Tutorial: How to Install AsmBB on EndeavourOS Latest

AsmBB is a lightweight, open-source forum software developed in Assembly language. In this tutorial, we will guide you on how to install AsmBB on EndeavourOS Latest through the following steps.

Step 1 - Update your System

Firstly, you need to update your EndeavourOS latest system.

sudo pacman -Syu

It is always recommended to keep your system updated to avoid any conflicts or issues.

Step 2 - Install Required Packages

AsmBB requires the following packages to be installed on your system.

• PostgreSQL: It is a powerful, open-source relational database management system.
• Nginx: It is a high-performance web server and reverse proxy server that can handle a large number of concurrent connections.

To install these packages, run the following command in your terminal.

sudo pacman -S postgresql nginx

Step 3 - Create a Database

Next, we need to create a database for AsmBB. To do this, follow these steps.

Start PostgreSQL

sudo systemctl start postgresql.service

Login to PostgreSQL

sudo -u postgres psql

Create a New Database

CREATE DATABASE dbname;

Create a Database User

CREATE USER username WITH PASSWORD 'password';
GRANT ALL PRIVILEGES ON DATABASE dbname TO username;

Make sure to replace dbname, username, and password with your desired values.

Exit PostgreSQL

\q

Step 4 - Download AsmBB

Download the AsmBB software from its official website or copy the following command to download it through the terminal.

wget https://board.asm32.info/html/asmBB.zip

Extract the downloaded file and move it to the Nginx web root directory.

unzip asmBB.zip
sudo mv asmBB/* /usr/share/nginx/html/

Step 5 - Configure Nginx

Now we need to configure Nginx to host AsmBB.

Create a new configuration file for AsmBB.

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

Add the following configuration.

server {
    listen 80;
    server_name example.com;

    root /usr/share/nginx/html;
    index index.html index.php;

    location / {
        try_files $uri $uri/ /index.html;
    }

    location /board/ {
        rewrite ^/board/(.*)$ /board/asm32.php?$1 last;
    }

    location ~ \.php$ {
        try_files $uri =404;
        fastcgi_pass unix:/run/php-fpm/php-fpm.sock;
        fastcgi_index index.php;
        fastcgi_param SCRIPT_FILENAME $document_root$fastcgi_script_name;
        include fastcgi_params;
    }
}

Make sure to replace example.com with your domain name.

Step 6 - Start Nginx

Finally, start Nginx and PHP-FPM services.

sudo systemctl enable nginx.service
sudo systemctl start nginx.service
sudo systemctl enable php-fpm.service
sudo systemctl start php-fpm.service

Conclusion

In this tutorial, we have successfully installed and configured AsmBB on EndeavourOS Latest. You can now visit your website to see the AsmBB forum.

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