How to Install Nhost on FreeBSD Latest

In this tutorial, we will go through the steps required to install Nhost on FreeBSD Latest. Nhost is a fully-managed backend as a service that provides serverless PostgreSQL, authentication, and file storage functionality for your applications.

Prerequisites

Before beginning the installation, please ensure that you have the following:

• A server running FreeBSD Latest
• A user account with root privileges

Step 1: Install curl

Open a terminal and install curl by running the following command:

pkg install -y curl

This will download and install curl on your system.

Step 2: Install the Nhost Command-Line Interface (CLI)

Next, we need to install the Nhost CLI, which allows us to create, manage, and deploy Nhost projects.

Run the following command to download and install the CLI:

curl -o- https://cli.nhost.io/install.sh | bash

Once installation is complete, run the following command to verify that the CLI is installed:

nhost --help

Step 3: Install docker and docker-compose

Nhost requires docker and docker-compose to be installed on your system. Run the following commands to install both:

pkg install -y docker
pkg install -y py36-docker-compose

Step 4: Install postgresql12-server

Nhost requires postgresql12-server to be installed on your system. Run the following commands to install it:

pkg install -y postgresql12-server

Step 5: Configure PostgreSQL

To ensure that PostgreSQL is configured correctly, run the following commands:

service postgresql onestart
su - postgres
createuser -s nhost
createdb nhost
exit

Step 6: Install Nhost

Now that we have installed all the required dependencies, we can install Nhost by running the following command:

nhost install

This will download and install Nhost on your system.

Step 7: Create a Nhost Project

To create a new Nhost project, run the following command:

nhost project create

You will be prompted to enter a name for your project. Once you have entered a name, the CLI will create a new project for you.

Step 8: Start Nhost

To start Nhost, navigate to your project directory and run the following command:

docker-compose up

This will start the Nhost containers and you will be able to access your project at http://localhost:3000.

Conclusion

Congratulations! You have successfully installed Nhost on FreeBSD Latest and created a new project. You can now start building your applications using Nhost's powerful backend as a service functionality.

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