How to install Open Food Network on FreeBSD

Open Food Network is an online platform that supports local food systems by providing direct access to food producers and sellers. In this tutorial, we will guide you through the process of installing Open Food Network on FreeBSD.

Prerequisites

Before proceeding, make sure your FreeBSD system meets the following requirements:

• Root access or a user with sudo privileges
• FreeBSD version (latest recommended)
• Minimum 2 GB RAM for running the application

Step 1: Installing Required Dependencies

Begin by installing the required dependencies:

sudo pkg update && sudo pkg upgrade
sudo pkg install -y git ruby26-gems rubygem-bundler postgresql96-server postgresql96-client postgresql96-contrib
sudo sysrc postgresql_enable=YES
sudo service postgresql initdb
sudo service postgresql start

Step 2: Download and Install Open Food Network

Now, we will download and install Open Food Network:

sudo git clone https://github.com/openfoodfoundation/openfoodnetwork.git
cd openfoodnetwork
sudo bundle install --without development test
RAILS_ENV=production rake db:create db:migrate
RAILS_ENV=production rake spree:install

Step 3: Configure Database

We need to configure the PostgreSQL database:

sudo vi /usr/local/pgsql/data/pg_hba.conf

Add the following lines:

host    all             all             0.0.0.0/0           md5
local   all             all                                 trust

Save and exit the file then restart PostgreSQL with:

sudo service postgresql restart

Next, create a PostgreSQL user and database:

sudo su - postgres
psql
CREATE USER openfoodnetwork WITH PASSWORD 'openfoodnetwork';
CREATE DATABASE openfoodnetwork_prod OWNER openfoodnetwork ENCODING 'UTF8';
\q
exit

Step 4: Configure Open Food Network

Open the database.yml configuration file:

sudo vi config/database.yml

Update the production section with the following configuration:

production:
 adapter: postgresql
 encoding: unicode
 database: openfoodnetwork_prod
 username: openfoodnetwork
 password: openfoodnetwork
 host: localhost
 port: 5432

Save and exit the file.

Step 5: Start Open Food Network

Start Open Food Network with:

bundle exec rails server -e production

Step 6: Access Open Food Network

You can access Open Food Network by browsing to:

http://<your_server_IP>:3000

Conclusion

You have successfully installed Open Food Network on FreeBSD. Now you can use this platform to support local food systems.

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