Open Source Social Network (OSSN) is a free and open-source social networking software that allows you to create your own social network. In this tutorial, we will guide you on how to install OSSN on NetBSD.
Before starting with the installation process of OSSN, you need to have:
Follow the steps given below to install OSSN on NetBSD:
First, let's update the package manager so that we can fetch the latest version of OSSN package from the repository. To update the package manager, type the following command in the terminal:
# pkgin update
Before installing OSSN, we need to install some required packages. Type the following command to install Apache, MySQL, and PHP packages:
# pkgin install apache24 mysql57-server php72 php72-xml php72-zip php72-mbstring php72-curl
After installing the MySQL packages, let's create a database and a user with privileges to access the database. Type the following to access the MySQL prompt:
# mysql -u root -p
Enter the root user password when prompted. Then, create a database by typing the following command:
mysql> create database ossn;
Next, create a user and grant privileges to the newly created database:
mysql> create user 'ossnuser'@'localhost' identified by 'password';
mysql> grant all privileges on ossn.* to 'ossnuser'@'localhost';
mysql> flush privileges;
Replace ossnuser and password with your desired username and password.
Next, download and extract the OSSN package from the official website using the following command:
# cd /tmp
# fetch https://www.opensource-socialnetwork.org/download/5
# tar -xvf ossn-v5.x.x.zip
# mv ossn-v5.x.x /usr/local/www/ossn
Replace 5.x.x with the latest version available at the time.
After extracting the package, let's configure the Apache web server. Type the following command to create a new virtual host configuration:
# vi /usr/pkg/etc/httpd/ossn.conf
Add the following content to the file:
<VirtualHost *:80>
ServerAdmin admin@example.com
DocumentRoot /usr/local/www/ossn
ServerName ossn.example.com
<Directory "/usr/local/www/ossn">
AllowOverride All
Require all granted
</Directory>
ErrorLog "/var/log/httpd/ossn_error.log"
CustomLog "/var/log/httpd/ossn_access.log" combined
</VirtualHost>
Make sure to replace ServerAdmin, ServerName, and DocumentRoot with your own values.
Then, restart the Apache service to apply the changes:
# /etc/rc.d/httpd restart
Finally, let's configure OSSN to use the MySQL database that we created earlier. Type the following command to open the configuration file:
# vi /usr/local/www/ossn/setting/config.php
Update the database settings with the following values:
ossn.db.host = "localhost"
ossn.db.user = "ossnuser"
ossn.db.password = "password"
ossn.db.name = "ossn"
Replace ossnuser and password with your desired username and password.
Save and close the file.
You can now access your newly-installed OSSN by navigating to http://ossn.example.com in your web browser. The OSSN installation wizard will guide you through the setup process.
Congratulations! You have successfully installed OSSN on NetBSD.
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