Thredded is a free, open-source forum software that is easy to set up and maintain. In this tutorial, we will guide you through the steps of installing Thredded on FreeBSD Latest.
Before we begin, make sure you have the following:
Thredded requires Ruby to be installed on your server. You can install Ruby using the following command:
sudo pkg install ruby
You can check the Ruby version by running the following command:
ruby --version
Thredded requires a PostgreSQL database. You can install PostgreSQL using the following command:
sudo pkg install postgresql13-server
Once installed, you can start the PostgreSQL service using the following command:
sudo service postgresql initdb
sudo service postgresql start
Before installing Thredded, we need to install some dependencies. Run the following commands:
sudo pkg install git
sudo pkg install build-essential
sudo pkg install libpqxx
Next, clone the Thredded repository from GitHub using the following command:
git clone https://github.com/thredded/thredded.git
Navigate to the Thredded directory and install the required gems using the following command:
cd thredded
bundle install
Thredded requires a few configurations before it can be used. First, create a new PostgreSQL user and database using the following commands:
sudo -u postgres createuser -D -A -P thredded
sudo -u postgres createdb -O thredded thredded_dev
Next, copy the config/database.yml.example file to config/database.yml using the following command:
cp config/database.yml.example config/database.yml
Edit the config/database.yml file and replace the username and password fields with the PostgreSQL username and password created earlier.
Run the following commands to create the Thredded database:
bundle exec rake db:create
bundle exec rake db:migrate
To start the Thredded application, run the following command:
bundle exec rails server
You should now be able to access the Thredded application by navigating to http://your-server-ip:3000 in your web browser.
You have successfully installed and configured Thredded on your FreeBSD Latest server. You can now start using Thredded to create a community forum.
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