How to Install Blog from https://github.com/m1k1o/blog on NetBSD

Blog is a simple and lightweight blogging platform developed by m1k1o, which allows users to easily create and maintain a blog. In this tutorial, we will guide you through the process of installing Blog on NetBSD.

Prerequisites

Before you begin, make sure that you have the following:

• A server running NetBSD, with root access.
• Git installed on your server.

Step 1 - Clone the Blog Repository

The first step is to clone the Blog repository from GitHub.

1. Open a terminal window on your NetBSD server.
2. Navigate to the directory where you want to install Blog.
3. Type the following command to clone the repository:

git clone https://github.com/m1k1o/blog.git

This will create a new directory called blog, which contains all of the necessary files for Blog.

Step 2 - Install Dependencies

Blog requires a few dependencies to be installed in order to function properly. These dependencies include Python 3, pip, and the Flask module.

1. Install Python 3 and pip by running the following command:

pkgin install python37 py37-pip

2. Install Flask by running the following command:

pip install flask

Step 3 - Configure Blog

Now that the dependencies are installed, you need to configure Blog.

1. Navigate to the blog directory.

cd blog

2. Rename settings.py.example to settings.py.

mv settings.py.example settings.py

3. Use your preferred text editor to edit the settings.py file.

nano settings.py

4. Modify the SECRET_KEY variable to a unique string.

SECRET_KEY = "your_unique_string_here"

5. Set the SQLALCHEMY_DATABASE_URI variable to the path of your SQLite database.

SQLALCHEMY_DATABASE_URI = 'sqlite:////path/to/blog.db'

Step 4 - Create the Database

After configuring Blog, you need to create the SQLite database.

1. Run the following command to create the database.

flask initdb

2. Verify that the blog.db file has been created in the directory specified in the SQLALCHEMY_DATABASE_URI variable.

Step 5 - Run Blog

Everything is now set up to run Blog.

1. Run the following command to start the server.

./run.sh

2. Open a web browser and navigate to http://YOUR-SERVER-IP:8000 to view your Blog.

Congratulations, you have now successfully installed and configured Blog on NetBSD!

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