How to Install Friendica on NetBSD

Friendica is a social networking platform that allows users to easily connect with multiple social networks. The following tutorial provides instructions on how to install Friendica on NetBSD.

Prerequisites

Before you begin, you need to meet the following requirements:

• A NetBSD server with root access.
• A LAMP stack with PHP 7.3 or higher.
• A domain name pointing to your server's IP address.

Step 1: Download Friendica

The first step involves downloading Friendica:

# cd /var/www
# git clone https://github.com/friendica/friendica.git friendica
# cd friendica

Step 2: Create a Database

Next, create a new MariaDB database and user for Friendica:

# mysql -u root -p
mysql> CREATE DATABASE friendica;
mysql> CREATE USER 'friendica_user'@'localhost' IDENTIFIED BY '<password>';
mysql> GRANT ALL PRIVILEGES ON friendica.* TO 'friendica_user'@'localhost' IDENTIFIED BY '<password>';
mysql> FLUSH PRIVILEGES;
mysql> EXIT;

Step 3: Configure Apache

Create an Apache configuration file for Friendica:

# nano /usr/pkg/etc/httpd/modules.d/10-friendica.conf

Copy and paste the following configuration:

Alias /friendica /var/www/friendica

<Directory "/var/www/friendica">
    AllowOverride All
    Require all granted
</Directory>

Save and exit the file.

Step 4: Configure Friendica

Copy the htconfig.php.sample file to htconfig.php and edit it:

# cd /var/www/friendica
# cp htconfig.php.sample htconfig.php
# nano htconfig.php

Edit the following lines with your database information:

// The MySQL database information
$db_host = 'localhost';
$db_user = 'friendica_user';
$db_pass = '<password>';
$db_data = 'friendica';

Change the base URL to your domain name:

// Your Friendica installation's base URL
$base_url = 'http://example.com/friendica';

Save and exit the file.

Step 5: Set Permissions

Finally, set the necessary permissions for the Friendica directory:

# chown -R www:www /var/www/friendica
# chmod -R 755 /var/www/friendica

Step 6: Restart Apache

Restart Apache for the changes to take effect:

# /usr/pkg/sbin/apachectl restart

Conclusion

You have successfully installed Friendica on NetBSD. You can now open your web browser and navigate to your Friendica installation at http://example.com/friendica.

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