How to install Share on FreeBSD Latest

Share is a file-server application developed by MrDemonWolf. In this tutorial, we will guide you on how to install Share on FreeBSD Latest.

Prerequisites

• A FreeBSD Latest server with root access.
• Basic knowledge of the FreeBSD command-line interface.

Installation

Step 1: Update System Packages

First, update your system to ensure it has the latest security patches and software packages. Run the following command

sudo pkg update && sudo pkg upgrade -y

Step 2: Install Dependencies

To run Share, you need to install the following packages:

• Node.js
• Git

Run the following command to install these dependencies.

sudo pkg install node git -y

Step 3: Clone the Share Repository

In this step, we will clone the Share repository from GitHub. Change to the directory where you want to clone the repository and run the following command.

git clone https://github.com/MrDemonWolf/share.git
cd share

Step 4: Install Share Dependencies

Change to the "share" directory and install the dependencies by running the following command.

npm install

Step 5: Start Share

After the installation of dependencies is done, you can run Share by executing this command.

npm start

By default, Share will listen on port 8000. You can test that Share is working by navigating to http://localhost:8000 in your web browser.

Conclusion

In this tutorial, we have shown you how to install Share on FreeBSD Latest. After following these steps, you should have Share up and running on your FreeBSD system.

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