How to Install Fider on FreeBSD Latest

In this tutorial, we will explain the step-by-step procedure for installing Fider on FreeBSD Latest.

Prerequisites

Before we begin, ensure you have the following:

• A FreeBSD Latest server with root access
• An active domain name pointing to your server IP address

Step 1: Update FreeBSD Packages

Update FreeBSD packages to the latest version:

pkg update && pkg upgrade

Step 2: Install Dependencies

Fider requires Node.js and PostgreSQL. To install the required dependencies, run the following command:

pkg install node postgresql12-client

Step 3: Create PostgreSQL Database

Create a new PostgreSQL database for Fider:

su - postgres
psql
CREATE USER fider WITH PASSWORD 'password';
CREATE DATABASE fider OWNER fider;

Step 4: Install Fider

Download and extract the Fider installation package:

mkdir /usr/local/fider
cd /usr/local/fider
fetch https://github.com/getfider/fider/releases/download/v0.16.0/fider-v0.16.0-freebsd-amd64.tar.gz
tar xzvf fider-v0.16.0-freebsd-amd64.tar.gz

Step 5: Configure Fider

Create a configuration file for Fider:

cp config.example.yml config.yml

Edit the configuration file and set the database connection details:

nano config.yml

database:
  connection: "user=fider password=password dbname=fider host=127.0.0.1 port=5432 sslmode=disable"

Step 6: Run Fider

Run the Fider server in the background:

nohup ./fider &

Step 7: Configure Web Server

To access Fider from the web, you will need to configure a web server. Update the domain name or IP address in the following example configuration files.

Nginx

Create an Nginx server block:

nano /usr/local/etc/nginx/conf.d/fider.conf

server {
    listen 80;
    server_name example.com;

    location / {
        proxy_pass http://127.0.0.1:8080;
        proxy_set_header Host $host;
        proxy_set_header X-Real-IP $remote_addr;
        proxy_set_header X-Forwarded-For $proxy_add_x_forwarded_for;
    }
}

Restart Nginx:

service nginx restart

Apache

Create an Apache virtual host:

nano /usr/local/etc/apache24/Includes/fider.conf

<VirtualHost *:80>
    ServerName example.com
    ProxyPreserveHost On
    ProxyPass / http://127.0.0.1:8080/
    ProxyPassReverse / http://127.0.0.1:8080/
</VirtualHost>

Restart Apache:

service apache24 restart

Step 8: Access Fider

You can now access Fider by visiting your domain name or IP address in a web browser.

http://example.com

Conclusion

Congratulations! You have successfully installed Fider on FreeBSD Latest. You can now start using Fider as a feedback management tool for your projects.