Pump.io is a distributed social media platform that allows users to create their own social networks. In this tutorial, we will show you how to install Pump.io on FreeBSD Latest.
To start, we need to update the FreeBSD system. To do this, run the following command as a root user:
# freebsd-update fetch install
This command will fetch and install the latest updates for your FreeBSD system.
Once the system is up-to-date, we need to install some required packages for Pump.io. To install the packages, run the following command:
# pkg install node npm mongo34
This command will install Node.js, npm, and MongoDB.
Next, we need to clone the Pump.io repository from GitHub. To do this, run the following command:
$ git clone https://github.com/pump-io/pump.io.git
This command will clone the Pump.io repository to your current directory.
Once the repository is cloned, navigate to the Pump.io directory and run the following command:
$ npm install
This command will install all the necessary dependencies required for Pump.io to run.
After the dependencies are installed, we need to configure Pump.io. You can do this by copying the sample configuration file and renaming it to config.json.
$ cp config.json.example config.json
Now, open the config.json file in your preferred text editor and edit the following fields:
site:baseUrl: Enter the URL of your Pump.io site.params:hostname: Enter the hostname of your Pump.io site.params:siteTitle: Enter the title of your Pump.io site.Save the changes and close the file.
To start the Pump.io server, run the following command from the Pump.io directory:
$ node bin/pump.js
This command will start the Pump.io server on the default port of 8000. If you want to specify a different port, append --port=<PORT> to the command.
Congratulations! You have successfully installed Pump.io on FreeBSD Latest. You can now access your Pump.io site by navigating to the URL you specified in the configuration file.
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