In this tutorial, we will guide you through the step-by-step process of installing the Open Source Social Network (OSSN) on EndeavourOS Latest. OSSN is a software platform used for creating custom social networks. This tutorial assumes that you have a basic understanding of the Linux command line and that you have already installed EndeavourOS Latest.
Before we can start installing OSSN, we need to install some required dependencies. Open the terminal and enter the following command:
sudo pacman -S php php-gd php-intl php-xml mariadb mariadb-clients apache
This command will install PHP, the PHP GD extension, the PHP Intl extension, the PHP XML module, MariaDB, MariaDB clients, and Apache.
Next, we need to create a database in MariaDB for OSSN. Open the MariaDB command prompt by entering the following command:
sudo mysql -u root
Once you are in the MariaDB prompt, enter the following command to create a new database:
CREATE DATABASE ossn;
After creating the database, we need to create a new user and grant privileges to that user to access the new database. Enter the following command to create a new user:
CREATE USER 'ossnuser'@'localhost' IDENTIFIED BY 'password';
Replace 'password' with a strong password of your choice.
Next, grant all privileges to the new user for the ossn database:
GRANT ALL PRIVILEGES ON ossn.* TO 'ossnuser'@'localhost';
Finally, flush the privileges using the following command:
FLUSH PRIVILEGES;
Exit MariaDB by entering the following command:
EXIT;
Go to the OSSN website (https://www.opensource-socialnetwork.org/) and download the latest version of OSSN. Extract the downloaded archive and move the extracted files to the /var/www/html/ossn/ directory by entering the following command:
sudo mv ossn /var/www/html/
Next, we need to set the appropriate permissions for the OSSN directory. Enter the following command to add write permissions for the group:
sudo chmod -R g+w /var/www/html/ossn/
After setting the permissions, we need to create a new Apache virtual host file for OSSN. Enter the following command to create a new virtual host file:
sudo nano /etc/httpd/conf/extra/httpd-ossn.conf
Add the following content to the file:
<VirtualHost *:80>
DocumentRoot /var/www/html/ossn/
ServerName yourdomain.com #Replace with your own domain name
<Directory /var/www/html/ossn/>
Options FollowSymLinks
AllowOverride All
Require all granted
</Directory>
</VirtualHost>
Replace 'yourdomain.com' with your own domain name.
Save and close the file.
Next, enable the newly created virtual host by entering the following command:
sudo ln -s /etc/httpd/conf/extra/httpd-ossn.conf /etc/httpd/conf-enabled/
Finally, restart Apache by entering the following command:
sudo systemctl restart httpd
Open your web browser and navigate to http://yourdomain.com. You should see the OSSN setup page. Follow the on-screen instructions to configure OSSN. When prompted for the database details, enter the following information:
Database Name: ossn
Database User: ossnuser
Database Password: [your password]
Database Host: localhost
Complete the OSSN setup by following the remaining on-screen instructions.
Congratulations! You have successfully installed OSSN on EndeavourOS Latest. You can now start creating your own social network. We hope that this tutorial was helpful for you. If you have any questions or comments, feel free to leave them below.
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