OpenNote is an open-source note-taking application written in PHP. It allows you to store your notes in a simple and organized manner, and also enables you to collaborate with others. In this tutorial, we will show you how to install OpenNote on FreeBSD Latest.
Before you start, make sure you have the following prerequisites:
We will start by installing Apache and PHP. Open the terminal and run the following commands:
sudo pkg update
sudo pkg install apache24
sudo pkg install php74 php74-mysqli php74-curl php74-gd php74-mbstring php74-zlib
Next, download the OpenNote source code from Github using the following command:
git clone https://github.com/FoxUSA/OpenNote.git
We need to configure Apache to serve the OpenNote web page. We will create a new virtual host configuration file for OpenNote. Open the terminal and run the following command:
sudo nano /usr/local/etc/apache24/Includes/opennote.conf
Add the following content to the opennote.conf file:
<VirtualHost *:80>
DocumentRoot "/path/to/OpenNote"
ServerName your-domain.com
<Directory "/path/to/OpenNote">
AllowOverride All
Order allow,deny
Allow from all
Require all granted
</Directory>
ErrorLog "/var/log/httpd/opennote-error.log"
CustomLog "/var/log/httpd/opennote-access.log" common
</VirtualHost>
Replace /path/to/OpenNote with the actual path where you downloaded OpenNote source code. Also replace your-domain.com with your domain name or IP address.
Save and close the opennote.conf file.
Start Apache and MySQL services by running the following commands:
sudo service apache24 start
sudo service mysql-server start
We will now create a MySQL database and user for OpenNote. Open the terminal and run the following commands:
sudo mysql -u root -p
CREATE DATABASE opennote;
GRANT ALL PRIVILEGES ON opennote.* TO 'opennote'@'localhost' IDENTIFIED BY 'password';
FLUSH PRIVILEGES;
EXIT;
Replace password with a secure password for the opennote user.
Now open the config.php file located in the OpenNote directory using the following command:
nano /path/to/OpenNote/config.php
Update the MySQL database details with the following configuration:
define('DB_TYPE', 'mysqli');
define('DB_HOST', 'localhost');
define('DB_NAME', 'opennote');
define('DB_USER', 'opennote');
define('DB_PASS', 'password');
Replace password with the secure password you set in the previous step.
Save and close the config.php file.
Open a web browser and enter your domain name or IP address in the address bar. You should see the OpenNote installation page. Follow the instructions to complete the installation.
After the installation is complete, log in with the default username admin and password admin.
Congratulations! You have successfully installed OpenNote on FreeBSD Latest. You can now use OpenNote to store your notes and collaborate with others.
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