How to Install OpenWISP on FreeBSD

OpenWISP is a free and open-source network management system that helps network administrators to manage their networks. In this tutorial, we will learn how to install OpenWISP on FreeBSD.

Prerequisites

1. A FreeBSD Latest installed on your system.
2. A non-root user with sudo privileges.
3. A stable internet connection.

Step 1: Installing Dependencies

OpenWISP needs some dependencies to be installed on FreeBSD. Let's install them first.

sudo pkg update && sudo pkg upgrade
sudo pkg install python39 py39-pip python_pkgs gettext-runtime postgresql13-client postgresql13-server py39-psycopg2 py39-django

Step 2: Install OpenWISP

Now, we are ready to install OpenWISP. Follow the below commands to install OpenWISP.

sudo pip install --upgrade pip
sudo pip install openwisp-controller

Step 3: Create a PostgreSQL Database

After installing OpenWISP, we need to create a PostgreSQL database for OpenWISP. Follow the below commands to create a PostgreSQL database.

sudo su - postgres
psql
CREATE DATABASE openwispdb;
CREATE USER openwispuser WITH PASSWORD 'password';
ALTER USER openwispuser CREATEDB;
GRANT ALL PRIVILEGES ON DATABASE openwispdb TO openwispuser;

Step 4: Configure OpenWISP

Now, we need to configure OpenWISP before we start the server. Create a file named openwisp.conf in /etc directory and add the following configuration to it.

SECRET_KEY = '<secret-key>'
DATABASES = {
    'default': {
        'ENGINE': 'django.db.backends.postgresql',
        'NAME': 'openwispdb',
        'USER': 'openwispuser',
        'PASSWORD': 'password',
        'HOST': '127.0.0.1',
        'PORT': '5432',
    }
}

Replace <secret-key> with your own secret key.

Step 5: Start OpenWISP

After configuring OpenWISP, we are ready to start the server. Follow the below command to start the server.

sudo openwisp-controller setup
sudo openwisp-controller migrate
sudo openwisp-controller createsuperuser
sudo openwisp-controller runserver 0.0.0.0:8000

Conclusion

In this tutorial, we have learned how to install OpenWISP on FreeBSD. You can now manage your networks with OpenWISP on FreeBSD.

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