How to install Homepage by tomershvueli on NetBSD

Homepage by tomershvueli is a web-based personal dashboard that provides quick access to frequently-visited websites and customizable widgets. It can be easily installed on NetBSD following the steps below.

Prerequisites

Before installing Homepage by tomershvueli, make sure your NetBSD system meets the following prerequisites:

• Apache or Nginx web server
• PHP 7.2 or later with extensions: mbstring, pdo_mysql
• Composer

Step 1: Download Homepage by tomershvueli

Clone the Homepage by tomershvueli repository from GitHub by running the following command in the terminal:

git clone https://github.com/tomershvueli/homepage.git

This will create a new directory called homepage in your current working directory.

Step 2: Install dependencies

Navigate to the homepage directory and install the project dependencies using the following command:

composer install

This will download and install all the required PHP packages.

Step 3: Configure the database

Create a new MySQL database for Homepage by tomershvueli and update the database configuration in the .env file located in the project's root directory.

DB_CONNECTION=mysql
DB_HOST=127.0.0.1
DB_PORT=3306
DB_DATABASE=homestead
DB_USERNAME=homestead
DB_PASSWORD=secret

Replace the values with your own database details.

Step 4: Generate application key

Run the following command to generate a new application key:

php artisan key:generate

This will update the APP_KEY value in the .env file with a new key.

Step 5: Set permissions

Set the appropriate permissions for the storage and bootstrap/cache directories by running the following commands:

chmod -R 777 storage
chmod -R 777 bootstrap/cache

Step 6: Configure the web server

Apache

If you are using Apache as your web server, create a new virtual host configuration file in the /usr/pkg/etc/httpd/conf/vhosts/ directory with the following content:

<VirtualHost *:80>
    ServerName example.com
    DocumentRoot /path/to/homepage/public

    <Directory /path/to/homepage/public>
        Options Indexes FollowSymLinks
        AllowOverride All
        Require all granted
    </Directory>
</VirtualHost>

Replace example.com with your own domain name and /path/to/homepage with the absolute path to the homepage directory.

Nginx

If you are using Nginx as your web server, create a new server block configuration file in the /usr/pkg/etc/nginx/sites-available/ directory with the following content:

server {
    listen 80;
    server_name example.com;
    root /path/to/homepage/public;
    index index.php;

    location / {
        try_files $uri $uri/ /index.php?$query_string;
    }

    location ~ \.php$ {
        fastcgi_split_path_info ^(.+\.php)(/.+)$;
        fastcgi_pass unix:/var/run/php-fpm.sock;
        fastcgi_index index.php;
        include fastcgi_params;
    }
}

Replace example.com with your own domain name and /path/to/homepage with the absolute path to the homepage directory.

Step 7: Start the web server and access the dashboard

Start the web server and access the Homepage by tomershvueli dashboard by visiting your domain in a web browser. You should see the homepage dashboard with customizable widgets and frequently-visited websites.

Congratulations! You have successfully installed Homepage by tomershvueli on NetBSD.

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