How to Install wger on NetBSD

wger is a free, open-source, web-based application for managing your personal fitness, health, and diet. It offers features such as tracking your daily workouts, creating your custom exercises, setting your nutrition goals, and much more. In this tutorial, we will learn how to install wger on NetBSD.

Prerequisites

Before we begin, make sure that you have:

• A NetBSD server with sudo privileges
• Git installed on your server
• Python 3.5 or later

Step 1: Install Required Packages

To install wger on NetBSD, we need to install some packages first. You can do this by running the following command:

sudo pkgin install py38-virtualenv apache24 mod_wsgi

Step 2: Clone the wger Repository

Next, we need to clone the wger repository. We will clone the repository to the /opt directory. You can use a different directory if you like.

sudo git clone https://github.com/wger-project/wger.git /opt/wger

Step 3: Create a Virtual Environment

We will now create a virtual environment for wger using virtualenv. This will allow us to isolate wger's dependencies from other packages installed on the system.

sudo virtualenv /opt/wger/venv

Step 4: Activate the Virtual Environment

Activate the virtual environment with the following command:

source /opt/wger/venv/bin/activate

Step 5: Install wger Dependencies

Install wger dependencies by running the following command:

sudo pip install -r /opt/wger/requirements.txt

Step 6: Configure the Database

wger uses a PostgreSQL database. If PostgreSQL is not installed, install it using the command:

sudo pkgin install postgresql12-server postgresql12-client

Now create a new PostgreSQL user and database for wger.

sudo -u postgres createuser -D -A -P wger

sudo -u postgres createdb -O wger wger

Step 7: Configure wger

Copy the example configuration file to its final location, and then edit it.

sudo cp /opt/wger/wger/settings/local-dist.py /opt/wger/wger/settings/local.py

Edit local.py and replace yoursecretkey with a random string.

SECRET_KEY = 'yoursecretkey'

Next, set the database connection settings.

DATABASES = {
    'default': {
        'ENGINE': 'django.db.backends.postgresql',
        'NAME': 'wger',
        'USER': 'wger',
        'PASSWORD': 'yourpassword',
        'HOST': 'localhost',
        'PORT': '',
    }
}

Replace yourpassword with a strong password.

ALLOWED_HOSTS = ['localhost', 'your.domain.com']

Replace your.domain.com with your domain name.

Step 8: Initialize the Database

Now run the following commands to initialize the database.

python manage.py makemigrations

python manage.py migrate

python manage.py createsuperuser

Step 9: Configure Apache

We will now configure Apache to serve wger.

Create a new file called wger.conf in the directory /usr/pkg/etc/httpd/modules.d with the following contents:

Listen 80
<VirtualHost *:80>
    DocumentRoot /opt/wger/wger
    ServerName your.domain.com

    <Directory /opt/wger/wger>
        Require all granted
        Options FollowSymLinks
        AllowOverride None
        Order allow,deny
        allow from all
    </Directory>

    WSGIScriptAlias / /opt/wger/wger/wsgi.py
    WSGIDaemonProcess wger python-path=/opt/wger:/opt/wger/venv/lib/python3.8/site-packages
    WSGIProcessGroup wger

    ErrorLog /var/log/httpd/error_log
    CustomLog /var/log/httpd/access_log combined
</VirtualHost>

Replace your.domain.com with your domain name.

Step 10: Restart Apache

Finally, restart Apache by running the following command:

sudo /usr/pkg/sbin/apachectl restart

Conclusion

Congratulations! You have successfully installed wger on NetBSD. You can now access wger at your domain name in a web browser.

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