Homepage by benphelps is a simple and customizable homepage that can be used to create a personalized start screen for any web browser. In this tutorial, we will guide you through the steps required to install and run Homepage by benphelps on NetBSD.
Before we begin, please make sure that you have the following:
To get started, we need to clone the Homepage by benphelps repository.
git clone https://github.com/benphelps/homepage.git
This will create a local copy of the repository on your system.
Homepage by benphelps is a client-side web application and can be hosted on any web server. Here, we are using Nginx as an example server.
Start by creating a new Nginx configuration file:
sudo nano /etc/nginx/conf.d/homepage.conf
Add the following configuration:
server {
listen 80;
server_name localhost;
root /path/to/homepage/directory;
# Enable caching for better performance
add_header Cache-Control "public, max-age=86400, immutable";
# Enable gzip compression
gzip on;
gzip_types text/plain text/css application/json application/javascript text/xml application/xml application/xml+rss text/javascript;
# Serve index.html by default
index index.html;
# Serve other files as specified
location / {
try_files $uri $uri/ =404;
}
# Serve assets
location /assets {
try_files $uri $uri/ =404;
}
}
Make sure to change /path/to/homepage/directory to the path where you cloned the Homepage by benphelps repository.
Save and close the file.
Restart Nginx to apply the changes:
sudo systemctl restart nginx
Now, you can access your Homepage by visiting the IP address or domain of your NetBSD system in a web browser.
In this tutorial, you have learned how to install and run Homepage by benphelps on NetBSD. You can now customize your new homepage to your liking by modifying the index.html file located in the cloned repository.
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