How to install DomainMOD on FreeBSD Latest

DomainMOD is an open-source domain management tool that makes it easy to track, organize and manage your domain names. In this tutorial, we'll walk you through the steps to install DomainMOD on FreeBSD Latest.

Prerequisites

Before you begin, you need to have the following:

  • A FreeBSD Latest installation with sudo access.
  • Basic knowledge of FreeBSD command line

Step 1: Update FreeBSD packages

First, update the FreeBSD package database and upgrade the installed packages to the latest version:

sudo pkg update

```sudo pkg upgrade````

Step 2: Install Apache and MySQL

DomainMOD requires a web server and a database to run. We will use Apache as the web server and MySQL as the database.

Install Apache and PHP by running:

sudo pkg install apache24 mod_php74

Install MySQL by running:

sudo pkg install mysql80-server

After the installation is complete, start the services:

sudo service apache24 start

sudo service mysql-server start

Step 3: Create a database for DomainMOD

Log in to MySQL:

sudo mysql -u root -p

Create a new database and user for DomainMOD:

CREATE DATABASE domainmod;

CREATE USER 'domainmod'@'localhost' IDENTIFIED BY 'password';

Give the user necessary permissions on the database:

GRANT ALL PRIVILEGES ON domainmod.* TO 'domainmod'@'localhost';

Flush the database privileges:

FLUSH PRIVILEGES;

Exit MySQL:

EXIT;

Step 4: Download and install DomainMOD

Go to the official site of DomainMOD and download the latest version:

wget https://github.com/domainmod/domainmod/releases/download/v4.16.02/domainmod_v4.16.02.zip

Unzip the downloaded file:

unzip domainmod_v4.16.02.zip

Move the extracted folder to the Apache document root:

sudo mv domainmod /usr/local/www/apache24/data/

Change the ownership of the extracted folder:

sudo chown -R www:www /usr/local/www/apache24/data/domainmod

Step 5: Configure Apache for DomainMOD

Create a new virtual host configuration file for Apache:

sudo vi /usr/local/etc/apache24/Includes/domainmod.conf

Add the following lines:

<VirtualHost *:80>
    ServerName yourdomain.com
    DocumentRoot /usr/local/www/apache24/data/domainmod

    <Directory "/usr/local/www/apache24/data/domainmod">
        AllowOverride All
        Require all granted
    </Directory>
</VirtualHost>

Replace 'yourdomain.com' with your actual domain name.

Save and close the file:

ESC

:wq

Step 6: Access DomainMOD

Restart Apache to load the new virtual host configuration:

sudo service apache24 restart

Now you can access DomainMOD by navigating to your domain name in a web browser.

http://yourdomain.com

Login with the default username and password:

  • Username: admin
  • Password: password

After login, you can change your password and start using DomainMOD.

Conclusion

Congratulations! You have successfully installed DomainMOD on FreeBSD Latest. Now you can easily manage your domain names with this powerful tool.