How to Install Glowing Bear on FreeBSD Latest

Glowing Bear is a web frontend for the WeeChat IRC client written in JavaScript. This tutorial will guide you through the steps needed to install Glowing Bear on FreeBSD Latest.

Prerequisites

• FreeBSD Latest installed
• Basic knowledge of the command line interface

Step 1: Update the system

Before starting, update the ports tree and the operating system packages:

sudo pkg update -f
sudo pkg upgrade -f

Step 2: Install dependencies

Glowing Bear requires Node.js, npm and WeeChat to be installed on the system. Install them with the following command:

sudo pkg install node npm weechat

Step 3: Clone the repository

Clone the Glowing Bear repository with git:

git clone https://github.com/glowing-bear/glowing-bear.git

Step 4: Install the dependencies

Navigate to the cloned repository and install the required dependencies with npm:

cd glowing-bear
npm install

Step 5: Configure WeeChat

WeeChat must be configured to accept connections from the Glowing Bear web interface. In WeeChat, use the following commands:

/weechat -d /some/path/.weechat # change /some/path/ to the desired location of the WeeChat configuration
/set relay.network.password somepassword # choose a secure password
/set relay.network.websocket.enabled on

Step 6: Start the Glowing Bear web interface

Start the Glowing Bear web interface with the following command:

npm start

Step 7: Connect to the Glowing Bear web interface

Open a web browser and navigate to http://localhost:8080. You will be prompted to enter a password. Use the one you set for WeeChat in step 5.

Congratulations! You have successfully installed and connected to the Glowing Bear web interface.

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