Chirpy is a simple and fast static site generator designed for building personal blog sites. In this tutorial, we will guide you on how to install Chirpy on FreeBSD latest.
Before we begin, it is required to have the following prerequisites:
The first step is to install the dependency packages required by Chirpy. Run the following command to install the required packages:
sudo pkg install npm git
Next, we will clone the Chirpy repository from GitHub using Git. Run the following command to download the source code:
git clone https://github.com/cotes2020/chirpy.git
Chirpy requires Node.js to work. We will install Node.js and npm (Node Package Manager) using the following command:
sudo pkg install node
Verify the installation of Node.js by running the following command:
node -v
It will display the version of Node.js installed on your system.
After downloading the source code and installing the dependency packages, navigate into the Chirpy directory using the following command:
cd chirpy
Once you are inside the Chirpy directory, install the necessary node modules using the following command:
npm install
After installing Chirpy successfully using the above command, we can now build and preview the website in the local environment. Run the following command to start the website:
npm run serve
This command will start a local web server that serves the Chirpy website, and you can preview it by visiting the URL http://localhost:4000/ in your web browser.
Congratulations, You have successfully installed Chirpy on FreeBSD Latest. You can now use the Chirpy website as the base for your personal blog. Learn more about how to use the Chirpy site generator by reading its documentation available at https://github.com/cotes2020/chirpy.
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