Evergreen is an open-source Integrated Library System (ILS) used by libraries of various scales for managing libraries' resources such as books, magazines, movies etc. In this tutorial, we will install Evergreen on FreeBSD Latest.
Before we start, make sure that you have:
As always, let us make sure that our system is up-to-date.
Execute the following command:
sudo freebsd-update fetch
sudo freebsd-update install
Evergreen requires several packages installed, including Apache web server, PostgreSQL, and Perl.
Install all of them by running the following command:
sudo pkg install -y apache24 mod_php74 php74-pgsql postgresql14-server perl5 p5-Template-Toolkit p5-Crypt-Blowfish p5-Net-OpenSSH
Once all of the packages are installed, start the Apache web server and PostgreSQL server by executing the following command:
sudo sysrc apache24_enable=YES
sudo sysrc postgresql_enable=YES
sudo service apache24 start
sudo service postgresql initdb
sudo service postgresql start
Download the Evergreen package from the official website.
To download the latest version of Evergreen, run the following command:
sudo fetch https://evergreen-ils.org/evergreen-ils-3.7.1.tar.gz
Note: Replace 3.7.1 with the latest version available.
Next, extract the tar.gz file to /usr/local/src by running the following command:
sudo tar -xzf evergreen-ils-3.7.1.tar.gz -C /usr/local/src/
Create a new PostgreSQL user and database by executing the following command:
sudo su - pgsql
createuser -P evergreen_user
createdb -O evergreen_user evergreen_db
exit
Make sure to replace evergreen_user with your desired username and evergreen_db with the desired database name.
Next, navigate to the evergreen-ils-3.7.1 directory and run the following command:
sudo perl Makefile.PL
Enter the required information such as PostgreSQL server's IP address or domain name, username, and password.
Finally, run the installation command to install Evergreen:
sudo make install
Navigate to the Evergreen configuration directory located at /usr/local/etc/apache24/Includes/.
Rename the eg.conf.sample file to eg.conf by running the following command:
sudo mv eg.conf.sample eg.conf
Edit the eg.conf file to match your system requirements. Update the ServerName with your domain name or IP address and the SetHandler directive with your preferred Evergreen configuration location.
Finally, restart the Apache server for the changes to take effect:
sudo service apache24 restart
Congratulations! Evergreen has been successfully installed on your FreeBSD Latest server. You can now configure and manage your library resources using Evergreen ILS.
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