ARRCON is an open source web application designed to help system administrators manage and monitor multiple servers from a single interface. In this tutorial, we will guide you on how to install ARRCON on FreeBSD Latest.
Before we begin, make sure that you have the following requirements:
To install ARRCON on FreeBSD Latest, we need to first install the required dependencies. Run the following command in the terminal:
pkg install php56 php56-gd php56-json php56-pdo php56-pdo_mysql git-lite
This command will install PHP, GD, JSON, PDO, PDO MySQL, and Git.
Next, we will clone the ARRCON repository from Github. Run the following command in the terminal:
git clone https://github.com/radj307/ARRCON.git
This command will clone the ARRCON repository to your current directory.
Once we have successfully cloned the ARRCON repository, we need to configure our web server to point to the ARRCON directory. If you are using Apache, you can create a virtual host configuration file as shown below:
<VirtualHost *:80>
ServerName arrcon.example.com
DocumentRoot /path/to/arrcon/directory/public
<Directory "/path/to/arrcon/directory/public">
AllowOverride All
Require all granted
</Directory>
</VirtualHost>
Don't forget to replace the following values:
arrcon.example.com: Your domain name or server IP address./path/to/arrcon/directory: The path to your cloned ARRCON directory.Once you have made the changes, save and close the file.
Restart your web server to apply changes:
service apache24 restart
ARRCON uses a configuration file to store important details such as database credentials, email settings, and more. To set up the configuration file, copy the .env.example file to a new file called .env in the ARRCON root directory:
cp .env.example .env
Open the .env file and configure the settings as per your requirements:
DB_HOST=localhost
DB_PORT=3306
DB_DATABASE=arrcon
DB_USERNAME=root
DB_PASSWORD=yourpassword
MAIL_DRIVER=smtp
MAIL_HOST=smtp.gmail.com
MAIL_PORT=587
MAIL_USERNAME=youremail@gmail.com
MAIL_PASSWORD=yourpassword
MAIL_ENCRYPTION=tls
APP_URL=http://arrcon.example.com
Don't forget to replace the following values:
DB_HOST: The hostname of your database server.DB_PORT: The port number to connect to the database.DB_DATABASE: The name of your ARRCON database.DB_USERNAME: The username of your ARRCON database.DB_PASSWORD: The password of your ARRCON database.MAIL_DRIVER: The driver for sending emails ("smtp" or "sendmail").MAIL_HOST: The hostname of your email server.MAIL_PORT: The port number of your email server.MAIL_USERNAME: Your email address.MAIL_PASSWORD: The password for your email address.MAIL_ENCRYPTION: The encryption method for emails ("tls" or "ssl").APP_URL: The URL of your ARRCON installation.Now that we have our configuration file set up, we need to create our database tables and seed the database with the required data. Run the following commands in the terminal:
php artisan migrate
php artisan db:seed
These commands will create the necessary database tables and fill the database with sample data.
Finally, we can start ARRCON by running the following command in the terminal:
php artisan serve
This command will start a local server at http://localhost:8000 (though it can be stopped easily by pressing CTRL + C.
To access ARRCON from your browser, open your browser and type in your ARRCON URL. You should now see the ARRCON login page.
In this tutorial, we have successfully installed ARRCON on FreeBSD Latest. Now, you can start managing and monitoring your servers with ease. If you encounter any issues, you can always refer to the official ARRCON documentation at https://github.com/radj307/ARRCON.
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