How to install LinkAce on NetBSD

LinkAce is a self-hosted bookmark manager that allows you to organize and categorize your bookmarks or links in a simple and efficient way. In this tutorial, we will guide you through the steps of installing LinkAce on NetBSD.

Prerequisites

Before you begin, make sure you have the following prerequisites:

• A running instance of NetBSD.
• A user account with sudo privileges.

Step 1: Install Required Packages

To install LinkAce on NetBSD, we need to install some dependencies. Run the following command to update the package repository:

sudo pkgin update

Then, install the following packages:

sudo pkgin install php73-apache apache httpd php73 php73-pdo_mysql php73-intl php73-mbstring php73-curl php73-zip php73-opcache

Step 2: Download and Extract LinkAce

Download the latest version of LinkAce from the official website using the following command:

mkdir ~/linkace && cd ~/linkace
wget https://github.com/Kovah/LinkAce/releases/download/v1.10.0/linkace_1.10.0.tar.gz

Extract the downloaded archive using the following command:

tar -zxvf linkace_1.10.0.tar.gz

Step 3: Configure Apache

LinkAce requires Apache to serve the web application. You need to enable Apache and configure virtual host for LinkAce.

To enable Apache, run the following command:

sudo systemctl enable apache
sudo systemctl start apache

Create a virtual host configuration file for LinkAce:

sudo touch /etc/httpd/conf/extra/linkace.conf

Edit the virtual host file using your favorite text editor:

sudo nano /etc/httpd/conf/extra/linkace.conf

Add the following configuration to the virtual host file:

<VirtualHost *:80>
    ServerName linkace.example.com
    DocumentRoot /home/your_username/linkace/public

    <Directory /home/your_username/linkace/public>
        AllowOverride All
        Require all granted
    </Directory>

    ErrorLog /var/log/httpd/linkace_error.log
    CustomLog /var/log/httpd/linkace_access.log combined
</VirtualHost>

Replace linkace.example.com with your own domain name or IP address. Replace your_username with your actual user account name.

Once done, save and close the file.

Step 4: Configure LinkAce

LinkAce has a simple and straightforward configuration process. Copy the sample configuration file:

cp .env.example .env

Edit the configuration file using your favorite text editor:

nano .env

Update the following parameters in the configuration file:

APP_URL=http://linkace.example.com
DB_DATABASE=linkace
DB_USERNAME=your_username
DB_PASSWORD=your_password

Again, replace linkace.example.com with your own domain name, your_username with your actual user account name, and your_password with your actual user account password.

Make sure to save and close the file.

Step 5: Install and Prepare LinkAce

Run the following command to install the required dependencies and prepare the LinkAce application:

composer install
php artisan key:generate
php artisan migrate --seed
php artisan storage:link

Step 6: Start LinkAce

Once everything is set up, run the following command to start the LinkAce application:

php artisan serve

You should see the following output:

Laravel development server started:
http://127.0.0.1:8000

Open your web browser and visit your LinkAce domain name or IP address. You should see the LinkAce login page.

Conclusion

Congratulations! You have successfully installed and configured LinkAce on NetBSD. You can now start organizing and categorizing your bookmarks or links using LinkAce.

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