How to Install ISPConfig on FreeBSD Latest

ISPConfig is a popular open source hosting control panel that allows users to manage their server through an easy-to-use web interface. In this tutorial, we will guide you on how to install ISPConfig on FreeBSD Latest.

Prerequisites

Step 1: Update the system

Make sure that your FreeBSD system is up-to-date by running the following commands:

pkg update
pkg upgrade

Step 2: Install Required Packages

ISPConfig requires several software packages to be installed on your system. To install these packages, run the following command:

pkg install openssl postgresql13-server nginx php74 php74-bcmath php74-bz2 php74-curl php74-exif php74-fpm php74-ftp php74-gd php74-gettext php74-iconv php74-imagick php74-intl php74-json php74-ldap php74-mbstring php74-mcrypt php74-mysqli php74-opcache php74-openssl php74-pdo php74-pdo_mysql php74-pdo_pgsql php74-pgsql php74-posix php74-session php74-shmop php74-simplexml php74-soap php74-sockets php74-sqlite3 php74-sysvmsg php74-sysvsem php74-sysvshm php74-tokenizer php74-xml php74-xmlrpc php74-xmlwriter php74-xsl php74-zip

Step 3: Install ISPConfig

To install ISPConfig, download the installer script from the ISPConfig website using the following command:

fetch http://www.ispconfig.org/downloads/ISPConfig-3-stable.tar.gz

Extract the downloaded archive using the following command:

tar -zxvf ISPConfig-3-stable.tar.gz

Change into the extracted directory and run the installer script using the following command:

cd ispconfig3_install/install/
./install.sh

Follow the prompts to configure your installation. When prompted to choose a database type, choose "PostgreSQL".

Once the installation is complete, you can access the ISPConfig web interface by navigating to https://your-server-ip:8080 using your web browser. From here, you can log in and begin configuring your server.

Congratulations! You have successfully installed ISPConfig on FreeBSD Latest.

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