How to Install Pagure on FreeBSD Latest

In this tutorial, we will go through the process of installing Pagure on FreeBSD Latest.

Step 1: Install Required Dependencies

Pagure requires several dependencies to be installed in order to work properly. We will install these dependencies using the package manager.

Open the terminal and execute the following command:

sudo pkg install -y git httpd mod_wsgi py37-pip python37

This command will install Git, Apache HTTP Server, mod_wsgi, Python 3.7, and pip.

Step 2: Clone Pagure Repository

Next, we need to clone the Pagure repository to our local machine using the following command:

git clone https://pagure.io/pagure.git

This will create a new directory named pagure in the current working directory.

Step 3: Install Pagure

In this step, we will use pip to install the necessary Python packages for Pagure.

Navigate to the pagure directory and execute the following command:

cd pagure
sudo pip install -r requirements.txt
sudo python setup.py install

This will install all the required Python packages for Pagure.

Step 4: Configure Apache

Create a new configuration file for Pagure in Apache using the following command:

sudo cp pagure.wsgi.sample /usr/local/www/apache24/data/pagure.wsgi

Edit the pagure.wsgi file and update the configuration variables:

sudo nano /usr/local/www/apache24/data/pagure.wsgi

Update the following variables:

• APP_CONFIG - The location of the Pagure configuration file.
• SQLURL - The database connection string for PostgreSQL.

Save and close the file.

Step 5: Create a New Configuration File for Pagure

Create a new configuration file for Pagure using the following command:

sudo mkdir -p /etc/pagure
sudo cp pagure.cfg.sample /etc/pagure/pagure.cfg

Edit the configuration file and update the following variables:

• FQDN - The fully qualified domain name of your server.
• SMTP_SERVER - The address of the SMTP mail server.
• FROM_EMAIL - The email address that will be used to send email notifications.
• SQLALCHEMY_DATABASE_URI - The database connection string for PostgreSQL.

Save and close the file.

Step 6: Start Apache

Start the Apache HTTP Server using the following command:

sudo apachectl start

Step 7: Setup the Database

Create a new PostgreSQL database for Pagure using the following command:

sudo su - postgres
createdb -O [username] pagure

Replace [username] with your PostgreSQL username.

Initialize the database using the following command:

pagure db init

This will create the necessary tables and indexes in the database.

Step 8: Create a New Pagure User

Create a new user account for Pagure using the following command:

pagure-admin user -c /etc/pagure/pagure.cfg [username]

Replace [username] with the username of the new user.

Step 9: Create a New Pagure Project

Create a new project in Pagure using the following command:

pagure-admin project -c /etc/pagure/pagure.cfg [projectname] --description "Project Description"

Replace [projectname] with the name of the new project and "Project Description" with a short description for the project.

Step 10: Access Pagure

You can now access Pagure by visiting http://your-server-ip.

Conclusion

Congratulations! You have successfully installed Pagure on FreeBSD Latest. You can now use Pagure to manage your projects and collaborate with other users.

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