How to Install Squidex on FreeBSD Latest

Squidex is a popular open source content management system (CMS) that is based on .NET Core and NoSQL databases. In this tutorial, we will install and configure Squidex on FreeBSD Latest.

Prerequisites

• A FreeBSD Latest server with an SSH user with sudo privileges.
• Docker and Docker Compose installed on the server.

Step 1: Install Docker and Docker Compose

Before we can install Squidex, we need to install Docker and Docker Compose on FreeBSD Latest. To do this, we'll use the package manager named pkg.

1. First, update the package manager to ensure that we have the latest package versions:

sudo pkg update

2. Then, install Docker and Docker Compose:

sudo pkg install docker docker-compose

3. Next, start and enable Docker to run on server boot:

sudo sysrc docker_enable=YES
sudo service docker start

Step 2: Install Squidex

1. Clone the Squidex repository from GitHub using the following command:

git clone https://github.com/Squidex/squidex.git

2. Switch to the root directory of the cloned repository:

cd squidex

3. Then, create a new .env file:

cp sample.env .env

4. Open the .env file in an editor and edit the following values:

CONFIGURATION__CONTENT__MONGODB__URL=mongodb://mongodb:27017/dev

Change mongodb://mongodb:27017/dev to your own MongoDB connection string, if you have an existing MongoDB database.

5. Save and close the file.

6. Now, start Squidex using Docker Compose:

sudo docker-compose up -d

This will download the required Docker images and start the Squidex containers.

7. To verify that Squidex is running, visit http://SERVER_IP:5000 in your web browser. You should see the Squidex login page.

Step 3: Configure Squidex

1. To configure Squidex and create your first app, you'll need to create an account on the Squidex website.
2. Once you have an account, log in using the credentials you created.
3. Create a new app by clicking the "New App" button.
4. Follow the prompts in the wizard to configure your app settings, such as app name, app language, and app category.
5. Once you've configured your app, you can start creating content.

Congratulations! You have successfully installed Squidex on FreeBSD Latest and configured your first app.

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