How to Install Movim on NetBSD

Movim is a decentralized social networking platform built on top of XMPP (Extensible Messaging and Presence Protocol). In this tutorial we will go through the process of installing Movim on NetBSD.

Prerequisites

Before we start with the installation, make sure you have the following components available:

• A server running NetBSD
• A user with root permissions

Step 1: Update the system

The first step is to update the system by running the following command:

sudo pkgin update && sudo pkgin full-upgrade

This will update all the packages available on the NetBSD system.

Step 2: Install the required packages

The next step is to install the required packages for Movim:

sudo pkgin install php php-bz2 php-mbstring php-json php-curl php-pcntl php-opcache php-pdo_mysql php-openssl php-xmlrpc php-gmp php-zip php-gd php-pdo_sqlite php-sqlite3 sqlite3 nginx

This will install PHP, Nginx, and other required packages.

Step 3: Configure Nginx

Now we need to configure Nginx by editing the default configuration file:

sudo nano /usr/pkg/etc/nginx/nginx.conf

In the server block, insert the following configuration:

server {
        listen       80;
        server_name  movim.exmaple.com;

        root   /var/www/html;

        index  index.php;

        location / {
            try_files $uri $uri/ /index.php?$args;
        }

        location ~ \.php$ {
            fastcgi_pass unix:/var/run/php-fpm.sock;
            fastcgi_index index.php;
            fastcgi_param SCRIPT_FILENAME $document_root$fastcgi_script_name;
            include fastcgi_params;
        }
}

Make sure to replace movim.exmaple.com with your own domain name.

Step 4: Install and configure PHP-FPM

Now we need to install PHP-FPM and configure it by editing /usr/pkg/etc/php-fpm.ini:

sudo nano /usr/pkg/etc/php-fpm.ini

Uncomment the following line:

listen = /var/run/php-fpm.sock

Next, we need to configure PHP by editing the /usr/pkg/etc/php.ini file:

sudo nano /usr/pkg/etc/php.ini

Set the following values:

date.timezone = "Asia/Kolkata"
memory_limit = 256M
upload_max_filesize = 40M
post_max_size = 40M

Step 5: Install and configure SQLite

Now we need to install SQLite and configure it by editing the /usr/pkg/etc/sqlite3/sqlite3.conf file:

sudo nano /usr/pkg/etc/sqlite3/sqlite3.conf

Uncomment the following line:

module_path = /usr/pkg/libexec/sqlite3/

Step 6: Download and install Movim

Now we can download and install Movim:

sudo mkdir /var/www/html
sudo chown www:www /var/www/html
cd /var/www/html
sudo git clone https://github.com/movim/movim.git
sudo chown -R www:www /var/www/html/movim

Step 7: Configure Movim

Now we need to create a configuration file for Movim:

cd /var/www/html/movim
cp config/config-example.php config/config.php

Edit config/config.php and set the following values:

define('XMPP_DOMAIN', 'movim.example.com');
define('XMPP_BOSH_URL', 'http://movim.example.com:5280/http-bind');
define('XMPP_BIND_HOST', '0.0.0.0');
define('DB_TYPE', 'sqlite');
define('DB_DSN', 'sqlite:/var/www/html/movim/data/movim.sqlite3');
define('DEFAULT_LANGUAGE', 'en');

Step 8: Start services and test Movim

We are ready to start the services and test Movim:

sudo service php-fpm start
sudo service nginx start

You can now access Movim from your web browser at http://movim.example.com. You should see the login screen.

Conclusion

In this tutorial, we have gone through the process of installing Movim on NetBSD. You can now use Movim to create your own decentralized social network!

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