How to Install Known on NetBSD

Known is a social publishing platform that allows individuals or groups to create and maintain their own websites, communicate with their audience, and share their ideas. Here, you will learn how to install Known on a NetBSD operating system.

Requirements

• A NetBSD operating system
• A web server (such as Apache, Nginx, or Lighttpd)
• PHP 7.4 or later

Installation Steps

1. Open the terminal on your NetBSD system.
2. Install PHP and the necessary PHP extensions by entering the following command in the terminal:

pkgin install php74 php74-curl php74-json php74-mbstring php74-mysql php74-xml php74-zip

3. Install Composer, a dependency manager for PHP, by running the following command:

cd ~ && curl -sS https://getcomposer.org/installer | php

4. Move the Composer executable to a directory in your system's PATH. The following command assumes that you want to move the executable to /usr/local/bin:

mv composer.phar /usr/local/bin/composer

5. Download the Known software using Composer by running the following command:

cd /var/www && composer create-project withknown/known known

6. Change the ownership of the /var/www/known directory to the web server user. This command assumes that the web server runs as the www user:

chown -R www /var/www/known

7. Configure the web server to serve the files in the /var/www/known directory. This process varies depending on the web server software you are using. Here is an example configuration for Apache:

<VirtualHost *:80>
    ServerName mydomain.com
    DocumentRoot /var/www/known

    <Directory /var/www/known>
        AllowOverride All
        Options FollowSymlinks
        Require all granted
    </Directory>

    ErrorLog "/var/log/httpd/known-error.log"
    CustomLog "/var/log/httpd/known-access.log" combined
</VirtualHost>

8. Restart your web server for the changes to take effect. In the case of Apache:

apachectl restart

9. You should now be able to access the Known installation by entering the domain name or IP address of your server in a web browser. You will be prompted to go through the installation process, where you will be asked to create a username and password for the admin account, as well as enter your database settings.

Congratulations! You have successfully installed Known on your NetBSD system.

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