How to Install diaspora* on FreeBSD Latest

diaspora* is a decentralized social network, designed to maintain user privacy and data security. In this tutorial, we will guide you through the installation of diaspora* on FreeBSD Latest.

Before proceeding with the installation, make sure that your FreeBSD server is up-to-date and has the necessary dependencies installed.

Step 1 - Install Dependencies

Install the required dependencies by running the following command in the terminal:

pkg install postgresql96-libs imagemagick52 graphicsmagick

Step 2 - Install Ruby and Rails

Install Ruby and Rails by running the following command:

pkg install ruby rubygem-bundler rubygem-rails

Step 3 - Set up PostgreSQL

Set up PostgreSQL by creating a new user and database for diaspora*. Run the following commands:

# Create a new user named diaspora with a password
sudo -u postgres createuser -P diaspora

# Create a new database named diaspora
sudo -u postgres createdb -O diaspora diaspora_production

Step 4 - Download diaspora*

Download the latest release of diaspora* from the official website:

wget https://github.com/diaspora/diaspora/archive/master.zip

After the download is complete, unzip the file:

unzip master.zip

Step 5 - Configure diaspora*

Configure diaspora* by editing the diaspora.yml file:

cd diaspora-master/
cp config/database.yml.example config/database.yml
cp config/diaspora.yml.example config/diaspora.yml

In the diaspora.yml file, update the values of url and certificate_authorities with the domain name of your server and the path of the SSL certificate.

url: "https://yourdomain.com"

certificate_authorities:
  - "/path/to/ssl/certificate.pem"

Step 6 - Install Dependencies

Install the dependencies required by diaspora* by running the following command:

bundle install --deployment --without test development

Step 7 - Migrate the Database

Run the following command to migrate the diaspora* database:

bin/rake db:migrate RAILS_ENV=production

Step 8 - Precompile Assets

Precompile the assets by running the following command:

bin/rake assets:precompile RAILS_ENV=production

Step 9 - Start diaspora*

Finally, start diaspora* by running the following command:

bin/rails server -e production

Conclusion

In this tutorial, we have successfully installed diaspora* on FreeBSD Latest by installing the necessary dependencies, configuring PostgreSQL and diaspora*, and starting the diaspora* server.

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