How to Install Antville on FreeBSD Latest

Antville is a free, open-source weblog hosting software. This tutorial will guide you through the process of installing Antville on FreeBSD Latest.

Prerequisites

Before starting the installation process, you will need:

• A server running FreeBSD Latest
• Root access to the server
• A web server (Apache or Nginx) installed and running on the server

Step 1: Install Java Development Kit (JDK)

Antville requires the Java Development Kit (JDK) to be installed on the server. To install JDK on FreeBSD Latest, run the following command:

pkg install openjdk11

This will install the OpenJDK 11 on your system.

Step 2: Install Antville

To install Antville, run the following command:

cd /opt
fetch https://antville.org/get/antville-latest.tar.bz2
tar -xvjf antville-latest.tar.bz2
ln -s antville-x.y antville
chown -R www:www antville-x.y
chmod -R 755 antville-x.y

The above command downloads the latest version of Antville from the official website and extracts it to the /opt directory. It then creates a symbolic link to the extracted directory, sets the ownership and permissions of the directory to www user, and sets the executable permission on all necessary files.

Step 3: Configure Antville

Antville comes with a default configuration file located at /opt/antville/config/default.properties. You should customize this file according to your needs.

cd /opt/antville/config
cp default.properties local.properties
nano local.properties

In the local.properties file, you should set the following options:

• site.title – The title of your site.
• site.url – The URL of your site.
• database.url – The URL of your database.
• database.user – The database username.
• database.password – The database password.

Step 4: Start Antville

To start Antville, run the following command:

cd /opt/antville/bin
./antville start

This will start the Antville server in the background. To stop the server, run:

./antville stop

Step 5: Access Antville

After starting the Antville server, you can access it by visiting the URL of your site in your web browser. It should be something like http://yourdomain.com:8080/. If everything is configured correctly, you should see the Antville homepage.

Conclusion

Congratulations! You have successfully installed Antville on FreeBSD Latest. You should now be able to create and manage your own weblog with Antville. If you encounter any issues during the installation process, feel free to consult the official Antville documentation or community forums.

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