How to Install Gigablast on FreeBSD Latest

Introduction

Gigablast is an open-source web search engine that is written in C++ and is designed to index billions of web pages. In this tutorial, we will show you how to install Gigablast on FreeBSD Latest.

Prerequisites

Before starting with the installation of Gigablast, ensure that you have the following prerequisites:

• A FreeBSD Latest server
• A sudo user account
• An SSH client

Step 1: Install Dependencies

The first step in installing Gigablast is to install the required dependencies that are necessary to build and run Gigablast. You can install them by running the following command:

sudo pkg install gcc git make cmake pcre curl

Step 2: Clone the Repository

After installing the dependencies, you need to clone Gigablast repository from Github. You can do this by running the following command:

git clone https://github.com/gigablast/open-source-search-engine.git

Step 3: Build and Install Gigablast

Next, you need to navigate to the cloned repository directory, and build and install Gigablast. You can achieve this by running the following commands:

cd open-source-search-engine/
cmake .
make
sudo make install

These commands will build and install Gigablast on your FreeBSD server.

Step 4: Start Gigablast

Once the installation is complete, you need to start the Gigablast search engine. You can do this by running the following command:

sudo /usr/local/bin/gigablast -d

This command will start the Gigablast search engine in daemon mode. You can now access the search engine by accessing http://localhost:port on your web browser.

Conclusion

Congratulations! You have successfully installed Gigablast on FreeBSD Latest. You can now start using the search engine to index and search millions of web pages.
Note: For more information on how to use Gigablast, visit the official Gigablast documentation.