How to Install Tolgee on FreeBSD Latest

Tolgee is an open-source localization platform that helps in managing strings for multilingual applications. This tutorial will guide you on how to install Tolgee on FreeBSD Latest.

Prerequisites

Before proceeding, ensure that your FreeBSD system is up-to-date by running the following command:

sudo pkg update && sudo pkg upgrade

Step 1 - Install Dependencies

Start by installing some required dependencies for Tolgee to work properly. Run the following command:

sudo pkg install curl git npm nginx node mongodb

Step 2 - Install Tolgee

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

   git clone https://github.com/tolgee/tolgee.git
   

2. Navigate to the Tolgee directory:

   cd tolgee/
   

3. Install the Node.js dependencies:

   npm install
   

4. Build the production-ready Tolgee application:

   npm run build
   

Step 3 - Configure Tolgee

1. Copy the default configuration file:

   cp server/config/default.json server/config/development.json
   

2. Edit the development.json file using your editor of choice:

   nano server/config/development.json
   

   Update the following configuration fields:

   "db": {
       "uri": "mongodb://localhost:27017/tolgee"
   },
   "server": {
       "port": 8080
   },
   "baseUrl": "http://localhost:8080",
   "env": 'dev',
   "jwtSecret": "YOUR_JWT_SECRET_KEY",
   

   Replace YOUR_JWT_SECRET_KEY with your own JWT secret key.

Step 4 - Configure Nginx

1. Create a new Nginx server block configuration file:

   sudo nano /usr/local/etc/nginx/conf.d/tolgee.conf
   

2. Add the following configuration:

   server {
           listen 80;
           server_name your_domain.com; # Change "your_domain.com" to your domain name
   
           location / {
                   proxy_pass http://localhost:8080;
                   proxy_set_header Host $host;
                   proxy_set_header X-Real-IP $remote_addr;
                   proxy_set_header X-Forwarded-For $proxy_add_x_forwarded_for;
                   proxy_set_header X-Forwarded-Proto $scheme;
           }
   }
   

3. Restart Nginx service:

   sudo service nginx restart
   

Step 5 - Start Tolgee

1. Start the Tolgee server:

   npm run start:prod
   

2. Tolgee will be running at http://localhost:8080/. You can access it by visiting this URL in your web browser.

Congratulations! You have successfully installed Tolgee on FreeBSD Latest.

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