How to install Tipi on FreeBSD Latest

Tipi is a lightweight web server, written in Go, that is designed to be easily deployable and manageable. In this tutorial, we will be going over the steps to install Tipi on FreeBSD Latest.

Prerequisites

Before we proceed with the installation process, make sure you have the following prerequisites:

• A FreeBSD Latest installed system
• A user with root access privileges
• Git and Go installed on your system

Installation

1. First, clone the Tipi repository from GitHub:

git clone https://github.com/meienberger/runtipi.git

2. Once you have cloned the repository, navigate to the root directory of the cloned repository:

cd runtipi

3. Now, run the make command to build Tipi:

make

4. After Tipi has been successfully built, you can start the service using the following command:

sudo ./tipi

5. By default, Tipi listens on port 8080. If you want to change the default port, you can use the "-p" flag followed by the new port number:

sudo ./tipi -p 3000

6. Finally, you can access Tipi by opening your web browser and navigating to "http://:". If you have not modified the default port, the URL should be "http://:8080".

Conclusion

Congratulations! You have now installed Tipi on FreeBSD Latest. Tipi is a simple and lightweight web server that is easy to deploy and manage. It can be used for static websites or for testing purposes.

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