQL_PASSWORD=password
MYSQL_DATABASE=mapbbcode
We are now ready to compile the application. To do this, run the command:
npm run-script build
This will compile the application and create an optimized version of it in the dist directory.
Now that we have built the application, we need to configure the Apache web server to serve the application. We will create a virtual host configuration file for MapBBCodeShare.
Run the following command to create a new virtual host file:
sudo nano /etc/apache2/sites-available/mapbbcode.conf
Add the following configuration to the file:
<VirtualHost *:80>
ServerName mapbbcode.example.com
DocumentRoot /path/to/share.mapbbcode.org/dist
<Directory /path/to/share.mapbbcode.org/dist>
Options FollowSymLinks
AllowOverride All
Require all granted
</Directory>
ErrorLog ${APACHE_LOG_DIR}/mapbbcode-error.log
CustomLog ${APACHE_LOG_DIR}/mapbbcode-access.log combined
</VirtualHost>
Be sure to replace mapbbcode.example.com and /path/to/share.mapbbcode.org with your own domain and path.
Enable the virtual host configuration by running the following command:
sudo a2ensite mapbbcode.conf
Finally, restart the Apache web server to apply the changes:
sudo systemctl restart apache2
You can now access MapBBCodeShare by visiting the URL http://mapbbcode.example.com in your web browser. If you see the MapBBCodeShare homepage, then the installation was successful.
In this tutorial, we have covered the steps involved in installing MapBBCodeShare on Debian Latest. By following these instructions, you should now have a fully functioning installation of MapBBCodeShare on your Debian system.
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