Installing Hubzilla on NetBSD

This tutorial will guide you through the process of installing Hubzilla on NetBSD.

Requirements

• NetBSD operating system
• Root privileges
• Basic knowledge of Linux commands

Installation

1. Open the terminal on your NetBSD system.
2. Install the required dependencies by running the following command:

   pkgin install php7 php7-gd php7-mysqli php7-mbstring php7-dom php7-xmlwriter php7-xmlreader php7-zip php7-pecl-redis
   

3. Download the latest version of Hubzilla from https://hubzilla.org/
4. Extract the downloaded file using the command:

   tar -zxvf hubzilla-x.y.z.tgz
   

   Note: Replace x.y.z with the version number you downloaded.
5. Move the extracted folder to your webserver directory. For example, if you are using Apache, move the folder to /usr/pkg/httpd/htdocs/.
6. Rename the folder to something unique. For example, myhubzilla.
7. Change the ownership and permissions of the folder using the following command:

   chown -R www:www myhubzilla
   chmod -R 755 myhubzilla
   

   Note: Replace myhubzilla with the name you chose in step 6.
8. Create a database for Hubzilla using the following command:

   mysql -u root -p -e "CREATE DATABASE hubzilla;"
   

   Replace root with your database username and hubzilla with the name you want to give your database.
9. Create a database user and grant permissions to the database using the following command:

   mysql -u root -p -e "GRANT ALL PRIVILEGES ON hubzilla.* TO 'hubzillauser'@'localhost' IDENTIFIED BY 'password';"
   

   Replace hubzilla with your database name, hubzillauser with your database username, and password with the password you want to use.
10. Navigate to the myhubzilla folder in your web browser. For example, http://localhost/myhubzilla.
11. Follow the on-screen instructions to complete the installation process.

Conclusion

Congratulations! You have successfully installed Hubzilla on your NetBSD system. You can now start using Hubzilla to create your own decentralized social network.

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