Homepage by benphelps is a static-site generator that allows users to create custom start pages for their web browsers. In this tutorial, we will walk you through the process of installing and configuring Homepage on FreeBSD Latest.
Before proceeding with the installation, make sure that the following prerequisites are met:
Homepage requires Node.js to run properly. If you do not have Node.js installed on your server, you can install it using the following steps:
Update the FreeBSD repository:
sudo pkg update
Install Node.js:
sudo pkg install node
Verify the installation by running the following command:
node -v
The version of Node.js installed on your server will be displayed.
Clone the Homepage GitHub repository to your FreeBSD server:
git clone https://github.com/benphelps/homepage.git
Navigate to the cloned repository and install the required dependencies by running the following command:
npm install
Edit the config.js file in the root directory to customize your Homepage. Replace the default settings with your own preferences, such as your name, links, and other widgets.
To generate your Homepage, run the following command from the root directory:
npm run build
This will create a dist directory containing the generated HTML, CSS, and JavaScript files.
Serve the generated Homepage using any web server of your choice. For example, you can use Node.js to start a simple web server by running the following command:
node server.js
This command will start a server on port 8080. Navigate to http://localhost:8080 in your web browser to view your Homepage.
You have successfully installed and configured Homepage by benphelps on your FreeBSD Latest server. You can now customize your Homepage to make it your own and start using it as your personalized start page.
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