Serendipity is an open-source and free web application that allows you to set up a blog or a content management system easily. In this tutorial, we will go through the steps of installing Serendipity on FreeBSD Latest.
Before starting with the installation process, you will need to meet the following requirements:
Before installing any new software, it is always recommended to update the packages and repositories. To update the packages on FreeBSD Latest, run the following command:
sudo pkg update && sudo pkg upgrade
Serendipity is a PHP-based web application, which means that we need to install PHP and some required extensions to run it.
To install the required PHP modules, run the following command:
sudo pkg install php80 php80-zlib php80-zip php80-mbstring php80-pdo_mysql php80-curl php80-gd php80-openssl
Once you have installed the required PHP modules, you can now download and install Serendipity. To download the latest version of Serendipity, run the following command:
sudo fetch https://github.com/s9y/Serendipity/releases/latest/download/serendipity-2.4.8.tar.gz
Now, extract the downloaded file using the following command:
sudo tar -xvf serendipity-2.4.8.tar.gz
Next, move the extracted directory to the web server document root:
sudo mv serendipity-2.4.8 /usr/local/www/apache24/data/
Now that we have installed Serendipity, we need to configure the Apache web server to serve the web pages. In /usr/local/etc/apache24/modules.d/, create a new file called serendipity.conf with the following content:
<Directory "/usr/local/www/apache24/data/serendipity-2.4.8">
Options FollowSymLinks MultiViews
AllowOverride All
Require all granted
</Directory>
<VirtualHost *:80>
ServerAdmin admin@yourdomain.com
DocumentRoot "/usr/local/www/apache24/data/serendipity-2.4.8"
ServerName yourdomain.com
ServerAlias www.yourdomain.com
ErrorLog "/var/log/httpd-error.log"
CustomLog "/var/log/httpd-access.log" combined
</VirtualHost>
Make sure to replace "yourdomain.com" with your actual domain name.
Now, enable the Apache rewrite module:
sudo echo "LoadModule rewrite_module libexec/apache24/mod_rewrite.so" > /usr/local/etc/apache24/Modules/rewrite.conf
Finally, restart the Apache web server to apply the changes:
sudo service apache24 restart
Open your web browser and navigate to http://yourdomain.com/serendipity-2.4.8/index.php. You will be asked to choose the language and database settings according to your needs.
Once you have completed the configuration, you will be redirected to the Serendipity administration dashboard, where you can start creating and managing your blog or website.
Congratulations! You have successfully installed Serendipity on FreeBSD Latest.
If you want to self-host in an easy, hands free way, need an external IP address, or simply want your data in your own hands, give IPv6.rs a try!
Alternatively, for the best virtual desktop, try Shells!
