Fider is a free and open-source feedback platform that helps businesses and organizations to collect customer feedback and insights. In this tutorial, we will learn how to install Fider on NetBSD.
Before we start with the installation process, make sure you have the following:
The first step is to update the system packages to their latest versions. Run the following command to do that:
pkgin update
Next, we need to install the dependencies required by Fider. Run the following command to install them:
pkgin install nodejs mysql-client git
After installing the dependencies, clone the Fider repository using the Git command below:
git clone https://github.com/getfider/fider.git
Change the directory to the cloned repository:
cd fider
Run the following command to install Fider dependencies:
npm install
Fider requires a database. We will be using MySQL as our database system.
Login to MySQL server using the following command:
mysql -u root -p
Create a new database for Fider:
CREATE DATABASE fiderdb;
Create a new user and grant privileges to the user:
GRANT ALL ON fiderdb.* TO 'fideruser'@'localhost' IDENTIFIED BY 'fiderpassword';
Save the changes and exit the database command interface:
FLUSH PRIVILEGES;
EXIT;
Rename the .env.example to .env:
mv .env.example .env
Open the .env file:
nano .env
Edit the following lines:
DB_TYPE=mysql
DB_HOST=localhost
DB_PORT=3306
DB_USER=fideruser
DB_PASS=fiderpassword
DB_NAME=fiderdb
Save the changes and exit the text editor.
Run the following command to start Fider:
npm start
You can now access Fider in your web browser by visiting http://localhost:3000.
In this tutorial, we have learned how to install Fider on NetBSD. We have also set up the database, configuration files and started the server.
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