Hackershare is a self-hosted web app that allows users to share and discover programming and tech-related content. In this tutorial, we will guide you through the process of installing Hackershare on FreeBSD Latest.
Before we can start installing Hackershare, we need to install some required software. Run the following command to install them:
sudo pkg install git python37 py37-pip postgresql12-server py37-virtualenv
Hackershare requires a PostgreSQL database to store its data. To set up PostgreSQL, run the following commands:
sudo service postgresql initdb
sudo sysrc postgresql_enable="YES"
sudo service postgresql start
Next, we need to create a database in which Hackershare can store its data. Run the following command to create a new database:
sudo -u postgres createdb hackershare
Now, we can start installing Hackershare. Begin by cloning the Hackershare repository from GitHub to your server. Run the following command:
git clone https://github.com/hackershare/hackershare.git
After cloning the repository, navigate to the Hackershare directory and create a virtual environment for the app to run in:
cd hackershare/
virtualenv venv
Activate the virtual environment by running the following command:
source venv/bin/activate
We need to install Hackershare's dependencies. Run the following command to install them:
pip install -r requirements.txt
Now that the dependencies are installed, we can begin configuring Hackershare. Copy the config.example.py file to config.py by running the following command:
cp config.example.py config.py
Next, open the config.py file using your preferred text editor and make any necessary changes, such as setting the database URI.
Before we can start using Hackershare, we need to set up the database tables. To do this, run the following command:
python manage.py migrate
To be able to access Hackershare's administrative functions, we need to create a superuser account. Run the following command and enter the prompted information:
python manage.py createsuperuser
Finally, we can start the Hackershare server using the following command:
python manage.py runserver
That's it! You can now access your self-hosted Hackershare instance by navigating to http://localhost:8000/ in your web browser.
We hope this tutorial helped you install Hackershare on FreeBSD Latest!
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