How to Install Attendize on NetBSD

Attendize is an open-source ticket selling and event management platform. This tutorial will guide you on how to install Attendize on NetBSD.

Prerequisites:

Before starting the installation process, make sure that the following prerequisites are met:

• NetBSD is installed on your computer
• A web server is installed and configured
• PHP and MySQL are installed and configured

Step 1: Download Attendize

1. Open the Terminal on your NetBSD machine.

2. Change to the directory where you want to download Attendize.

3. Run the following command to download Attendize.

   wget https://github.com/attendize/attendize/releases/download/v2.2.5-stable/Attendize-v2.2.5-stable.zip
   

4. Unzip the zip file using the following command:

   unzip Attendize-v2.2.5-stable.zip
   

5. Change the ownership of the Attendize directory by running the following command:

   sudo chown -R www:www Attendize
   

Step 2: Configure the Web Server

1. Open the Apache configuration file using the following command:

   sudo nano /usr/pkg/etc/httpd/httpd.conf
   

2. Add the following lines to the file:

   Listen 80
   ServerName yourdomain.com
   DocumentRoot "/path/to/attendize"
   <Directory "/path/to/attendize">
      Options Indexes FollowSymLinks
      AllowOverride All
      Require all granted
   </Directory>
   

   Replace yourdomain.com with your website's domain name and /path/to/attendize with the absolute path to where you installed Attendize.

3. Save and close the file by pressing CTRL+X, then Y, and then ENTER.

4. Restart the Apache web server using the following command:

   sudo /usr/pkg/sbin/apachectl -k restart
   

Step 3: Configure Attendize

1. Change to the Attendize directory:

   cd /path/to/attendize
   

2. Copy the .env.example file to .env using the following command:

   cp .env.example .env
   

3. Open the .env file using a text editor:

   nano .env
   

4. Update the following settings in the .env file:

   APP_URL=http://yourdomain.com
   DB_DATABASE=attendize
   DB_USERNAME=root
   DB_PASSWORD=password
   

   Replace yourdomain.com with your website's domain name and set your preferred database name, username, and password.

5. Generate a new application key using the following command:

   php artisan key:generate
   

6. Migrate the database using the following command:

   php artisan migrate
   

7. Seed the database with initial data using the following command:

   php artisan db:seed
   

8. Create a virtual host by running the following command:

   php artisan make:virtualhost
   

9. Update the Apache configuration file with the virtual host details:

   sudo nano /usr/pkg/etc/httpd/httpd.conf
   

10. Add the following lines to the file:

<VirtualHost *:80>
     DocumentRoot "/path/to/attendize"
     ServerName yourdomain.com
     <Directory "/path/to/attendize">
         Options FollowSymLinks
         AllowOverride All
         Require all granted
         RewriteEngine On
         RewriteBase /
         RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} !-f
         RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} !-d
         RewriteRule ^(.*)$ index.php?/$1 [L]
     </Directory>
</VirtualHost>

Replace yourdomain.com with your website's domain name and /path/to/attendize with the absolute path to where you installed Attendize.

11. Save and close the file by pressing CTRL+X, then Y, and then ENTER.

12. Restart the Apache web server using the following command:

sudo /usr/pkg/sbin/apachectl -k restart

Step 4: Access Attendize

1. Open a web browser on any computer that is connected to the same network as the NetBSD server.

2. Navigate to http://yourdomain.com (replace yourdomain.com with your website's domain name).

3. You should now see the Attendize login screen. Use the default username and password to log in:

   Email: admin@attendize.com
   Password: password
   

4. You can now create events and manage ticket sales using Attendize!

Congratulations! You have successfully installed Attendize on NetBSD!

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