Retrospring is a social media platform built on open source software. This tutorial will guide you through the installation of Retrospring on FreeBSD Latest.
Before you begin, make sure you have the following:
To run Retrospring, you need to install the following dependencies on your FreeBSD system:
You can install these dependencies using the following commands in the terminal:
sudo pkg install apache24
sudo pkg install php72 php72-extensions
sudo pkg install mariadb102-client mariadb102-server
sudo pkg install git
Next, you need to clone the Retrospring repository from GitHub to your web server's Document Root. To do this, run the following command in the terminal:
sudo git clone https://github.com/retrospring/retrospring.git /usr/local/www/apache24/data/retrospring
Once you have downloaded Retrospring, you need to configure the database for the application. In this tutorial, we will be using MariaDB as the database.
First, start the MariaDB server using the following command:
sudo service mysql-server start
Next, log in to MariaDB using the following command:
sudo mysql -u root
Create a new database for Retrospring using the following command:
CREATE DATABASE retrospring_db;
Create a new user for the Retrospring database using the following command:
CREATE USER 'retrospring_user'@'localhost' IDENTIFIED BY 'password';
Grant the newly created user access to the Retrospring database using the following command:
GRANT ALL PRIVILEGES ON retrospring_db.* TO 'retrospring_user'@'localhost';
Once you have created the database and user, exit MariaDB by running the following command:
exit;
Next, you need to configure Retrospring to use the database you just created. To do this, navigate to the config directory in the Retrospring project folder.
cd /usr/local/www/apache24/data/retrospring/config/
Copy the database.php.example file to database.php using the following command:
sudo cp database.php.example database.php
Edit the database.php file using your favorite text editor. Replace the following values with your own:
'hostname' => 'localhost',
'username' => 'retrospring_user',
'password' => 'password',
'database' => 'retrospring_db',
'port' => '3306',
Save and close the database.php file.
To configure Apache for Retrospring, you need to create a new Apache Virtual Host.
Create a new file called retrospring.conf in the /usr/local/etc/apache24/Includes/ directory:
sudo nano /usr/local/etc/apache24/Includes/retrospring.conf
Add the following content to the retrospring.conf file:
<VirtualHost *:80>
ServerName your-domain.com
ServerAlias www.your-domain.com
DocumentRoot /usr/local/www/apache24/data/retrospring/public
<Directory /usr/local/www/apache24/data/retrospring/public>
Options FollowSymLinks
AllowOverride All
Require all granted
</Directory>
ErrorLog /var/log/httpd-retrospring-error.log
CustomLog /var/log/httpd-retrospring-access.log combined
</VirtualHost>
In this example, replace your-domain.com with your own domain name or IP address.
Save and close the retrospring.conf file.
After configuring Apache, you need to restart it for the changes to take effect:
sudo service apache24 restart
Once you have completed the installation and configuration process, you can test Retrospring by visiting your domain or IP address in a web browser:
http://your-domain.com
If everything is working correctly, you should see the Retrospring login page.
You have successfully installed Retrospring on FreeBSD Latest. You can now use this social media platform to connect with others and share your thoughts and ideas. Enjoy!
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