How to install Strider on FreeBSD

Strider is a continuous integration and deployment platform written in Node.js. In this tutorial, we will be learning how to install Strider on FreeBSD.

Prerequisites

Before we start with the installation process, ensure that your FreeBSD system is up to date and you have root access to install packages and dependencies.

Step 1: Install Node.js

First, we need to install Node.js on FreeBSD. To do so, we will use the pkg package manager.

$ sudo pkg install node

Confirm the installation by running the following command:

$ node -v

This will print the installed version of Node.js.

Step 2: Install MongoDB

Strider requires MongoDB to store its data, so we need to install MongoDB on FreeBSD.

To install MongoDB, use the following command:

$ sudo pkg install mongodb

After the installation, you can start MongoDB using the following command:

$ sudo service mongodb start

Step 3: Install Strider

The most recent version of Strider for FreeBSD can be found on the Strider GitHub repository at http://strider-cd.github.io/.

To install Strider, you need to follow these steps:

1. Clone the Strider repository
2. Navigate to the cloned directory
3. Install dependencies
4. Generate an admin user password
5. Start Strider

Here are the commands to execute:

$ git clone https://github.com/Strider-CD/strider.git
$ cd strider
$ npm install
$ npm run make-pw
$ npm start

After the last command is executed, Strider will start, and you can access it by navigating to http://localhost:3000/ in your web browser.

Conclusion

In this tutorial, we learned how to install Strider on FreeBSD. We started by installing Node.js and MongoDB, followed by deploying Strider on our system. We hope this tutorial was helpful and easy to follow.

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