How to Install LibreTime on NetBSD

LibreTime is a free and open-source radio automation software that enables users to schedule and broadcast pre-recorded audio content. Installing LibreTime on NetBSD is a fairly straightforward process that can be accomplished using the following steps:

Prerequisites

Before installing LibreTime, you must have the following prerequisites:

• NetBSD operating system installed
• Internet connection
• Sufficient privileges to install packages and execute commands

Installation Process

1. Open the terminal in NetBSD.
2. Update package repositories using the following command:

pkgin update

3. Install required packages by running the following command:

pkgin install apache mysql-server php74 php74-mysqli php74-mbstring php74-xml php74-curl php74-gd sox ffmpeg lame mktorrent pv

4. Start the MySQL server by running the following command:

service mysqld start

5. Open the MySQL client and create a new database using the following commands:

mysql -u root -p
CREATE DATABASE db-name;
GRANT ALL PRIVILEGES ON db-name.* TO 'username'@'localhost' IDENTIFIED BY 'password';
FLUSH PRIVILEGES;

Note: Replace "db-name", "username", and "password" with your desired values.

6. Download the latest version of LibreTime from https://libretime.org/download/ and extract it.

wget https://github.com/LibreTime/libretime/archive/v3.1.0.tar.gz
tar -zxvf v3.1.0.tar.gz

7. Move the extracted directory to the Apache document root directory. By default, it is located at "/usr/pkg/share/httpd/htdocs/".

mv libretime-3.1.0 /usr/pkg/share/httpd/htdocs/libretime

8. Grant read and write access to the Apache user to the LibreTime directory using the following command:

chown -R www:www /usr/pkg/share/httpd/htdocs/libretime

9. Edit the Apache configuration file located in "/usr/pkg/etc/httpd/httpd.conf" by adding the following lines at the end:

<VirtualHost *:80>
ServerName localhost
DocumentRoot /usr/pkg/share/httpd/htdocs/libretime
<Directory /usr/pkg/share/httpd/htdocs/libretime>
Options -Indexes +FollowSymLinks
AllowOverride All
Require all granted
</Directory>
</VirtualHost>

10. Restart the Apache server using the following command:

service httpd restart

11. Open LibreTime in your web browser by typing "http://localhost" or "http://localhost/libretime" depending on your Apache configuration.

12. Follow the on-screen instructions to complete the installation process, including setting up the database and creating a user account.

Congratulations! You have successfully installed LibreTime on NetBSD. Start scheduling and broadcasting pre-recorded audio content using this powerful open-source radio automation software.

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