Sure, here's a tutorial on how to install Flarum on NetBSD:

How to Install Flarum on NetBSD

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

• A running instance of NetBSD
• Access to a command-line interface

Step 1: Install Required Dependencies

Flarum requires PHP version 7.2 or newer and a few other dependencies. To install them, run the following command:

pkgin install php72 php72-mbstring php72-pdo_pgsql php72-zip php72-xml php72-curl php72-zlib php72-openssl

This command installs PHP 7.2, the Multibyte String extension, the PostgreSQL database driver, the ZIP compression driver, the XML parser, the CURL library, the Zlib compression library, and the OpenSSL library.

Step 2: Configure PostgreSQL

Flarum requires a PostgreSQL database to store its data. You can install PostgreSQL using the following command:

pkgin install postgresql96-server postgresql96-client

Once installed, run the following command to initialize the PostgreSQL database and start the server:

/usr/pkg/bin/pg_ctl initdb -D /var/postgresql/data
/usr/pkg/bin/pg_ctl start -D /var/postgresql/data

Then, create a user and a database for Flarum using the following commands:

su - postgres
createuser flarum
createdb flarum -O flarum
exit

Step 3: Download and Install Flarum

You can download the latest version of Flarum from the official website. Once downloaded, extract the contents of the folder to /var/www/flarum.

mkdir /var/www/flarum
cd /var/www/flarum
unzip /path/to/flarum.zip

Then, change the ownership of the files to the web server user (www by default) using the following command:

chown -R www:www /var/www/flarum

Step 4: Configure Flarum

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

cd /var/www/flarum
cp .env.example .env

Then, edit the .env file and set the following values:

APP_ENV=production
APP_KEY=yourappkey
DB_CONNECTION=pgsql
DB_HOST=127.0.0.1
DB_PORT=5432
DB_DATABASE=flarum
DB_USERNAME=flarum
DB_PASSWORD=password

Note that you need to replace yourappkey and password with your own values.

Step 5: Set Up the Web Server

Flarum requires a web server to serve its content. You can use any web server that supports PHP, such as Apache2 or Nginx. Here we will use the built-in httpd server that comes with NetBSD.

To enable PHP in httpd, edit the /usr/pkg/etc/httpd/httpd.conf file and uncomment the following lines:

LoadModule php7_module lib/httpd/mod_php72.so

<IfModule mod_php7.c>
    AddType application/x-httpd-php .php
    AddType application/x-httpd-php-source .phps
    DirectoryIndex index.php
</IfModule>

Then, add the following lines to the end of the file to set up virtual hosts for Flarum:

<VirtualHost *:80>
    ServerName yourdomain.com
    DocumentRoot "/var/www/flarum/public"
    <Directory "/var/www/flarum/public">
        AllowOverride All
        Require all granted
    </Directory>
</VirtualHost>

Note that you need to replace yourdomain.com with your own domain name.

Finally, start the httpd server using the following command:

/usr/pkg/sbin/apachectl start

Step 6: Access Flarum

You can now access Flarum by visiting http://yourdomain.com in your web browser. Follow the installation wizard to set up the forum.

Congratulations, you have successfully installed Flarum on NetBSD!

If you want to self-host in an easy, hands free way, need an external IP address, or simply want your data in your own hands, give IPv6.rs a try!

Alternatively, for the best virtual desktop, try Shells!