In this tutorial, we will show you how to install Eqivo on FreeBSD Latest step-by-step.
Before installing Eqivo, we need to update the system to the latest version. Open the terminal and run the following command:
sudo pkg update && sudo pkg upgrade
Eqivo is written in Python, so we need to install Python and some dependencies. Run the following command to install them:
sudo pkg install python3 py38-pip libffi openssl sqlite3 git
We need to clone the Eqivo repository from GitHub. Run the following command to clone the repository:
git clone https://github.com/eqivo/eqivo.git
Navigate to the cloned repo directory and run the following command to install the required Python packages:
cd eqivo
pip3 install -r requirements.txt
Copy the example configuration file and make necessary changes:
cp eqivo-config.example.json eqivo-config.json
Open eqivo-config.json file in a text editor and update the following fields:
"database_uri": "sqlite:///eqivo.db",
"cookie_secret_key": "<generate a secure random string>",
"jwt_secret_key": "<generate a secure random string>"
Finally, run the following command to start Eqivo:
python3 eqivo.py
You can now access Eqivo at http://<your-server-ip>:8080
Congratulations! You have successfully installed Eqivo on FreeBSD Latest.
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