BTCPay Server is a self-hosted payment processor that allows businesses and individuals to accept Bitcoin payments. In this tutorial, we will guide you through the process of installing BTCPay Server on FreeBSD Latest.
Before we can start the installation of BTCPay Server, we need to install some dependencies. Run the following command to install the required packages:
sudo pkg install dotnet-sdk-5.0 mongodb nano
The above command installs the .NET Core SDK, MongoDB, and the Nano text editor. The .NET Core SDK is necessary for BTCPay Server, while MongoDB is used as the backend database.
Next, we need to download and install BTCPay Server. We will use the source code from the official GitHub repository of BTCPay Server.
Clone the BTCPay Server repository using Git:
git clone https://github.com/btcpayserver/btcpayserver.git
Change to the cloned repository directory:
cd btcpayserver
Run the following command to build and install BTCPay Server:
dotnet build -c Release
This command builds the BTCPay Server project in Release mode. The output will be stored in the BTCPayServer/BTCPayServer/bin/Release/net5.0 directory.
We will now configure BTCPay Server by editing the server configuration file. Open the configuration file in the Nano editor:
nano BTCPayServer/BTCPayServer/Server/data/settings.config
Find the following lines in the configuration file:
MongoDbConnectionString = mongodb://localhost/btcpayserver
NetworkType = "Mainnet"
Change the MongoDbConnectionString to specify the username and password for MongoDB. For example:
MongoDbConnectionString = mongodb://btcpayserver:password123@localhost/btcpayserver
Change the NetworkType to specify which Bitcoin network to use. For example, to use Bitcoin Testnet:
NetworkType = "Testnet"
Save and exit the configuration file.
We are now ready to start BTCPay Server. Run the following command to start the server:
dotnet run --no-launch-profile
The --no-launch-profile option tells .NET to not use any launch profile. This is necessary because BTCPay Server does not have a default launch profile.
BTCPay Server should now be running and accessible from your web browser at http://<server-ip>:49392/.
In this tutorial, we have shown you how to install BTCPay Server on FreeBSD Latest. BTCPay Server is a powerful self-hosted payment processor that is easy to install and use. By accepting Bitcoin payments with BTCPay Server, you can offer your customers a fast and secure payment option that does not require them to trust third-party payment processors.
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