1.1. Update your package repository and install PHP and Apache server:
$ sudo pkg_add -U php apache-httpd
1.2. Start Apache and enable it to start automatically at boot:
$ sudo rcctl enable apache24
$ sudo rcctl start apache24
2.1. Install Composer using pkg_add:
$ sudo pkg_add composer
2.2. Test that Composer is installed by running the following command:
$ composer --version
3.1. Download Selfoss directly from the official website:
$ cd /var/www/htdocs
$ sudo mkdir selfoss
$ cd selfoss
$ sudo wget https://selfoss.aditu.de/selfoss-2.18.zip
3.2. Unzip Selfoss and remove the ZIP file:
$ sudo unzip selfoss-2.18.zip
$ sudo rm -f selfoss-2.18.zip
3.3. Install Selfoss dependencies using Composer:
$ sudo composer install
4.1. Create a new Virtual Host configuration file for Selfoss. Open /etc/apache24/httpd.conf and add the following lines at the bottom of the file:
Listen 8080
<VirtualHost *:8080>
DocumentRoot "/var/www/htdocs/selfoss"
ServerName selfoss.local
ErrorLog "/var/log/httpd-selfoss-error.log"
CustomLog "/var/log/httpd-selfoss-access.log" common
<Directory "/var/www/htdocs/selfoss">
Options Indexes FollowSymLinks
AllowOverride All
</Directory>
</VirtualHost>
4.2. Restart Apache:
$ sudo rcctl restart apache24
5.1. Login to your Selfoss installation by visiting http://your-server-ip:8080 in your web browser.
5.2. The first time you access Selfoss, you will be prompted to set a username and password.
5.3. Once you have logged in, you can start adding feeds and customizing Selfoss as needed.
Congratulations! You have successfully installed Selfoss on OpenBSD.
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