How to Install Notifo on FreeBSD Latest

Notifo is a scalable and reliable push notification platform which provides a simple API to send notifications to iOS, Android, email, and more. In this tutorial, you will learn how to install Notifo on FreeBSD latest.

Prerequisites

Before proceeding with the installation, make sure to:

• Have a FreeBSD latest server with root access
• Have a basic understanding of the terminal commands

Step 1: Update the Packages

First, we need to update the existing packages to ensure that we have the latest versions of them. Use the following command to update the package repository:

sudo pkg update

Step 2: Install the Required Packages

Next, we need to install the required packages for Notifo. Use the following command to install them:

sudo pkg install git node yarn openssl

Step 3: Download and Install Notifo

Once the required packages are installed, we can now download and install Notifo. Follow the steps below:

1. Create a directory called notifo inside the /usr/local directory:

sudo mkdir /usr/local/notifo

2. Change to the notifo directory:

cd /usr/local/notifo

3. Clone the Notifo Git repository:

sudo git clone https://github.com/notifo-io/notifo.git

4. Install the dependencies using yarn:

sudo yarn install

5. Generate a private key using OpenSSL:

sudo openssl genrsa -out private.pem 2048

6. Copy the config.sample.js file to config.js:

sudo cp config.sample.js config.js

7. Edit the config.js file to include your Notifo API key and secret, and the path to your private key:

module.exports = {
  api: {
    key: 'YOUR_API_KEY',
    secret: 'YOUR_API_SECRET'
  },
  port: 5000,
  privateKeyPath: '/usr/local/notifo/private.pem',
  redis: {
    host: 'localhost',
    port: 6379,
    prefix: 'notifo:'
  }
};

Note: Replace YOUR_API_KEY and YOUR_API_SECRET with your actual Notifo API key and secret.

8. Start the Notifo server:

sudo node server.js

Step 4: Test Notifo

Finally, we can test Notifo by sending a test notification. Follow the steps below:

1. Install the Notifo CLI using yarn:

sudo yarn global add @notifo.io/cli

2. Authenticate with the Notifo API using your API key and secret:

sudo notifo login -k YOUR_API_KEY -s YOUR_API_SECRET

3. Send a test notification using the following command:

sudo notifo send -t 'Test Notification' -m 'This is a test notification!' YOUR_USERNAME

Note: Replace YOUR_USERNAME with your Notifo username.

Congratulations! You have successfully installed and tested Notifo on FreeBSD.

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