How to Install BookStack on NetBSD

BookStack is an open-source platform that allows you to create and manage your documentation, knowledge base or creative writing. In this tutorial, we will explain how to install BookStack on NetBSD.

Prerequisites

• Root access to your server
• NetBSD installed on your server
• Latest version of PHP installed
• MariaDB/MySQL installed and running
• Apache or Nginx installed and running

Step 1: Install Required Dependencies

Before installing BookStack, you need to ensure that you have necessary dependencies installed on your system. You can install them using the following command:

pkgin update
pkgin install php72-gd php72-mbstring php72-zip php72-mysqli php72-curl php72-json php72-fileinfo php72-xml

Step 2: Download and Install BookStack

To download and install BookStack on NetBSD, you need to follow the below steps:

1. Download the latest version of BookStack from the official website:

# cd /opt/
# wget https://github.com/BookStackApp/BookStack/archive/v0.29.3.tar.gz

2. Extract the downloaded file:

# tar -xvf v0.29.3.tar.gz

3. Rename the extracted folder with bookstack:

# mv BookStack-0.29.3/ bookstack

4. Move the bookstack folder to the document root directory:

# mv bookstack /var/www/html/

5. Provide appropriate ownership and permission to the folder:

# cd /var/www/html/
# chown -R www:www bookstack

Step 3: Configure MariaDB/MySQL Database

BookStack requires a database to store data, hence you need to set up MariaDB/MySQL database for BookStack. You can configure it using the following steps:

1. Login to the MariaDB/MySQL shell:

# mysql -u root -p

2. Create a new database and user for BookStack:

MariaDB[(none)]> CREATE DATABASE `bookstackdb` /* Create the database */;
MariaDB[(none)]> CREATE USER 'bookstackuser'@'localhost' IDENTIFIED BY 'password'; /* Create the user */
MariaDB[(none)]> GRANT ALL ON `bookstackdb`.* TO 'bookstackuser'@'localhost'; /* Give user privileges */

Note that bookstackdb, bookstackuser, and password can be replaced with any desired names.

3. Exit from the MariaDB/MySQL shell:

MariaDB[(none)]> exit;

Step 4: Configure BookStack

You need to set up BookStack configuration by creating a .env file with following content:

# cd /var/www/html/bookstack 
# cp .env.example .env
# nano .env

In the .env file, you need to update the values of the following variables:

APP_URL=http://yourdomain.com 
DATABASE_URL=mysql://bookstackuser:password@localhost:3306/bookstackdb 

Replace the yourdomain.com, bookstackuser, password, and bookstackdb with your actual values.

Step 5: Install BookStack

Finally, you can install BookStack by running the following command:

# cd /var/www/html/bookstack 
# composer install --no-dev --prefer-source

This process may take some time to complete.

Step 6: Verify Installation

Once the installation process is completed, you can access BookStack by visiting http://youripaddress/bookstack or http://yourdomain.com/bookstack from your web browser.

That's it! You have successfully installed BookStack on NetBSD.

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