This tutorial will guide you through the process of installing Mediagoblin, a free and open-source media publishing platform, on a NetBSD system.
Before you begin, you will need:
Mediagoblin requires the following dependencies to be installed on your NetBSD system:
To install these dependencies, open the Terminal and type:
pkgin update
pkgin install python postgresql95-server git-base
During the installation process, you will be prompted to create a PostgreSQL superuser account. Remember the username and password you choose, as you will need it later.
Next, you will need to clone the Mediagoblin repository from GitHub. To do this, type the following command in your Terminal:
git clone git://gitorious.org/mediagoblin/mediagoblin.git
This will create a local copy of the Mediagoblin repository on your NetBSD system.
To install Mediagoblin, navigate to the root directory of the cloned repository using the cd command:
cd mediagoblin
Next, run the following command to install Mediagoblin and its dependencies:
python setup.py develop
This command will install Mediagoblin in development mode, meaning any changes you make to the code will be reflected immediately. If you want to install Mediagoblin in production mode, replace develop with install.
Mediagoblin requires a working instance of the PostgreSQL database server. To configure it, first create a new database and user by running the following commands:
su - postgres
createdb -E UTF8 mediagoblin
createuser -d -R -S mediagoblin
Enter the PostgreSQL superuser credentials you created earlier when prompted.
Next, you will need to modify the mediagoblin_local.ini file to reflect the PostgreSQL settings. Open this file using your preferred text editor and modify the following lines:
sql_engine = postgresql
sql_host = localhost
sql_user = mediagoblin
sql_pass = your_password_here
sql_db = mediagoblin
Replace your_password_here with the PostgreSQL user password you created earlier.
To start Mediagoblin, run the following command from the root directory of the cloned repository:
./bin/gmg dbupdate
./bin/gmg serve
The first command updates the database schema to the latest version, while the second command starts the Mediagoblin web server. You should now be able to access Mediagoblin in your web browser by navigating to http://localhost:6543.
Congratulations! You have successfully installed Mediagoblin on NetBSD.
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