ioBroker is a popular home automation platform that allows users to control various aspects of their smart home devices from a single interface. In this tutorial, we will walk you through the steps necessary to install ioBroker on FreeBSD latest.
Before beginning, we need to make sure that our system is updated and has the necessary packages installed. To do so, run the following commands:
sudo pkg update
sudo pkg upgrade
sudo pkg install node14 npm
This will ensure that your system is up to date and has the latest version of Node.js and npm installed.
Now that we have the required packages installed, we can proceed with installing ioBroker. To do so, run the following command:
sudo npm install -g iobroker --unsafe-perm
This command will install ioBroker and all its dependencies.
After the installation is complete, we need to configure ioBroker to run. To do so, run the following command:
iobroker configure
This will launch the ioBroker configuration wizard. Follow the on-screen instructions to complete the configuration.
Once the configuration is complete, we can start ioBroker by running the following command:
iobroker start
This will start the ioBroker service, and you can then access the web interface by navigating to http://localhost:8081/ in your web browser.
In this tutorial, we have walked you through the steps needed to install ioBroker on FreeBSD latest. You can now use this powerful home automation platform to control all your smart home devices from a single interface.
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