Magento Open Source is a popular e-commerce platform that allows users to create professional online stores. In this tutorial, we will show you how to install Magento Open Source on the latest version of FreeBSD using the source code from the official Github repository.
Before we install Magento Open Source, we need to install various dependencies. Run the following command to update the package repository and install the required dependencies:
sudo pkg update && sudo pkg install -y bash lang/php74 www/nginx www/php74-curl www/php74-dom www/php74-intl www/php74-json www/php74-mbstring www/php74-opcache www/php74-pdo www/php74-pdo_mysql www/php74-simplexml www/php74-soap www/php74-xsl www/php74-zip
Magento Open Source requires Composer, a dependency manager for PHP. Run the following command to download and install Composer:
curl -sS https://getcomposer.org/installer | sudo php -- --install-dir=/usr/local/bin --filename=composer
Once we have installed Composer, we can download the Magento Open Source source code from GitHub using the following command:
cd /usr/local/www/
sudo git clone https://github.com/magento/magento2.git
After downloading the Magento Open Source source code, navigate to the magento2 directory and run the following commands to install Magento:
cd magento2
sudo composer install
After the installation is complete, you need to set the file permissions as follows:
sudo find var generated vendor pub/static pub/media app/etc -type f -exec chmod g+w {} + && sudo find var generated vendor pub/static pub/media app/etc -type d -exec chmod g+ws {} + && sudo chown -R :www .
We need to configure Nginx to serve Magento. In the following example, we will use the default Nginx server block configuration file. Create a new Nginx configuration file with the following command:
sudo nano /usr/local/etc/nginx/magento.conf
And add the following content:
server {
listen 80;
server_name example.com;
set $MAGE_ROOT /usr/local/www/magento2;
include /usr/local/www/magento2/nginx.conf.sample;
}
Make sure to replace example.com with your own domain name. Now, save and exit the file.
Create a symbolic link to the newly created Nginx configuration file by running the following command:
sudo ln -s /usr/local/etc/nginx/magento.conf /usr/local/etc/nginx/sites-enabled/magento.conf
After configuring Nginx for Magento, we need to restart it to apply the changes. Run the following command to restart Nginx:
sudo service nginx restart
The Magento setup page will appear after successful installation. To access it, enter your server's IP address or domain name in your web browser's address bar.
To complete the setup process, follow the on-screen instructions and enter the required details, such as database credentials, admin credentials, and website settings.
Congratulations! You have successfully installed Magento Open Source on FreeBSD Latest using the source code from the official Github repository. You can now start building your professional e-commerce store.
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