FlaskBB is a free, open-source forum software written in Python and designed with simplicity in mind. This tutorial will guide you through the process of installing FlaskBB on the FreeBSD Latest operating system.
Before installing FlaskBB on FreeBSD, you need to have the following prerequisites:
The first step is to install the required packages for FlaskBB on FreeBSD. Open the terminal and run the following command:
sudo pkg install py36-sqlalchemy py36-psycopg2 py36-flask-babel py36-flask-wtf py36-flask-script py36-flask-themes py36-flask-mail py36-lxml py36-markdown py36-pytz
This command will install the necessary packages for FlaskBB.
Next, download the latest version of FlaskBB using the following command:
git clone https://github.com/flaskbb/flaskbb.git
This will create a new directory named FlaskBB in your current working directory.
Navigate to the FlaskBB directory and install the dependencies using the following commands:
cd flaskbb
pip3 install -r requirements.txt
Copy the default configuration file and edit it with your own configuration settings:
cp flaskbb/configs/default_config.py flaskbb/configs/config.py
nano flaskbb/configs/config.py
In the configuration file, make sure to update the following fields:
SECRET_KEY
SQLALCHEMY_DATABASE_URI
MAIL_DEFAULT_SENDER
MAIL_SERVER
MAIL_PORT
MAIL_USE_SSL
Save and close the file when you're done.
FlaskBB uses SQLAlchemy to interact with its database, so you need to create the necessary tables before starting the application. Navigate to the FlaskBB directory and run the following command:
python3 manage.py createall
This will create the necessary database tables for FlaskBB.
Now that you've installed and configured FlaskBB, start it up and test if it's running:
python3 manage.py runserver
FlaskBB is now up and running on your FreeBSD server. Access it by visiting http://localhost:5000
in your web browser.
This tutorial showed you how to install FlaskBB on FreeBSD Latest. By following these steps, you should now have a working installation of FlaskBB that you can customize to your liking.
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