Misskey is a free, open-source decentralized social networking platform that allows users to connect and share content with each other. In this tutorial, I will help you to install Misskey on FreeBSD Latest step by step.
Before starting, you need to make sure that:
First, you need to install the required dependencies for Misskey on your system using the following command:
sudo pkg install -y mongodb openssl py38-pillow redis yarn
Next, you need to clone the Misskey repository from Github using the following command:
git clone --recursive https://github.com/syuilo/misskey.git
Now you need to configure Misskey by creating a .env file in the Misskey directory, which contains all the environment variables required by Misskey.
You can create the .env file using the following command:
cp .env.example .env
Next, you need to edit the .env file and update it with your credentials and settings. Some of the important variables you need to set in the .env file are:
DOMAIN: Your domain name or IP address where Misskey will be accessed.PORT: The port number on which Misskey will listen.MONGO_URI: The MongoDB connection string.REDIS_URL: The Redis connection string.SESSION_SECRET: A secret key for session management.FILE_SYSTEM_DRIVER: The file system driver.Next, you need to install the required npm packages and build Misskey using the following commands:
yarn install
yarn build
Finally, you can start Misskey using the following command:
yarn start
In this tutorial, you have learned how to install Misskey on FreeBSD Latest from source. Now you can create an account and start using it to connect and share content with others.
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