In this tutorial, we will guide you through the process of installing The Epube on FreeBSD Latest.
Before we begin, make sure that you have:
The first step is to make sure that your server is up-to-date. Run the following command to update FreeBSD:
sudo freebsd-update fetch install
This may take a few minutes to complete.
The Epube requires the following dependencies to be installed on your server:
You can install these dependencies using the following command:
sudo pkg install git php73 php73-dom php73-json php73-openssl \
composer multimedia/mkvtoolnix multimedia/pdftotext
This will install all the required dependencies.
Next, you need to clone The Epube repository from GitHub. Run the following command to clone the repository:
sudo git clone https://github.com/kotaromusic/the-epube.git /var/www/the-epube/
This will clone the repository into the /var/www/the-epube/ directory.
Change into the /var/www/the-epube/ directory and install The Epube using the following command:
sudo composer install --no-dev
This will install The Epube and all its dependencies.
Copy the .env.example file to .env:
sudo cp .env.example .env
Edit .env file to match your environment. Pay special attention to the APP_URL and STORAGE_PATH settings, which should be set to your domain name and storage directory respectively.
sudo nano .env
Save and close the file when done.
Finally, start The Epube using the following command:
sudo php artisan serve
This will start The Epube on port 8000. You can access it by navigating to http://localhost:8000 in your web browser.
You have successfully installed The Epube on FreeBSD Latest. You can now use it to convert your ebooks to various formats.
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