Cowyo is an open source, web-based note-taking application that allows users to easily create and store notes, documents, and other pieces of information. In this tutorial, we will guide you through the process of installing Cowyo on FreeBSD Latest.
Before starting, make sure that your system meets the following requirements:
First, update your FreeBSD system to make sure that its package repositories are up-to-date:
sudo pkg update
sudo pkg upgrade
Afterward, install the following dependencies that are required to install Cowyo:
sudo pkg install go git
Now that we have installed the dependencies, we can proceed with installing Cowyo from its official Github repository.
First, clone the Cowyo repository to your machine:
# Change to your preferred directory
cd /opt/
# Clone Cowyo
sudo git clone https://github.com/schollz/cowyo.git
Next, navigate to the Cowyo directory and build it using the Go compiler:
cd cowyo
sudo go build
Once the build process has finished, you should see a new file named cowyo in the cowyo directory.
Now that we have installed Cowyo, we can run it by specifying the port number we want to use. For instance, we can run Cowyo on port 8080 by running the following command:
./cowyo -addr=":8080"
By default, Cowyo will create a data directory in the same directory as the cowyo executable. You can customize this directory by using the -data flag. For instance, you can create a new data directory at /var/cowyo-data and run Cowyo on port 8080 with the following command:
./cowyo -addr=":8080" -data="/var/cowyo-data"
Once Cowyo is running, you can access it by opening your web browser and navigating to http://<your-server-ip>:8080. If you used a different port number, replace 8080 with the port number you specified.
In this tutorial, we have shown you how to install and run Cowyo on FreeBSD Latest. With Cowyo, you can easily create and manage your notes and documents using a simple and intuitive web interface.
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