Installing Shaarli on FreeBSD Latest

Shaarli is an open-source bookmarking application that you can install on your FreeBSD Latest machine. In this tutorial, we will guide you through the step-by-step process to install and configure Shaarli on FreeBSD.

Prerequisites

Before we begin, make sure you have the following prerequisites:

• A FreeBSD Latest installation with root access.
• A web server like Apache, Nginx or Caddy installed and configured with PHP support.
• PHP 7.0 or higher installed on your system.

Step 1: Download Shaarli

First, you need to download the latest release of Shaarli from the official repository. We recommend downloading the release in a temporary directory.

# Create a temporary directory
mkdir /tmp/shaarli
cd /tmp/shaarli

# Download the latest release
curl -L https://github.com/shaarli/Shaarli/releases/latest/download/shaarli-v0.xx.xx-full.tar.gz -o shaarli.tar.gz

Replace "xx.xx" with the latest version number.

Step 2: Extract Shaarli

Once the download is complete, extract the archive to your web server's root directory. We will extract the files to '/usr/local/www/shaarli'.

# Extract the archive
tar zxvf shaarli.tar.gz -C /usr/local/www/

# Change ownership to www user and group
chown -R www:www /usr/local/www/shaarli

Step 3: Configure Shaarli

Now, it's time to configure Shaarli. The default configuration file is located at '/usr/local/www/shaarli/data/config.json.sample'. You need to rename it to 'config.json' and edit the necessary fields to customize Shaarli as per your preferences.

# Rename the default configuration file
mv /usr/local/www/shaarli/data/config.json.sample /usr/local/www/shaarli/data/config.json

# Open the configuration file in a text editor like vi or nano
nano /usr/local/www/shaarli/data/config.json

In the configuration file, you can edit settings like title, description, and theme to customize the interface of the Shaarli application. Additionally, you can configure user authentication, database settings, and other advanced options.

Step 4: Configure Web Server

To access the Shaarli application, you need to configure your web server. We will consider the example of configuring Apache.

Apache Configuration

Create a new virtual host file for Shaarli with the following content:

# /usr/local/etc/apache24/Includes/shaarli.conf

<VirtualHost *:80>
    ServerName your.domain.com
    DocumentRoot "/usr/local/www/shaarli/public"
    ErrorLog "/var/log/httpd/shaarli-error.log"
    CustomLog "/var/log/httpd/shaarli-access.log" common
    <Directory "/usr/local/www/shaarli/public">
        Options -Indexes +FollowSymLinks
        AllowOverride All
        Require all granted
    </Directory>
</VirtualHost>

Change 'your.domain.com' to your domain name or IP address. After creating the virtual host file, restart the Apache web server.

# Restart Apache server
service apache24 restart

Nginx Configuration

Create a new server block file for Shaarli with the following content:

# /usr/local/etc/nginx/conf.d/shaarli.conf

server {
    listen 80;
    server_name your.domain.com;
    root /usr/local/www/shaarli/public;
    index index.php;
    access_log /var/log/nginx/shaarli-access.log;
    error_log /var/log/nginx/shaarli-error.log;
   
    location / {
        try_files $uri $uri/ /index.php?$query_string;
    }

    location ~ \.php$ {
        include fastcgi_params;
        fastcgi_pass unix:/var/run/php-fpm.sock;
        fastcgi_index index.php;
        fastcgi_param SCRIPT_FILENAME $document_root/$fastcgi_script_name;
    }
}

Change 'your.domain.com' to your domain name or IP address. After creating the server block file, restart the Nginx web server.

# Restart Nginx server
service nginx restart

Step 5: Access Shaarli

Now, you can access the Shaarli application by visiting the URL 'http://your.domain.com' in your web browser. You will see the Shaarli screen, where you can create an account and start using the application to bookmark your favorite websites.

Conclusion

That's it! You have successfully installed and configured Shaarli on FreeBSD. Now, you can use it to organize and manage your bookmarks more efficiently.

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