HRCloud2 is a self-hosted file hosting and sharing platform developed by zelon88. This tutorial will guide you through the steps to install HRCloud2 on FreeBSD Latest.
Connect to your server via SSH and update the package list using the following command:
sudo pkg update
Install the required packages by running the following command:
sudo pkg install -y nginx sqlite3 php73 php73-pdo_sqlite php73-mbstring
HRCloud2 requires Composer to manage its dependencies. Install Composer by running the following command:
sudo pkg install -y composer
Verify the installation by running the following command:
composer --version
Create a directory where you will clone the HRCloud2 repository. Run the following command to create the directory:
sudo mkdir -p /var/www/hrcloud2
Navigate to the directory:
cd /var/www/hrcloud2
Clone the HRCloud2 repository using the following command:
sudo git clone https://github.com/zelon88/HRCloud2.git .
Set the correct file permissions for the HRCloud2 directory:
sudo chown -R www:www /var/www/hrcloud2/
Copy the sample Nginx configuration file to the Nginx configuration directory:
sudo cp /var/www/hrcloud2/configs/nginx.sample.conf /usr/local/etc/nginx/hrcloud2.conf
Open the file using your preferred text editor and configure it as per your requirements. Replace example.com in the server_name directive with your domain name or server IP address.
Test the Nginx configuration:
sudo nginx -t
If there are no errors in the configuration, restart Nginx:
sudo service nginx restart
Navigate to the HRCloud2 directory:
cd /var/www/hrcloud2
Install HRCloud2 dependencies by running the following command:
sudo composer install --no-dev
Initialize the database by running the following command:
sudo php artisan migrate
Generate an encryption key by running the following command:
sudo php artisan key:generate
Copy the sample .env file to a new file named .env.prod:
sudo cp .env .env.prod
Open the file using your preferred text editor:
sudo nano .env.prod
Configure the APP_URL variable with your domain name or server IP address. Also, set the DB_DATABASE variable to the path of your SQLite database file. The default value is /var/www/hrcloud2/database/hrcloud2.sqlite.
Run the following command to start HRCloud2:
sudo php artisan serve --env=prod
Visit http://your-ip-address:8000 in your web browser to access HRCloud2.
In this tutorial, you learned how to install HRCloud2 on FreeBSD Latest. You also learned how to configure Nginx, install dependencies, initialize the database, and start HRCloud2.
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