How to Install Hakatime on FreeBSD Latest

Hakatime is an open-source software that enables developers to track their coding time on different projects. If you want to install Hakatime on FreeBSD Latest, follow these simple steps.

Prerequisites

Before we start, make sure your system meets the following requirements:

  • FreeBSD Latest installed on your system.
  • Access to the root user account or a user account with administrative privileges.
  • A reliable internet connection.

Step 1: Install Required Packages

First, we need to install some dependencies that are required for Hakatime to work. Run the following command to install them:

pkg install -y gcc git py38-virtualenv py38-pip postgresql13-server postgresql13-client

Step 2: Create a New User

Create a new system user for Hakatime with the following command:

pw user add hakatime -c "Hakatime user" -d /nonexistent -s /usr/sbin/nologin

Step 3: Install Hakatime

Switch to the Hakatime user and clone the Hakatime repository with the following commands:

su - hakatime
git clone https://github.com/mujx/hakatime.git
cd hakatime

Create a virtual environment and activate it with the following commands:

virtualenv3 venv
source venv/bin/activate

Install Hakatime requirements with the following command:

pip install -r requirements.txt

Step 4: Configure Hakatime

Edit the configuration file hakatime.conf with the following command:

cp hakatime.conf.example hakatime.conf
nano hakatime.conf

Modify the following parameters in the configuration file to match your system:

HOST = 0.0.0.0
PORT = 8080
DATABASE = postgresql://hakatime:hakatime@localhost/hakatime

Save and close the configuration file.

Step 5: Create the Database

Create the Hakatime database and user with the following commands:

su - postgres
createdb -O hakatime hakatime
exit

Step 6: Launch Hakatime

Launch Hakatime with the following command:

su - hakatime
./hakatime.py start

You can now access Hakatime from a web browser by navigating to http://server-ip:8080.

Conclusion

That's it! You have installed Hakatime on your FreeBSD Latest system. You can now start tracking your coding time on different projects.