rConfig is a free and open-source network configuration management tool that allows network administrators to manage their network devices (routers, switches, firewalls, etc.) from a central location. In this tutorial, we will guide you on how to install rConfig on FreeBSD Latest using the command-line interface.
Before we proceed with the installation of rConfig, please make sure you have met the following requirements:
rConfig is a web-based application and requires a LAMP stack to be installed. You can install LAMP stack on FreeBSD Latest by executing the following command:
sudo pkg install apache24 mysql57-server php74 php74-mysqli php74-pdo_mysql
This command will install Apache server, MySQL server, and PHP along with the required MySQL extensions.
After installing the MySQL server, we need to configure it. To start the MySQL server and enable it to start on boot, execute the following command:
sudo echo ' mysql_enable="YES"' >> /etc/rc.conf
sudo service mysql-server start
You can then log in to MySQL using the following command:
sudo mysql -u root -p
Enter your MySQL root password when prompted.
Next, we need to create a new database and a user for rConfig. To do so, execute the following commands:
CREATE DATABASE rconfig;
CREATE USER 'rconfiguser'@'localhost' IDENTIFIED BY 'password';
GRANT ALL PRIVILEGES ON rconfig.* TO 'rconfiguser'@'localhost';
FLUSH PRIVILEGES;
exit;
Replace "password" with your desired password.
Now, we will download and install rConfig. To download rConfig, we will use the "git" tool.
sudo pkg install git
cd /usr/local/www
sudo git clone https://github.com/rconfig/rconfig.git
After downloading rConfig, we need to change the ownership of the rConfig directory to the Apache user ("www"):
sudo chown -R www:www /usr/local/www/rconfig
Next, we need to configure the Apache server to host rConfig. To do so, we need to edit the Apache configuration file using the following command:
sudo vi /usr/local/etc/apache24/httpd.conf
Locate the following lines and modify them as follows:
DocumentRoot "/usr/local/www/apache24/data"
<Directory "/usr/local/www/apache24/data">
Change it to:
DocumentRoot "/usr/local/www/rconfig"
<Directory "/usr/local/www/rconfig">
Save and exit the file.
Next, we need to enable the Apache rewrite module and restart the Apache server by executing the following commands:
sudo service apache24 start
sudo echo ' apache24_enable="YES"' >> /etc/rc.conf
sudo vi /usr/local/etc/apache24/httpd.conf
Locate the following line and remove the "#" sign:
#LoadModule rewrite_module libexec/apache24/mod_rewrite.so
Change it to:
LoadModule rewrite_module libexec/apache24/mod_rewrite.so
Save and exit the file.
Finally, we can access the rConfig web interface by navigating to http://your_server_ip/rconfig in a web browser. Replace "your_server_ip" with your server's IP address.
You will be prompted to enter the database details, which we created previously.
Once you have entered the details, click the "Install and Continue" button to proceed.
You will then be taken to the rConfig login page. Enter the default username ("admin") and password ("admin") to log in.
Congratulations, you have successfully installed rConfig on FreeBSD Latest!
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